Ganja & Hess (Original 1973 Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Label | Strange Disc Records – SD-006LP |
Format | Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Brown |
Country | US |
Released | 21 Apr 2018 |
Genre | Electronic, Blues, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen |
Style | African, Gospel, Soundtrack, Experimental |
The original soundtrack to one of THE groundbreaking films of African American cinema, 'Ganja & Hess' (1973). 'Ganja & Hess' is a seminal work of African American cinema, flirting with the conventions of blaxploitation and horror cinema, Bill Gunn's revolutionary independent film is a highly stylized and utterly original treatise on sex, religion, and African American identity. Starring Duane Jones ('Night Of The Living Dead') and Marlene Clark ('Midnight Cowboy', 'Enter The Dragon') as the leading roles. The soundtrack to this exceptional film was composed Sam Waymon, a creative legend who has contributed to local, national and world culture. Born in North Carolina, Sam Waymon began his musical odyssey playing along with his sister, Eunice. His sister left North Carolina in the 50s and traveled north to pursue her career. Along the way she dropped her given name and became one of music's most influential and independent musicians, known as Nina Simone.
A1 | Intro | 0:34 | |
A2 | The Blood Of The Thing (Part 1) | 0:49 | |
A3 | The Blood Of The Thing (Part 2) Shadow Of The Cross | 1:48 | |
A4 | Bongili Work Song #1 (Myrthian Dreams) | 1:36 | |
A5 | Hess Is Stabbed | 0:52 | |
A6 | March Blues | 3:01 | |
A7 | You've Got To Learn To Let It Go (Instrumental) | 1:25 | |
A8 | Bongili Work Song #2 | 0:39 | |
A9 | Survival Drive | 0:46 | |
A10 | Bongili Work Song #3 | 2:39 | |
A11 | The Seduction (Amalgam) | 5:19 | |
B1 | Intro (Reprise) - You've Got To Learn To Let It Go | 1:48 | |
B2 | You've Got To Learn To Let It Go (Church Version) | 1:36 | |
B3 | Just As I Am | 5:14 | |
B4 | The Blood Of The Thing (Reprise) | 1:07 | |
B5 | Resurrection | 0:44 | |
B6 | There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood | 1:33 | |
B7 | You've Got To Learn To Let It Go (Studio Version) | 2:59 | |
Bonus Tracks | |||
B8 | Bongili Work Song (Original Version) | 1:12 | |
B9 | Theme From Blood Couple | 1:47 |
Curated By [All Tracks] – James Flowers
Curated By [All Tracks] – Tom Cummings
Featuring, Thumb Piano – Nadi Qamar
Liner Notes – Nicholas Forster
Lyrics By – William Cowper (B6)
Supervised By [Reissue Concept] – Phil Merckx
Limited to 1000 units worldwide. (Brown Vinyl)
Comes with obi strip & insert/liner notes
"Bongili Work Song" - Used by permission of Folkways Records & sampled from Music of Equatorial Africa (1950)
Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching) – 1D-84411 / SD-006LP-A 170151E1/A
Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching) – 1D-84411 / SD-006LP-B 170151E2/A