ISAAC HAYES Black Moses NM 1971 2 LP CROSS FOLDOUT cover FUNK/SOUL

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ISAAC HAYES~Black Moses~NM 1971 2 LP CROSS FOLDOUT cover~FUNK/SOUL~TOP COPY! ISAAC HAYES~Black Moses~NM 1971 2 LP CROSS FOLDOUT cover~FUNK/SOUL~TOP COPY!

Isaac Hayes ?– Black Moses
ENTERPRISE ENS-5003

RARE ORIGINAL PRESSING FROM 1971 WITH THE HUGE, CROSS-SHAPED FOLDOUT COVER!
ASIDE FROM A DRILL-HOLE, AND DESPITE BEING 46 YEARS OLD, THE ALBUM COVER IS IN AMAZING, EXCELLENT CONDITION!
SEE PHOTOS FOR THE FULL EFFECT. LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE HE DOES, CHEF DOES NOT DISAPPOINT WITH THIS OVER-THE-TOP PACKAGING!
VINYL CONDITION FOR BOTH LPs IS NEAR MINT WITH ONLY LIGHT WEAR!

The sheer tenacity -- albeit undeniably fitting -- of this double-disc set has made Black Moses (1971) one of Isaac Hayes' most revered and best-known works. The multi-instrumental singer/songwriter and producer had been a central figure in the Memphis soul music revolution of the mid-'60s. Along with Booker T. & the MG's, Hayes wrote and performed on more Stax sides than any other single artist. By the time of this release -- his fifth overall, and first two-record set -- Hayes had firmly established himself as a progressive soul artist. His stretched-out and well-developed R&B jams, as well as his husky-voiced sexy spoken "raps," became key components in his signature sound. Black Moses not only incorporates those leitmotifs, but also reaffirms Hayes abilities as an unmistakably original arranger. Although a majority of the album consists of cover material, all the scores have been reconfigured and adapted in such a fundamental way that, for some listeners, these renditions serve as definitive. This is certainly true of the extended reworkings of Jerry Butler's "Brand New Me" and Esther Phillips' "You're Love Is So Doggone Good" -- both of which are prefaced by the spoken prelude to coitus found in each respective installment of "Ike's Rap." The pair of Curtis Mayfield tunes -- "Man's Temptation" and "Need to Belong to Someone" -- are also worth noting for the layers of tastefully scored orchestration -- from both Hayes and his longtime associate Johnny Allen. The pair's efforts remain fresh and discerning, rather than the dated ersatz strings and horn sections that imitators were glutting the soul and pop charts and airwaves with in the mid-'70s. Hayes' own composition, "Good Love," recalls the upbeat and jive talkin' "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" from Hot Buttered Soul (1969), adding some spicy and sexy double-entendre in the chorus.

Tracklist
Never Can Say Goodbye     5:07
(They Long To Be) Close To You     8:57
Nothing Takes The Place Of You     5:29
Man's Temptation     5:02
Never Gonna Give You Up     5:42
Medley     
Ike's Rap II     2:10
Help Me Love     5:21
Need To Belong To Someone     5:15
Good Love 6-9969     5:15
Medley     
Ike's Rap III     1:35
Your Love Is So Doggone Good     7:40
For The Good Times     5:20
I'll Never Fall In Love Again     5:02
Part-Time Love     8:30
Medley     
Ike's Rap IV     2:10
A Brand New Me     7:30
Going In Circles     7:02


Credits

    Arranged By – Isaac Hayes, Johnny Allen (tracks: A1, A3 to D2)
    Arranged By [Background Vocals] – Pat Lewis
    Art Direction – David Krieger, The Graffiteria
    Backing Band [Rhythm] – The Bar-Kays* (tracks: A2, D3), The Isaac Hayes Movement*
    Backing Vocals [Background Voices] – "Hot" "Buttered" & "Soul"*, Isaac Hayes (tracks: A1, B1, C1b)
    Bass Guitar – Ronald Hudson
    Bongos, Congas – Gary Jones (3)
    Cover [Packaging] – AGI (4)
    Creative Director [Creative Direction] – Larry Shaw
    Drums, Tambourine – Willie Hall
    Edited By – Daryl Williams
    Electric Piano – Lester Snell
    Engineer – Daryl Williams, Dave Purple, Eddie Marion, Henry Bush, Ron Capone, William Brown*
    Engineer [Re-Mix] – Dave Purple, Isaac Hayes, Ron Capone
    Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Charles Pitts*
    Liner Notes – Chester Higgins
    Photography By – Joel Brodsky
    Piano – Sidney Kirk
    Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes], Organ, Electric Piano – Isaac Hayes
    Producer – Isaac Hayes