Run Out Groove Records - Numbered Limited 50th Anniversary Edition!



Curtis Mayfield - Superfly

(2LP 180g 33RPM)


Label: Run Out Groove

Genre: Soul/Soundtracks

Product No. AROGR 167

UPC: 081227881511

Superfly (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 50th Anniversary Deluxe Vinyl Edition
Expanded to a 180-gram 2LP set, featuring a second LP of bonus tracks!
Original album lacquers cut directly from the master analogue tapes
One of the best and most influential soundtracks in music history!
Limited and foil-stamped numbered

Soul, R&B and funk pioneer Curtis Mayfield released his third studio album Superfly in July 1972, the soundtrack for the Blaxplotation film of the same name.

Widely considered a classic of 1970s soul and funk music, Superfly was a nearly immediate hit. Its sales were bolstered by two million-selling singles, "Freddie's Dead" (No. 2 R&B charts, No. 4 Pop charts) and the title track (No. 5 R&B, No. 8 Pop). Superfly is one of the few soundtracks to out-gross the film it accompanied. Superfly, along with Marvin Gaye's What's Going On (1971), was one of the pioneering soul concept albums, with its then-unique socially aware lyrics about poverty and drug abuse making the album stand out. The film and the soundtrack may be perceived as dissonant, since the film holds rather ambiguous views on drug dealers, whereas Curtis Mayfield's position is far more critical.

Like What's Going On, the album was a surprise hit that record executives felt had little chance at significant sales. Due to its success, Mayfield was tapped for several film soundtracks over the course of the decade. In 2003, VH1 named Superfly the 63rd greatest album of all time. The title track was selected by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll." In 2003, the album was ranked No. 69 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The album is ranked No. 986 in All-Time Top 1000 Albums. In 2019, the album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" This 2LP 50th anniversary edition expands the album with a bonus disc of demos and also includes a movie poster, new liner notes, never before seen photos and a custom turntable mat exclusive to this limited release.



Track Listing:

Side A

1. Little Child Runnin’ Wild 5:28
2. Pusherman 5:07
3. Freddie’s Dead 5:31
4. Junkie Chase (instrumental) 1:42

Side B

1. Give Me Your Love (Love Song) 4:21
2. Eddie You Should Know Better 2:21
3. No Thing On Me (Cocaine Song) 4:59
4. Think (Instrumental) 3:49
5. Superfly 3:56

Side C

1. Freddie’s Dead (single mix) 3:21
2. Superfly (single mix) 3:12
3. Ghetto Child (demo version of Little Child Runnin’ Wild) 3:19
4. Pusherman (alternate mix with horns) 6:12
5. Freddie’s Dead (instrumental) 4:50

Side D

1. Junkie Chase (full length instrumental version) 4:19
2. No Thing On Me (Cocaine Song) (instrumental/score version) 4:39
3. Militant March 0:55
4. Eddie You Should Know Better (Instrumental version) 2:17
5. Radio Spot # 1 0:28
6. The Underground (1970 demo) 3:14
7. Check Out Your Mind (Instrumental studio Jam) 4:08
8. Radio Spot #2 0:24