This ad from 1970 could single-handedly be the reason why most black folks prefer to smoke Newport Menthol cigarettes, LOL! My pops smoked Newport back when I was growing up…
I feel like this track right here could be the theme music for this ad:
Wendell Harrison – Farewell to Welfare
Artist: James Brown
Title: There It Is
Year: 1972
Label: Polydor
Format: Vinyl LP (Original)
Flwrpt Rating of this Record: 4.5/5.0
Review
As you all know, James Brown is the man! Very rarely will he create a bad record, this just happens to be one of my favorite records from the Godfather of soul, There It Is, from ’72. This album features a hot spoken word track, called “King Heroin”, arguably one of the most powerful drug cuts ever created. Brown uses this track to speak to those who are letting the white horse of heroin “carry them to hell”…brace your ears for some dope music!
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There It Is
I’m A Greedy Man
King Heroin
Design
This is a pretty decent cover. The illustration is fresh, type is okay, coloring is okay…nothing really stands out about this to me, except for the back cover (which I didn’t photograph), which has an illustration of a white horse, with a man riding it to hell (again with the drug metaphor). Other than that, this cover is not necessarily one of my favorites.
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Wasted.
Artist: The Gaturs
Title: Wasted
Year: 1970
Label: Gaturs Records
Format: Vinyl LP (Original)
Flwrpt Rating of this Record: 4.75/5.0
Review
The Gaturs are one of the best unheard-of funk groups in music history, representing the very strong New Orleans funk scene of the 70′s. They didn’t sound like the other artists and bands who came out of that same scene, legends like The Meters and Allan Toussaint just to name a couple. But The Gaturs held their own…their funk sound is HEAVY, RICH, and deeply rooted in the bayou funk style. This album is their only full LP, which makes it that much more special. Truly, a lost gem and one of my favorite records to date…
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Cold Bear
Gator Bait
Concentrate
Man That I Am
Design
This cover isn’t the greatest, however, it has that raw, gritty look and feel that appeals to me for some odd reason. The photo here is an “in-the-moment” capture of the group performing live, and that energy just travels directly through to whoever is interacting with the cover. The bold “Gaturs” logo is also a bit rough around the edges, but still has a dominant presence and really owns the 12″ x 12″ canvas. Something about it, I can dig…
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