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!!!
Tracklisting
1. Lame Motherfucker
2. Godboy
3. Theme From Pound
4. Guided
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Maverick director Robert 'Putney Swope' Downey Sr. (father of Robert Downey Jr.) directed this crazy movie about a dog pound featuring talking dogs in 1970. An R-rated cult classic, some of the voiceovers were provided by respected actors, but unlike Putney Swope this movie is (undeservedly) almost forgotten. This private pressing white label soundtrack (with hand-stamped cover!) is extremely rare, and incredibly funky. 'For God's sake do not broadcast!', the cover states, and you can hear why - the lyrics are very funny and completely obscene. Half instrumental and half vocal, it's a small group raw funk monster, filled with huge beats, choppy guitar and big horns. Remortgage the house, sell the car, cash in your stocks and buy it - superb stuff.
Oui has put in his 10cents uncovering this records mystery. He reveals that this is a 10" record.
Anonymous has finally provided the final clues to unravel it's mystery. Now we all know what we hear. Thanx!
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Charley Cuva - Pound (1970)
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fabulous post! unfortunately the only info i can add is that this is a 10" record :)
Found it here.
http://www.soundsoftheuniverse.com/releases/?id=10812
Tracklisting
1. Lame Motherfucker
2. Godboy
3. Theme From Pound
4. Guided
This is a bootleg, there is a white label OG wich came out when the film was released. Check blx.com
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