| Format: | LP |
| Availability: | In stock |
WWSLP49
12/06/2021
A special Record Store Day 2021 drop 1 release.
RSD Drop 1 titles will be available to purchase in store from 8am Saturday 12th June. Online sales will start at 6pm 12th June.
Deluxe reissue of Frank Foster's The Loud Minority LP for RSD. Released on Bob Shad's Mainstream Records in 1972, it's a landmark album and one of the key political works of the 70s. Featuring an all-star cast of superb musicians including Elvin Jones, Stanley Clarke, Airto, Cecil Bridgewater and Marvin 'Hannibal' Peterson, it is also Dee Dee Bridgewater's earliest full recordings. This special edition includes a 20-page booklet featuring amazing unseen session photos recently unearthed, an introduction by Judd and Mia Apatow (Shad's grandchildren), an essay by British journalist Kevin Le Gendre and an exclusive interview of Cecil and Dee Dee Bridgewater by Paul Bowler. The album's original artwork as been recreated with original photos and the audio newly remastered from the original tapes.
LP: 1. The Loud Minority / 2. Requiem for Dusty / 3. J.P.'s Thing / 4. E.W. - Beautiful People