Last Poets - Last Poets. LP. (Get Back - GET8005LP) Regarded by many as the originators of Rap music, this Afro-American band's legendary 1970 release is a classic mix of jazzy proto-funk, tribal rhythms, socio-political poetry and urban tales with a '60s beat vibe.This classy reissue is 180 gram vinyl with gatefold sleeve.

Last Poets - Last Poets (Mini Card Sleeve). CD. (Sunspots - SPOT 502) Regarded by many as the originators of Rap music, this Afro-American band's legendary 1970 release is a classic mix of jazzy proto-funk, tribal rhythms, socio-political poetry and urban tales with a '60s beat vibe. This mini card sleeve version is limited to 1500 copies.

Last Poets - Right On. LP. The Poets’ soundtrack to Herbert Danska’s 1971 movie Right On! is an example of poetry in motion through the multiple verbal attacks by this ensemble of African American musicians / protesters. Danska was awarded the Choice Of Directors prize at the 1971 Cannes film Festival. This album continues the Poets’ deep research in music, so original and unique that it became known as "jazzoetry" for its well rounded way of conjugating both musical and lyric disciplines.Housed in a gatefold sleeve.

Last Poets - This Is Madness. LP. (Get Back - GET8009) Second legendary album by controversial street poets originally released in 1971 on the Douglas label. Controversial enough to land them on Richard Nixon's Counter Intelligence Programming list. This reissue comes on 180 gram vinyl with a gatefold sleeve sporting original artwork.

Last Poets - This Is Madness (mini Card Sleeve). CD. (Sunspots - SPOT 512) Second legendary album by US street poets originally released in 1971l. They used offensive language brilliantly, talked in graphic detail about America's social and racial failures. Controversial enough to land them on Richard Nixon's Counter Intelligence Programming list. This is an important album that was a forerunner to rap music that later emerged from the ghetto's of America. Mini card gatefold sleeve limited pressing of 1500.

Last Poets - Very Best Of. CD. (Snapper - SNAP255CD) Since their emergence in the late 60's, the music of the Last Poets has influenced so many groundbreaking black artists. Key figures in the Black Power movement this excellent compilation contains over 70 minutes of music and represents a comprehensive overview of the groups recording career from the late 60's to the early 80's. Includes 'Doriella Du Fontaine' which featured Jimi Hendrix.

Last Poets - When The Revolution Comes. CD. (Rev Ola - CRREV90) The Last Poets classic first two albums (1970/1971) remastered with full sleeve notes and on 1 disc as a blistering package. Key figures in the Black Power movement and who influenced so many people and will continue to do so. Seen nowadays as "Fathers of Rap", they were to echo on to inspire Public Enemy and NWA, they can also be seen as the antithesis of what rap became as they deconstruct with relentless, pitiless poetry every self serving dream you or I or them ever had. Absolutely classicstuff, the relevance has not faded. No matter who you are, look in a scary mirror held up long ago and see…

Last Poets - On The Subway. Dble CD. (Atom Music - ATOM2038) The Last Poets are still regarded as the key Rap outfit, setting the way for the emergence of Hip-Hop. The thirty three tracks featured on this two disc collection are original recordings compiled from the Harlem (NY) groups seven original albums released by Douglas Records, Blue Thumb, Casablanca Records and Celluloid. They feature a classic mix of jazzy proto-funk, tribal rhythms, socio-political poetry and urban tales with a '60s beat vibe.

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