Browse by Artist: MAYFIELD, CURTIS

Artist:	MAYFIELD, CURTIS
Title:	Curtis
Label:	CURTOM
Format:	LP
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CRS 8005LP

Gatefold exact repro reissue, manufactured by Rhino; originally released in 1970. "The first solo album by the former leader of the Impressions, Curtis represented a musical apotheosis for Curtis Mayfield -- indeed, it was practically the Sgt. Pepper's album of '70s soul, helping with its content and its success to open the whole genre to much bigger, richer musical canvases than artists had previously worked with. All of Mayfield's years of experience of life, music, and people were pulled together into a rich, powerful, topical musical statement that reflected not only the most up-to-date soul sounds of its period, finely produced by Mayfield himself, and the immediacy of the times and their political and social concerns, but also embraced the most elegant R&B sounds out of the past." -- All Music Guide

Artist:	MAYFIELD, CURTIS
Title:	Curtis/Live!
Label:	CURTOM
Format:	2LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	CRS 8008LP

Gatefold exact repro reissue, manufactured by Rhino. "Curtis/Live! is, simply, one of the greatest concert albums ever cut on a soul artist, and one of the legendary live albums of all time. Cut in January of 1971 during four nights at The Bitter End (then Greenwich Village's leading music venue) in New York, the resulting double LP transcended any expectations in both its programming and execution -- Mayfield performed numbers off of the Curtis album ('[Don't Worry] If There's a Hell Below We're All Going to Go'), as well as exciting and urgent new versions of songs originally performed by the Impressions ('We're a Winner,' 'People Get Ready,' 'Gypsy Woman'), plus a very moving R&B version of 'We've Only Just Begun.'" --All Music Guide

Artist:	MAYFIELD, CURTIS
Title:	Roots
Label:	CURTOM
Format:	LP
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CRS 8009HLP

Gatefold 180 gram vinyl version; exact repro reissue manufactured by Rhino. Originally released in 1971. "Curtis Mayfield's visionary album, a landmark creation every bit as compelling and as far-reaching in its musical and extra-musical goals as Marvin Gaye's contemporary 'What's Goin' On.' Opening on the hit 'Get Down,' the album soars on some of the sweetest and most eloquent -- yet driving -- soul sounds heard up to that time. Mayfield's growing musical ambitions, first manifested on the Curtis album, and his more sophisticated political sensibilities, presented with a lot of raw power on Curtis Live!, are pulled together here in a new, richer studio language, embodied in extended song structures ('Underground'), idealistic yet lyrically dazzling anthems ('We Got to Have Peace,' 'Keep On Keeping On,' and, best of all, the soaring 'Beautiful Brother of Mine'), and impassioned blues ('Now You're Gone')." -- All Music Guide

Artist:	MAYFIELD, CURTIS
Title:	Roots
Label:	CURTOM
Format:	LP
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CRS 8009LP

Gatefold exact repro reissue manufactured by Rhino. Originally released in 1971. "Curtis Mayfield's visionary album, a landmark creation every bit as compelling and as far-reaching in its musical and extra-musical goals as Marvin Gaye's contemporary 'What's Goin' On.' Opening on the hit 'Get Down,' the album soars on some of the sweetest and most eloquent -- yet driving -- soul sounds heard up to that time. Mayfield's growing musical ambitions, first manifested on the Curtis album, and his more sophisticated political sensibilities, presented with a lot of raw power on Curtis Live!, are pulled together here in a new, richer studio language, embodied in extended song structures ('Underground'), idealistic yet lyrically dazzling anthems ('We Got to Have Peace,' 'Keep On Keeping On,' and, best of all, the soaring 'Beautiful Brother of Mine'), and impassioned blues ('Now You're Gone')." -- All Music Guide

Artist:	MAYFIELD, CURTIS
Title:	Sweet Exorcist
Label:	CURTOM
Format:	LP
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CRS 8601HLP

180 gram vinyl reissue, manufactured by Rhino. Originally released in 1974. "Curtis Mayfield hit a stride during the '70s that was unparalleled among R&B/soul performers from an album standpoint. He was writing, producing, arranging, and performing on great album after great album, then distributing them on his own label as well. This one included the big hit 'Kung Fu,' plus the title song, and once more perfectly blended rigorous message tracks and steamy love songs." -- All Music Guide

Artist:	MAYFIELD, CURTIS
Title:	There's No Place Like America Today
Label:	CURTOM
Format:	LP
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CU 5001HLP

180 gram exact repro reissue, manufactured by Rhino. Originally released in 1975 on Curtom. "The title is intended in an ironic way, as illustrated not only by the cover -- a grim parody of late-'40s/early-'50s advertising imagery depicting white versus black social reality -- but the grim yet utterly catchy and haunting opening number, 'Billy Jack.' A song about gun violence that was years ahead of its time, it's scored to an incisive horn arrangement by Richard Tufo. 'When Seasons Change' is a beautifully wrought account of the miseries of urban life that contains elements of both gospel and contemporary soul. The album's one big song, 'So in Love,' which made number 67 on the pop charts but was a Top Ten soul hit, is only the prettiest of a string of exquisite tracks on the album, including 'Blue Monday People' and 'Jesus' and the soaring finale, 'Love to the People,' broken up by the harder-edged 'Hard Times.'" -- All Music Guide

Artist:	MAYFIELD, CURTIS
Title:	There's No Place Like America Today
Label:	CURTOM
Format:	LP
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CU 5001LP

Exact repro reissue, manufactured by Rhino. Originally released in 1975 on Curtom. "The title is intended in an ironic way, as illustrated not only by the cover -- a grim parody of late-'40s/early-'50s advertising imagery depicting white versus black social reality -- but the grim yet utterly catchy and haunting opening number, 'Billy Jack.' A song about gun violence that was years ahead of its time, it's scored to an incisive horn arrangement by Richard Tufo. 'When Seasons Change' is a beautifully wrought account of the miseries of urban life that contains elements of both gospel and contemporary soul. The album's one big song, 'So in Love,' which made number 67 on the pop charts but was a Top Ten soul hit, is only the prettiest of a string of exquisite tracks on the album, including 'Blue Monday People' and 'Jesus' and the soaring finale, 'Love to the People,' broken up by the harder-edged 'Hard Times.'" -- All Music Guide

Artist:	MAYFIELD, CURTIS
Title:	The Makings Of Curtis Mayfield
Label:	GET BACK (ITALY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	GET 8008

"Super cool compilation devoted to material the legendary soul man recorded after leaving the Impressions, focusing particularly on the classic songs from his early '70s albums. 15 tracks taken from his first 3 solo studio albums: Curtis, Roots and Superfly (all released between 1970 and 1972 on the Curtom label). This is the best buy for anyone wanting a sampler of Mayfield's groundbreaking funk-soul, 'cause it contains all of the bare-bone essentials: '(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go', 'Move On Up', 'We Got To Have Peace', 'Freddie's Dead', 'Superfly', 'Pusherman', 'Get Down', 'The Makings Of You' and more. Cool artwork. Gatefold sleeve. 180 gram HQ vinyl."

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