Album
Black Moses
1971 · Funk / Soul
35 collectors on Gatefold own this
Black Moses is a Soul & Funk album by Isaac Hayes, originally released in 1971. On Gatefold: 87 pressings tracked, owned by 35 collectors.
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Black Moses is a double album by Isaac Hayes, released on Stax Records' Enterprise label in 1971. The follow-up to Hayes' successful soundtrack for Shaft (also a double album), Black Moses features Hayes' version of The Jackson 5's hit single "Never Can Say Goodbye". Hayes' version became a hit in its own right, peaking at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to "Never Can Say Goodbye", other selections on Black Moses include covers of songs made popular by The Carpenters ("(They Long to Be) Close to You", Toussaint McCall ("Nothing Takes the Place of You"), The Friends of Distinction ("Going in Circles"), Dionne Warwick ("I'll Never Fall in Love Again"), and Little Johnny Taylor ("Part Time Love"). Hayes names Black Moses as one of his most personal works. The very same sample of "Ike's Rap II" was used in four tracks at about the same time in the mid-1990s: Hell Is Around The Corner by Tricky, Glory Box by Portishead, Jorge de Capadócia and Salve both by Brazilian hip hop group Racionais MC's. The album's title derives from Stax executive Dino Woodward's nickname for Hayes, which he bestowed upon the musician after comparing the effects of his music on black audiences to the leadership of the biblical figure Moses. The then deeply Christian Hayes shied away from the nickname, finding it "sacrilegious", although journalist Chester Higgins popularized the "Black Moses" nickname in an article he wrote on Hayes for Jet. Hayes came to see "Black Moses" as a symbol of black pride: "Black men could finally stand up and be men because here's Black Moses; he's the epitome of black masculinity. Chains that once represented bondage and slavery now can be a sign of power and strength and sexuality and virility" Larry Shaw, head of marketing and publicity at Stax, came up with the idea to name Hayes' LP Black Moses. He also devised, with the assistance of Bar-Kays member Ron Gordon, a gatefold album cover design which unfolded into a poster-sized image of Hayes, dressed in biblical-inspired attire as "Black Moses". Personnel Isaac Hayes - lead and background vocals "Hot", "Buttered", and "Soul": backing vocals The Bar-Kays, instrumentation: "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and "Going in Circles" Instrumentation on all other tracks by The Isaac Hayes Movement: Piano, vibraphone, organ, electric piano - Isaac Hayes Bass - Ronald Hudson Bongos, congas - Gary Jones Drums, tambourine - Willie Hall Electric piano - Lester Snell Guitar - Charles "Skip" Pitts Piano - Sidney Kirk.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Never Can Say Goodbye5:07
- A2(They Long To Be) Close To You8:57
- A3Nothing Takes The Place Of You5:29
- A4Man's Temptation5:02
Side B
- B1Never Gonna Give You Up5:42
- B3Need To Belong To Someone5:15
- B4Good Love 6-99695:15
Side C
- C2For The Good Times5:20
- C3I'll Never Fall In Love Again5:02
Side D
- D1Part-Time Love8:30
- D3Going In Circles7:02
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Classic Soul
- lush
- yearning
- soulful
Those vinyl pressings that come in a fold-out sleeve in the shape of a cross, also come in a regular picture sleeve but there were also pressings that were sold without a fold-out sleeve. If you are about to submit another version which matches a release already in the database, be reasonably certain that it was initially sold without the fold-out cover rather than it having been lost or discarded along the way.
Some of the vinyl pressings have a non-standard arrangement of the sides:
Record 1 - Side A = Side 1 on label
Record 1 - Side B = Side 4 on label
Record 2 - Side A = Side 2 on label
Record 2 - Side B = Side 3 on label
This is intentional and not a mis-press; it is a practice called automatic sequence (opens in a new tab) and was intended for listeners to play through an entire double album using an automatic record changer.
One possible way to differentiate between pressings that were sold with the fold-out sleeve and those that were not, is that ones that were not have the normal order of the sides although this is not certain.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Charles "Skip" PittsGUITAR LEAD GUITAR , RHYTHM GUITAR LEAD GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR
- Gary JonesBONGOS, CONGAS RHYTHM SECTION , BONGOS, CONGAS
- Hot, Buttered & SoulBACKING VOCALS
- Isaac HayesBACKING VOCALS PIANO, ORGAN, ELECTRIC PIANO PIANO, VIBRAPHONE , ORGAN, ELECTRIC PIANO
- Isaac Hayes Movement
- Lester SnellELECTRIC PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO, PIANO RHYTHM SECTION , ELECTRIC PIANO
- Pat LewisARRANGED BY
- Ronnie HudsonBASS BASS GUITAR RHYTHM SECTION , BASS GUITAR
- Sidney KirkPIANO RHYTHM SECTION , PIANO
- Willie HallDRUMS, TAMBOURINE RHYTHM SECTION , DRUMS, TAMBOURINE
- Bar-KaysFEATURING
35 collectors on Gatefold own this · 87 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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