Name: Curtis
Brand: Curtis Mayfield

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

0081227965570

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Black

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Discogs ID

[r4681404]

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Download code: No

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Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2013-06-10

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Warner Music Group

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Standard:20

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Black LP

0081227964788

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2014-03-27

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Artist

Curtis Mayfield

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Rhino

Curtis Mayfield was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer. He was born on June 3, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois and passed away on December 26, 1999 in Roswell, Georgia at the age of 57.
Mayfield co-founded the R&B vocal group The Impressions in the late 1950s. However, he left the group in 1970 to pursue a solo career. During this time, he also co-founded the record label Curtom with Eddie Thomas.
With his unique blend of soulful vocals and socially conscious lyrics, Curtis Mayfield made a lasting impact on the music industry. His contributions as a musician and producer continue to inspire artists today.

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Rhino Records, also known as Rhino, is a renowned music label that was established in 1973 by Richard Foos. Starting as a record store in Westwood California, Rhino quickly gained recognition with its first successful release "Go To Rhino Records" by Wild Man Fischer in 1975. The label's early logo featured "Rocky the Rhino" and focused on novelty, surf, local new wave bands, and reissues of out-of-print records from other labels.

Under the guidance of Bill Inglot for production, Ken Perry for mastering, and A&R team Gary Stewart and James Austin, Rhino expanded its catalog to include a wide range of reissues by the mid-1980s. The label underwent a logo redesign during this time period to simply "Rhino". In 1984, Rhino released its first CD and became known for manufacturing high-quality CDs made by Sanyo (1984-85) and various manufacturers from Japan or Switzerland thereafter.

In 1985, Rhino entered into a distribution deal with Capitol Records which lasted until 1992. This partnership allowed access to Capitol's back catalog and led to the release of reissues of old Capitol albums. Additionally, EMI and Rhino acquired the Roulette family of labels in 1989. As their deal with Capitol came to an end in 1992, Time-Warner offered an opportunity for growth. Half of the label was sold to Time-Warner

Released in 1970 Curtis is the debut album by American soul / funk artist, and former lead singer of The Impressions, Curtis Mayfield. Released on his own label Curtom Records and also self-produced this debut was very much a solo project building on Mayfield's personal experiences.

It moved away from the pop soul sounds of The Impressions and featured much more of a funk and psychedelic inspired sound. It was a powerful musical statement which covered many social and political concerns of the time, most famously in the single "Move On Up" which would later be covered and sampled by many future artists including The Jam and Kanye West. 

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