Black & Beautiful Soul & Madness [LP]

Amiri Baraka - Black & Beautiful Soul & Madness [LP]

Originally released in New York in 1968 on Baraka's own Jihad label, "Black and Beautiful Soul and Madness" is a fiery document of the 1960s. It could be mistaken for a lost ESP-DISK release, sitting nicely between Sun Ra, The Fugs, and Albert Ayler. The group was vocal in all the ways; sometimes singing, Doo-wop & Soul, sometimes rapping in a Last Poets-style, often doing both at the same time. Emotionally compelling and extremely powerful, we are proud to have it back in print on vinyl for the first time. A1. Beautiful Black Woman A2. (Black and Beautiful) Miss Natural Soul A3. Form is Emptiness A4. Mishap (So Much Soul) A5. Madness B1. Nineteen Sixty Something B2. Sacred Chant B3. Unity B4. Fight