{"product_id":"galt-macdermot-ghetto-suite-black-friday-2023","title":"GALT MACDERMOT - Ghetto Suite [Black Friday 2023]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Limited Deluxe 180g Black Vinyl RSD Black Friday 2023 Edition. This exceptional conceptual album (originally released in 1972 and a highly sought-after pricey collectable ever since) comes with obi strip and features the original artwork and extensive sleeve notes. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e RSD Black Friday titles will be available to buy in-store from \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e8am\u003c\/span\u003e on \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eFriday 24th November\u003c\/span\u003e 2023. Any remaining titles will be available to purchase on our website the following morning from \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e8am\u003c\/span\u003e on \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSaturday November 25th\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon’t forget\u003c\/strong\u003e: Click '\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotify Me\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e' to be the first to know about its availability online. It also helps us to place accurate orders so that we can please as many of you as possible on the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eGalt MacDermot\u003c\/strong\u003e (1928-2018) was an award-winning Canadian-American composer, pianist, writer of classical music and theatrical pieces. MacDermot also composed music for several film soundtracks (like the 1970 blaxploitation film ‘\u003cem\u003eCotton Comes To Harlem\u003c\/em\u003e’) and released several exceptional jazz and funk albums on his own label \u003cstrong\u003eKilmarnock Records\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe is best known for his work on the Grammy winning 1967 musical Hair (which also produced several number-one singles like “\u003cem\u003eAquarius\u003c\/em\u003e\/\u003cem\u003eLet The Sunshine In\u003c\/em\u003e”) and \u003cem\u003eTwo Gentlemen of Verona\u003c\/em\u003e (1971) for which he won a Tony Award. In 2009 Galt MacDermot was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and in 2010 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1979, MacDermot formed the New Pulse Jazz Band, which performed and recorded his original music. Galt MacDermot's music is extremely popular with collectors of jazz and funk. Working with jazz and soul musicians such as \u003cstrong\u003eBernard Purdie\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eIdris Muhammad\u003c\/strong\u003e, MacDermot created pieces that used African rhythms (he made the study of African music his speciality).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn recent decades, his work has become popular with hip-hop musicians including Busta Rhymes, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Gang Starr, Action Bronson, Public Enemy, MF Doom, Madlib, J Dilla, Obie Trice, Naughty By Nature, Run DMC and Digable Planets…the list is endless.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album we are proudly presenting you today (\u003cem\u003eGhetto Suite\u003c\/em\u003e written in 1970 and released in 1972) is considered one of the most ground-breaking records ever issued on Galt MacDermot’s Killmarnock label and consists out of a selection of songs and poems by Harlem\/Bronx school children, set to Galt’s music, and sung by vocalist \u003cstrong\u003eAngela Ortega\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGiven That Galt’s handling the music, you can bet that there’s plenty of nicely executed funky touches-supported by rolling bass-work, snapping drums, and organ virtuosity. But the real charm of these groovy tunes comes from the lyrics, which have a simple and to the point way of dealing with issues of racism, poverty and other issues of the time. The story telling is surprisingly gripping even after all these years.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe whole album creates an extremely personal direct sensitivity to the environment of Ghetto kids…telling us with defiantly honest intensity what it was like to be young and black, the drugs and the deaths, the topic of incarceration…or simply the fact of being battered by the frustration of Ghetto existence. \u003cem\u003eGhetto Suite\u003c\/em\u003e is way more than an entertainment record, it has been used by teachers and counsellors to inspire and motivate the muted voices of the black inner cities…documenting both their anguish and their triumphs.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTidal Waves Music\u003c\/strong\u003e now proudly presents the FIRST EVER vinyl release of this exceptional conceptual album (originally released in 1972 and a highly sought-after pricey collectable ever since) This unique record now comes as a deluxe 180g vinyl edition (strictly limited to 1000 copies) with obi strip and features the original artwork and extensive sleeve notes.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReleased exclusively for \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRecord Store Day Black Friday 2023\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (UK \u0026amp; Europe) and available in participating stores on November 24, 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQty. (UK\/Ireland):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLimited to 1000 copies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease type:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 'RSD First' release.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tidal Waves Music","offers":[{"title":"LP - Deluxe 180g Vinyl","offer_id":47214127677785,"sku":"SDZ-13205","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Galt_MacDermot_-_Ghetto_Suite_-_RSD_Black_Friday_2023.jpg?v=1696774755","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/galt-macdermot-ghetto-suite-black-friday-2023","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}