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 WomanA2. (Black and Beautiful) Miss Natural SoulA3. Form is EmptinessA4. Mishap (So Much Soul)A5. MadnessB1. Nineteen Sixty SomethingB2. Sacred ChantB3. UnityB4. Fight