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Spoken Word — New Arrivals 
Spoken word -- plus sports records and even some Folkways oddities!
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Lightnin' Rod —
Hustlers Convention ... LP 
Celluloid, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $11.99
Fantastic stuff – incredibly hard and incredibly funky, and a masterpiece all the way through! Long before there was any talk of gangster rap, Jalal of the Last Poets recorded this album of gamblin', pimpin', and hard double dealin'. It's a fantastic album-long ride through the dark side of ... (Soul, Spoken Word) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Amiri Baraka —
It's Nation Time ... LP Black Forum/Motown, 1972. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
An amazing record that's as powerful as the political message of the title – the hippest record ever cut by Amiri Baraka, and that's saying a heck of a lot! Baraka delivers a long and complex set of poetic reflections on the state of Black America, spiritual awakening, and political ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Danny Glover & Taj Mahal —
Brer Rabbit & The Wonderful Tar Baby ... CD 
Windham Hill/Rabbit Ears, 1990. Used ... $9.99
Various —
Every Tone A Testimony – An African American Aural History ... CD Smithsonian Folkways, 2001. Used 2 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
Includes readings of Ida B Wells, Booker T Washington, Phillis Wheatley, Harriet Tubman, Sogourner Truth, and Frederick Douglass – plus recordings by Paul Robeson, Langston Hughes, WEB Du Bois, Nikki Giovanni, and others. CD
(Out of print and still sealed.)
Various —
Great Speeches Of The 20th Century (4CD set) ... CD Rhino, 1920s/1930s/1940s/1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s. Used 4CD ... $14.99
Includes speeches by Richard Nixon, Malcolm X, Winston Churchill, Jerry Rubin, John F Kennedy, Hank Aaron, Richard J Daley, Harry Truman, Martin Luther King, Neil Armstrong, and more! CD
(Out of print. Box has minor shelf wear and booklet cover has some scuffs.)
Elliot Lawrence —
Soundflights Into Jazz Vol 2 ... LP Air Force Reserve, Late 50s. Good ... $2.99
A very cool set – short radio pieces put together by the Air Force – with announcer Jim Lowe and a core band led by Elliot Lawrence – with solo stars that show up on each episode! This volume features appearances by Charlie Shavers, Lee Konitz, Osie Johnson, Woody Herman, Larry ... (Jazz, Spoken Word) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has a few small but deeper marks that click on Side 1, plus a deep mark that clicks through most of Side 2. Cover has clear tape holding the seams and spine.)
Various —
National Radio Month 1971 – Radio... The Greatest Sound On Earth ... LP National Association Of Broadcasters, 1971. Very Good Gatefold ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(In an envelope style cover, with a whole bunch of extra literature and pamphlets! Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the corners.)
Umar Bin Hassan —
Be Bop Or Be Dead ... CD Axiom/Island (Japan), 1993. Used ... $9.99
90s work from Umar Bin Hassan of the Last Poets – recorded fro Bill Laswell's Axiom imprint, but presented here without any musical backing, "acappella" as the label states. 7 tracks: "N!ggers Are Scared Of Revolution", "Am", "Bum Rush", "This Is ... read more CD
(Out of print, includes obi which has a sticker over the barcode and sample stamp on CD .)
Nikki Giovanni —
Truth Is On Its Way ... CD Right On/Modern Harmonic, 1971. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
An amazing setting for the righteous words and message of Nikki Giovanni – as the set has the poet working with backing vocals by the New York Community Choir, who also recorded a great soul album on RCA around the same time – and an overall approach that elevates Nikki's poetry into a ... (Soul, Spoken Word) read more CD
Also available Truth Is On Its Way (yellow vinyl pressing) ... LP 23.99(Items 1 – 9 of 9)
