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!!!
1. Theme From Mary Jane
2. Ellie's Theme
3. The Fun Zone
4. Grass Party
5. Pursuit
6. Jerry's Theme
7. Bay City Boys
8. Gas Hassle
9. Theme For Mary Jane
10. Store Stealing
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Usually when we see Mike Curb's name on a soundtrack, we run a mile. In this case we'd be way wrong, as it's a great groovy 60s soundtrack with plenty of variety, from massive drum breaks (Bay City Boys) to downtempo funky blues (Store Stealing) and plenty more besides. Pretty hard to find these days, and well worth a listen.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Mike Curb and Lawrence Brown - Mary Jane (1968)
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Incredible soundtrack!
I love the drums on "The Fun Zone".
If there is any chance to get this thing in an uncut version (it's just 1.30 here) please let me know.
pfefferhaus (at) gmx.de
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