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UPDATE: "Summer of Soul" Soundtrack, Out Now on CD and Digital, Coming to Expanded Vinyl in June

February 11, 2022 By The Second Disc 5 Comments

Summer of Soul

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Last summer, as some music lovers took tentative steps in getting back to concertgoing amid the early vaccinations against COVID-19, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson gifted audiences with an incredible display of live performance some 50 years in the past. Summer of Soul is The Roots drummer's debut documentary, concerning a little-seen arts festival in Harlem that took place before, during and after that year's Woodstock Music & Art Fair - with some of the greatest soul, blues and jazz performers of the late '60s gracing the stages. On January 28, Legacy Recordings made a soundtrack to the acclaimed film - an Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Feature - available on CD and digital platforms, featuring more than a dozen performances from those sets.  Now, on June 17, a 2LP edition will arrive in stores everywhere while a 1LP highlights version (pressed on red vinyl with an alternate cover) will be released exclusively at Target.

The Harlem Cultural Festival took place in the New York City neighborhood through six weekends in the summer of '69. Stevie Wonder, Sly & The Family Stone, Mahalia Jackson, The Staple Singers, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The 5th Dimension and others all made appearances - nearly all of them at or near the peak of their critical and commercial influence. Questlove's documentary (which picked up honors at the Sundance Film Festival and the Critic's Choice Awards, is currently nominated for a Grammy and would not be a surprise to be seen at the Oscars next year) offers extraordinary insight into this breathtaking festival, occurring at a major flashpoint for American cultural history. (The concerts' mostly Black audiences held these performances in high esteem literally as events like Woodstock and the moon landing occurred simultaneously.) Through little-seen, meticulously-restored footage of the original performances and testimonials from the surviving performers, Quest has created what many have hailed as one of the greatest music documentaries ever - a powerful mix of historical context and information for present and future generations.

The Summer of Soul soundtrack album, available now on CD, boasts 16 performances from those sets, including Sly & The Family Stone, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Nina Simone, The Staple Singers, B.B. King and David Ruffin. The digital version (also out now) includes one extra track, "Africa," a collaboration between jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln and drummer Max Roach.  This bonus track will receive its physical premiere on Legacy's 2LP vinyl edition arriving June 17.

Legacy's press release, including a statement from Questlove that promises "musical manna that hopefully won't be the last serving," leaves open the possibility of more Summer of Soul releases - but for now, it's time to savor the first official album from these historic performances. Pre-order your copy and check out the full track list below.

Summer of Soul (...or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Legacy, 2022)

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
1LP: Target.com

  1. Uptown - The Chambers Brothers (a)
  2. Why I Sing the Blues - B.B. King (e)
  3. Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' to Ya - The 5th Dimension (a)
  4. Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) - The 5th Dimension (a)
  5. My Girl - David Ruffin (c)
  6. Oh Happy Day - The Edwin Hawkins Singers (a)
  7. It's Been a Change - The Staple Singers (b)
  8. Precious Lord Take My Hand - The Operation Breadbasket Orchestra & Choir feat. Mahalia Jackson & Mavis Staples (b)
  9. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips (c)
  10. Watermelon Man - Mongo Santamaria (d)
  11. Together - Ray Barretto (d)
  12. Hold On, I'm Comin' - Herbie Mann (d)
  13. Sing a Simple Song - Sly & The Family Stone (a)
  14. Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone (a)
  15. Africa - Abbey Lincoln & Max Roach (a) *
  16. Backlash Blues - Nina Simone (e)
  17. Are You Ready - Nina Simone (e)

All tracks recorded live at the Harlem Cultural Festival, Mount Morris Park, Harlem, NY on 6/29/1969 (a), 7/13/1969 (b), 7/20/1969 (c), 7/27/1969 (d) and 8/17/1969 (e)

(*) vinyl/digital bonus track

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming, Vinyl Genre: R&B/Soul, Soundtracks Tags: B.B. King, David Ruffin, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Herbie Mann, Mahalia Jackson, Mavis Staples, Nina Simone, Sly & The Family Stone, The 5th Dimension, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, The Staple Singers

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Comments

  1. David says

    February 11, 2022 at 3:34 pm

    Do you know if there will be a DVD / Blu-Ray release at some point as well?

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    • Avatar photoJoe Marchese says

      February 11, 2022 at 10:45 pm

      Hi David, the DVD is available in stores now but no Blu-ray has been announced.

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      • David says

        February 12, 2022 at 1:16 pm

        Hi Joe – that's great to know... I was completely unaware of a DVD release. Thanks very much.

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        • zubb says

          February 12, 2022 at 6:22 pm

          this is the first I have heard of the DVD as well. Going to order it right now.

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    • Tien says

      April 13, 2022 at 12:27 am

      I would expect a Blu-ray release because of the historical significance & the fact that it won the Academy Award for best documentary. I streamed it on Disney+ & was blown away to pieces. There was so much that I didn't know about those artists & I was overwhelmed by the visceral quality of the footage. I already think that it qualifies as one of the top music documentaries ever made. It's just criminal that the mainstream media had forgotten about it while Woodstock became the most celebrated & mythical rock concert of all time. I will gladly get a copy of the expanded vinyl set. Also, it's sadly ironic that the creators of the documentary had their Oscar win overshadowed by the shameful violence from Will Smith.

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