Curtis Mayfield – Curtis
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Run Out Groove – ROGV-141 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Funk |
Tracklist
| A1 | (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go | 7:46 | |
| A2 | The Other Side Of Town | 4:00 | |
| A3 | The Makings Of You | 3:40 | |
| A4 | We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue | 6:10 | |
| B1 | Move On Up | 8:50 | |
| B2 | Miss Black America | 2:55 | |
| B3 | Wild And Free | 3:12 | |
| B4 | Give It Up | 3:45 | |
| C1 | Power To The People (Mono Demo) | 2:47 | |
| C2 | Underground (Mono Demo) | 3:11 | |
| C3 | Ghetto Child (Demo) | 5:10 | |
| C4 | Readings In Astrology (Demo) | 3:31 | |
| C5 | Suffer | 2:31 | |
| D1 | Miss Black America (Demo) | 2:22 | |
| D2 | The Makings Of You (Backing Track - Take 32) | 4:35 | |
| D3 | (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go (Backing Track - Takes 1 & 2) | 9:34 | |
| D4 | (Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go (Mono Single Version) | 3:26 |
Companies, etc.
- Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- Pressed By – Record Industry – 32035
- Mastered At – Verdant Studio, Somerville, MA
- Lacquer Cut At – Take Out Vinyl
Credits
- Arranged By – Riley Hampton
- Contractor – Marvin Heiman
- Design [Reissue Design] – Steven Stanley
- Engineer – R.J. Anfinson*
- Engineer [Vocal Overdubbing Assistant] – Danny Turbeville
- Engineer [Vocal Overdubbing] – Tom Flye
- Lacquer Cut By – Jeff Powell
- Liner Notes – Dean Rudland
- Mastered By – Pete Weiss (3)
- Musician – Sol Bobrov
- Photography By, Design – Bob Cato
- Producer – Michael Johnson (tracks: Bonus Tracks)
- Producer, Written-By – Curtis Mayfield
- Reissue Producer – Matt Block (2)
Notes
50th Anniversary edition features a second LP of bonus tracks new to vinyl
Comes in a tip-on gatefold jacket and pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Industry
Includes a Curtis Mayfield turntable mat and an insert with new liner notes
Hype sticker is yellow with different barcode and label number to differentiate from Curtis Mayfield - Curtis, which has a black hype sticker indicating the black vinyl version.
Run Out Groove product page states there were 1,000 copies of this yellow variant pressed.
Comes in a tip-on gatefold jacket and pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Industry
Includes a Curtis Mayfield turntable mat and an insert with new liner notes
Hype sticker is yellow with different barcode and label number to differentiate from Curtis Mayfield - Curtis, which has a black hype sticker indicating the black vinyl version.
Run Out Groove product page states there were 1,000 copies of this yellow variant pressed.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 081227878931
- Barcode (Scanned): 0 81227 87893 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): ROGV-127 SIDE A 320 35 1A 081227891978 J POWELL
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): ROGV-127 SIDE B 32035 1B 081227891 97 8 J POWELL
- Matrix / Runout (Side C): ROGV-127 SIDE C 32035 1C 081227891 97 8 J POWELL
- Matrix / Runout (Side D): ROGV-127 SIDE D 32035 1D 081227891 97 8 J POWELL
Other Versions (5 of 106)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Curtis (LP, Album, Stereo, Monarch Pressing, Gatefold) | Curtom | CRS 8005, CRS-8005 | US | 1970 | ||
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Recently Edited
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Curtis (LP, Album, Gatefold) | Buddah Records | 2318 015, 2318015 | UK | 1970 | ||
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Recently Edited
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Curtis (LP, Album) | Buddah Records | 940.077 | 1970 | |||
| Curtis (LP, Album, Stereo) | Buddah Records | 2318 015 | 1970 | ||||
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New Submission
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Curtis (LP, Album, Promo) | Curtom | CRS 8005 | US | 1970 |
Recommendations
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2018 WorldwideVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo -
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2022 USVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo -
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2021 USVinyl —LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered -
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2020 USVinyl —LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered -
2020 USA & EuropeVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Reviews
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As of today May 1 2025 this is still available at Runout, full edition with the mat. Really nice packaging. Sealable outer jacket cover, tip-on, anti-static inner sleeves, 180g, it's everything you wish was normal for all releases. Have yet to play it, but you can still get it new from Runout. Love this album so much. -
Edited one year agoJust picked up two of these and got them today, 2024-01-20, brand new, at retail, from the Runout Groove website as the link PixelMaker1 provided. They still have copies of this edition available. Included the mat, yellow vinyl as described all at only $32.00 plus shipping.
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Edited 2 years agoAbsolutely fantastic, although this was never an "audiophile recording", the album itself is a masterpiece. The colored variant is currently still in stock on Run Out Groove's website here:
https://shop.runoutgroovevinyl.com/en/run-out-groove/curtis-50th-anniversary-deluxe-edition-transparent-yellow/081227878931.html
The vinyl is also very high-quality and clean. Easily one of the quietest colored vinyl pressing I own. Highly recommended.
EDIT: I've compared this pressing with the s/t LP from the Keep on Keeping on Boxset, and can safely say that I think the one from the box set sounds better. Chris Bellman (who cut the boxset) is incredibly talented and was able to use the source (I don't think it was ever confirmed he cut from tape) to create a fantastic rendition of the album. However, I don't think the differences are massive. I even find this pressing perhaps better presented in certain areas. If I had to use words to compare them it'd be that this pressing is warm and relaxed, laidback. But the Bellman is more dynamic and precise, the vocals are brought out better and the instruments are cleaner. I wish they'd issue the S/T from the box by itself but currently I don't think it's worth getting the box for that album alone when this pressing is still great. Although the rest of the box is fantastic and I can't recommend it enough. -
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Edited 3 years agoPhenomenally good pressing of one of the greatest soul albums of all time, it shows they can produce clear sounding coloured vinyl if they treat it with respect. Worth the expensive international shipping to get this one.... I'll echo the other comments that the orchestral tracks are a bit throw away... -
Reissue of the year for me. Incredible pressing. Bonus disc as good as the record itself. Highly recommended! -
Very happy with this release. Discs are flat and vinyl is quiet. Mastering sounds great on the actual album (haven’t gotten to the bonus disc yet). Packaging is quiet superb and high quality. Lovely reissue.
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