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. Inspector Douglas' Trick
2. Last Trip Of The Truck
3. Attack Of The Truck
4. End Of The Attack
5. Effervescence
6. The Wordless Song
7. View On San Francisco
8. Chase In San Francisco
9. 'Cosa Nostra' From Mexico
10. In The Streets Of Las Vegas
11. Las Vegas Can Can
12. Ann And Tony
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This cult soundtrack was only issued in the UK and features Georges Garvarentz on great groovy form. Very hard to find, but extremely rewarding. The film may have been a turkey but the album certainly isn't, fusing jazz and funk with a lush orchestral sound and a pop edge. The album contains two great funky numbers, "Attack Of The Truck" and the organ-driven "End Of The Truck".
Monday, May 19, 2008
Georges Garvarentz - They Came To Rob Las Vegas (1969)
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