180g Vinyl 4LP Box Set!
Newly Remastered!
Curtis Mayfield was an American soul, rhythm and blues and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is highly regarded as a pioneer of funk and of politically conscious African-American Music. He was also a multi-instrumentalist who played the guitar, bass, piano, saxophone, and drums.
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Mayfield's prolific solo career start. Keep On Keeping On features newly remastered versions of the first four studio albums the legendary artist recorded between 1970 And 1974: Curtis (1970), Roots (1971), Back To The World (1973) and Sweet Exorcist (1974).
"If Curtis Mayfield never released a solo album in his lifetime, he would have already cemented his legendary status through his work with The Impressions and the many hit R&B and pop tunes he wrote and produced for other artists. But he truly achieved God Mode in 1970 with the release of his album Curtis, an insta-classic featuring the irresistible epic 'Move On Up' and seven other marbled slabs of psych-soul. From there, Mayfield connected with another gear for the rest of the decade: the soundtracks for Super Fly and Claudine, albums with Mavis Staples and Aretha Franklin and some killer live albums. This newly-released set only collects a fraction of the material from the '70s, but they are still essentials for any self-respecting vinyl collector. Curtis and Roots (the latter from 1971) set the tone of poignant yet groovy expressions of self-preservation and Afrocentrism that he slowly pulls apart on the other two studio efforts included in this set, 1973's Back To The World and 1974's Sweet Exorcist. Mayfield's hopes for the future of Black Americans and the country as a whole aren't terribly positive, which may account for his desire to get as much of his music out into the world as he could before things fell apart. But as with all of his best work, Mayfield renders his bleak outlook with bright shades and some of the funkiest, trippiest music of that time. The psychedelic era did a number on his mind, body and soul and the world was all the better for it." - Paste Magazine
Features:
• 180g Vinyl
• 4LP Box Set
• Remastered
• Slipcase
Selections:
LP1 - Curtis
Side One:
1. (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go
2. The Other Side Of Town
3. The Makings Of You
4. We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue
Side Two:
1. Move On Up
2. Miss Black America
3. Wild And Free
4. Give It Up
LP2 - Roots
Side One:
1. Get Down
2. Keep On Keeping On
3. Underground
4. We Got To Have Peace
Side Two:
1. Beautiful Brother Of Mine
2. Now Your'e Gone
3. Love To Keep You In My Mind
LP3 - Back To The World
Side One:
1. Back To The World
2. Future Shock
3. Right On For The Darkness
Side Two:
1. If I Were Only A Child Again
2. Can't Say Nothin'
3. Keep On Trippin'
4. Future Song (Love A Good Woman, Love A Good Man)
LP4 - Sweet Exorcist
Side One:
1. Ain't Got Time
2. Sweet Exorcist
3. To Be Invisible
4. Power To The People
Side Two:
1. Kung Fu
2. Suffer
3. Make Me Believe In You
Newly Remastered!
Curtis Mayfield was an American soul, rhythm and blues and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is highly regarded as a pioneer of funk and of politically conscious African-American Music. He was also a multi-instrumentalist who played the guitar, bass, piano, saxophone, and drums.
2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Mayfield's prolific solo career start. Keep On Keeping On features newly remastered versions of the first four studio albums the legendary artist recorded between 1970 And 1974: Curtis (1970), Roots (1971), Back To The World (1973) and Sweet Exorcist (1974).
"If Curtis Mayfield never released a solo album in his lifetime, he would have already cemented his legendary status through his work with The Impressions and the many hit R&B and pop tunes he wrote and produced for other artists. But he truly achieved God Mode in 1970 with the release of his album Curtis, an insta-classic featuring the irresistible epic 'Move On Up' and seven other marbled slabs of psych-soul. From there, Mayfield connected with another gear for the rest of the decade: the soundtracks for Super Fly and Claudine, albums with Mavis Staples and Aretha Franklin and some killer live albums. This newly-released set only collects a fraction of the material from the '70s, but they are still essentials for any self-respecting vinyl collector. Curtis and Roots (the latter from 1971) set the tone of poignant yet groovy expressions of self-preservation and Afrocentrism that he slowly pulls apart on the other two studio efforts included in this set, 1973's Back To The World and 1974's Sweet Exorcist. Mayfield's hopes for the future of Black Americans and the country as a whole aren't terribly positive, which may account for his desire to get as much of his music out into the world as he could before things fell apart. But as with all of his best work, Mayfield renders his bleak outlook with bright shades and some of the funkiest, trippiest music of that time. The psychedelic era did a number on his mind, body and soul and the world was all the better for it." - Paste Magazine
Features:
• 180g Vinyl
• 4LP Box Set
• Remastered
• Slipcase
Selections:
LP1 - Curtis
Side One:
1. (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go
2. The Other Side Of Town
3. The Makings Of You
4. We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue
Side Two:
1. Move On Up
2. Miss Black America
3. Wild And Free
4. Give It Up
LP2 - Roots
Side One:
1. Get Down
2. Keep On Keeping On
3. Underground
4. We Got To Have Peace
Side Two:
1. Beautiful Brother Of Mine
2. Now Your'e Gone
3. Love To Keep You In My Mind
LP3 - Back To The World
Side One:
1. Back To The World
2. Future Shock
3. Right On For The Darkness
Side Two:
1. If I Were Only A Child Again
2. Can't Say Nothin'
3. Keep On Trippin'
4. Future Song (Love A Good Woman, Love A Good Man)
LP4 - Sweet Exorcist
Side One:
1. Ain't Got Time
2. Sweet Exorcist
3. To Be Invisible
4. Power To The People
Side Two:
1. Kung Fu
2. Suffer
3. Make Me Believe In You
