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Sweetback's Baadasssss Song / Don't Play Us Cheap [2 on 1]

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Disc one, containing the soundtrack from the infamous Sweetback film, is marred by too many snipets from the actual film layered on top of the music. Conceptually interesting maybe, but it is not listenable in the same way that the soundtrack to Superfly is. A couple of tracks are relatively free from an excess of film noise and are worth repeated listens, particularly as they are performed by an embryonic Earth, Wind, and Fire.

Disc two was a pleasant surprise and, though it is at root a soundtrack for a musical, is far better than disc one. The soundtrack is a mix of 20th Century musical styles (gospel, tin-pan alley, jazz, blues, even Bossa Nova) and feels like a much more focused effort.

I did not find this track on any of these albums, but i sure wish i could, it is HIS FINEST Work and if anyone knows where i can get a clean copy...mine is ancient, email me at hermine@endangeredspecie.com

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The film sweet sweetback was cinematic garbage.... Don't Play Us Cheap as a film is too strange for a lot of people. But the music from both films are great! I strongly recommend this as Van Peebles was a better composer than he was a director.

Very Soulful Discs.Melvin Van Peebles not Only Broke New-Ground on Screen but also on this Soundtrack Introducing The World To The Elements Earth,Wind&Fire.This Set is very Gil Scott Heron Inspired.I Feel The Power Of The Words&Music.Very Much on Point&Direct.