Syl Johnson – Is It Because I’m Black (Grey & Black Swirl Coloured Vinyl)
Coming hot on the heels of his first full length, the self-proclaimed "most sampled artist of all time" released the groundbreaking black concept LP Is It Because I'm Black a full 13 months before Marvin Gaye asked What's Going On? Rumbling hard past any notion of a sophomore jinx, Syl delivered a bracing, inspiring, and politically charged R&B document. Issued on 150-gram vinyl and housed in a tip-on jacket.
Tracklist
1. Is It Because I'm Black
2. Come Together
3. Together Forever
4. Concrete Reservation
5. Black Balloons
6. Walk A Mile In My Shoes
7. I'm Talkin' 'Bout Freedom
8. Right On
Cat no: NUM1208LP-C1
Coming hot on the heels of his first full length, the self-proclaimed "most sampled artist of all time" released the groundbreaking black concept LP Is It Because I'm Black a full 13 months before Marvin Gaye asked What's Going On? Rumbling hard past any notion of a sophomore jinx, Syl delivered a bracing, inspiring, and politically charged R&B document. Issued on 150-gram vinyl and housed in a tip-on jacket.
Tracklist
1. Is It Because I'm Black
2. Come Together
3. Together Forever
4. Concrete Reservation
5. Black Balloons
6. Walk A Mile In My Shoes
7. I'm Talkin' 'Bout Freedom
8. Right On
Cat no: NUM1208LP-C1
Coming hot on the heels of his first full length, the self-proclaimed "most sampled artist of all time" released the groundbreaking black concept LP Is It Because I'm Black a full 13 months before Marvin Gaye asked What's Going On? Rumbling hard past any notion of a sophomore jinx, Syl delivered a bracing, inspiring, and politically charged R&B document. Issued on 150-gram vinyl and housed in a tip-on jacket.
Tracklist
1. Is It Because I'm Black
2. Come Together
3. Together Forever
4. Concrete Reservation
5. Black Balloons
6. Walk A Mile In My Shoes
7. I'm Talkin' 'Bout Freedom
8. Right On
Cat no: NUM1208LP-C1