An era of its own. A time when American was in a transition from separatism to civil rights. The 70's was a Golden Age on so many levels and the influence echoes around the world in present day. Blaxploitation is considered in my opinion to be the coolest of cool. Touching on the most sensitive material in America at its time and exploiting them on the big screen or the vinyls in your record player produced for a glorified genre that nobody will ever be able to duplicate. Our mission at Blax-Pride is to educate those who are unfamiliar with this era and combine knowledge with those who are familiar.
Also you will notice Kung Fu movies on this site as well. What does this have to do with Blaxploitation? Well, the more action packed Blaxploitation films did not just street fight. Oh no.....they thought they were Kung Fu Masters. Chinese martial art movies gave a sense of invincibility to these actors. Seeing how cool it was to be a masterful fighter, why not just integrate this with Pimpin', Hustlin', Jive Talkin' and Pam Grier? Blax-Pride!!!
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1. Mr. Welfare Man
2. To Be Invisible
3. On And On
4. The Makings Of You
5. Claudine Theme (Instrumental)
6. Hold On
7. Make Yours A Happy Home
Not a bad pick up.........
5 comments:
Hi there !
I'm new to your site,& I must admit that I'm totally smitten of the fond memories as a child of the 60's that you have displayed here.
Claudine...oh my goodness ! You cannot imagine that I've dubbed this the best soundtrack ever(but that's my opinion). I'm new to Blogger, I applaud you for the excellent work that you've displayed here,& I look forward to more in the future.
Keep it real..
T.
Hi guys,
I’ve linked to this page in my post ”The First Annual Benefit for the Congressional Black Caucus (1975)” - it's got the band doing a great live version of "On and On" from this album, as well as Curtis Mayfield, Kool and the Gang etc
All the best,
Simon from Never Enough Rhodes
Thanks for getting Glady's Knight and the Pips up here!!! Peace
Just came across your blog and it's crazy nice. This gladys and pips album is tite..keep up the great work and sharing..
This site is great. I am a drummer and have always loved classic Soul, Motown & Funk..Hearing these albums in their entirety is Pure Gold.
Thanks,
Charlie..AKA..Soulsurvivor
PS..Yes, I'm a white guy!
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