TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Shaft" - Isaac Hayes (1971)
"Shaft" - Isaac Hayes (1971)
"Shaft" is a two-record gatefold soundtrack composed by Isaac Hayes. Only 3 or 4 songs have any vocals, the rest are a tasty goody-bag of instrumental trips. The songs range from groovy and funky. Slinky and edgy. Romantic and soulful.
And yet the music is never allowed to drift too far away from the hustling, always bustling, downtown streets. The album has plenty of replay value. Out front or for some great background music. Not a bad thing at all. It's all groovy, baby. No matter whether you're John Shaft or Austin Powers: Man of Mystery.
"Shaft" (back)
Favorites include the obvious thunderhead..."Theme From Shaft." The 'antici........pation' never gets old listening to that one. "Do Your Thing" is a nearly 20-minute piece of groovy soul-psych and it's the deep-track gem on this square. "No Name Bar" and "Walk From Regio's" are both enjoyable spins, as well.
There are no splits or tears on the album, but the cover was well-loved...handled often, and passed around. But the vinyl was treated gently and still has a nice shine. This soundtrack is not a hard album to find. I see it all the time and usually around the $10 mark. This had been on my want list for quite a long while, but whenever I came across it...something else was always pulling at my billfold. It's always something. "Dammmn right!"
"Shaft" (inside gatefold)
Enterprise label
Cat #
ENS2-5002
SIDE A DEADWAX
ES-0297 M_HC ARP
SIDE D DEADWAX
ES-0300 M_HC ARP
SIDE C DEADWAX
ES-0298 M_HC ARP
SIDE B DEADWAX
ES-0299 M_HC ARP
"No Name Bar" - Isaac Hayes / "Shaft" (1971)
TRACKS:
A1 "Theme From Shaft" 4:37
A2 "Bumpy's Lament" 1:49
A3 "Walk From Regio's" 2:22
A4 "Ellie's Love Theme" 3:15
A5 "Shaft's Cab Ride" 1:07
B1 "Cafe Regio's" 6:09
B2 "Early Sunday Morning" 3:47
B3 "Be Yourself" 4:27
B4 "A Friend's Place" 3:21
C1 "Soulsville" 3:47
C2 "No Name Bar" 6:09
C3 "Bumpy's Blues" 4:01
C4 "Shaft Strikes Again" 3:04
D1 "Do Your Thing" 19:38
D2 "The End Theme" 1:56
PERSONNEL:
Isaac Hayes - vocals, keyboards, all track arrangements
Johnny Allen - arrangement rhythm, horns, and strings - (A1, A2, A4. D2)
J. J. Johnson - arrangement rhythm, horns, and strings - (A3)
The Bar-Kays - instrumentation
The Isaac Hayes Movement - instrumentation
Lester Snell - electric piano
James Alexander - bass
Charles Pitts - guitar
Michael Toles - guitar
Willie Hall - drums
Gary Jones - conga, bongo drums
Richard "Johnny" Davis - lead trumpet
John Fonville - flute
Pat Lewis, Rose Williams, Telma Hopkins - b-vocals
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