Last Poets: Right On -1971 Juggernaut Autograph 1st Edition 33RPM Stereo 12" LP

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Used 1971 Juggernaut Autograph First Edition Stereo Release of Spoken Word/Pioneering Rap/Jazz Trio the "Original" Last Poets from the Hit Movie Right On!, Produced by Juggy Murray, Engineered by Tony May at A& R Studios in New York City - "With their politically charged raps, taut rhythms, and dedication to raising African-American consciousness, the Last Poets almost single-handedly laid the groundwork for the emergence of hip-hop. The group arose out of the prison experiences of Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, a U.S. Army paratrooper who chose jail as an alternative to fighting in Vietnam; while incarcerated, he converted to Islam, learned to "spiel" (an early form of rapping), and befriended fellow inmates Omar Ben Hassan and Abiodun Oyewole. Upon the trio's release from prison, they returned to the impoverished ghettos of Harlem, where they joined the East Wind poetry workshop and began performing their fusion of spiels and musical backing on neighborhood street corners. On May 16, 1969 -- Malcolm X's birthday -- they officially formed the Last Poets, adopting the name from the work of South African Little Willie Copaseely, who declared the era to be the last age of poets before the complete takeover of guns. After a performance on a local television program, the group was signed by jazz producer Alan Douglas, who helmed their eye-opening eponymous debut LP in 1970. A collection condemning both white oppression ("White Man's Got a God Complex") and black stasis ("Niggas Are Scared of Revolution"), The Last Poets reached the U.S. Top Ten album charts, but before the group could mount a tour, Oyewole was sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of robbery and was replaced by percussionist Nilaja. After the 1971 follow-up This Is Madness (which landed them on President Richard Nixon's Counter-Intelligence Programming lists), Hassan joined a Southern-based religious sect; Jalal recruited former jazz drummer Suliaman El Hadi for 1972's Chastisement, which incorporated jazz-funk structures to create a sound the group dubbed "jazzoetry." Following the 1973 Jalal solo concept album Hustler's Convention (recorded under the alias Lightnin' Rod), the Last Poets issued 1974's At Last, a foray into free-form jazz; after its release, Nilaja exited, and with the exception of 1977's Delights of the Garden, the group kept a conspicuously low profile for the remainder of the decade. By the 1980s, however, the proliferation of rap -- and the form's acknowledged debt to the Last Poets -- made their early records sought-after collectors' items; finally, in 1984 the group resurfaced with the LP Oh, My People, followed in 1988 by Freedom Express. Another layoff ensued, during which time Hassan issued a solo LP, 1993's Be Bop or Be Dead, and Jalal mentored the British acid jazz unit Galliano. In 1995, two splinter groups simultaneously reclaimed the Last Poets name; while Jalal and El Hadi teamed for the single "Scatterrap," Hassan and Oyewole issued the LP Holy Terror." - "The foundation work for latter-day rappers -- Afro-centric themes, improvisational vocal styles, obscenity, and a political slant." - Spectacular Personnel for the Original Last Poets Features David Nelson(Dahveed Ben Israel), Gylan Kain(Kain)and Felipe Luciano on Vocals! - Selections on Side 1 Are Jibaro/My Pretty Nigger, Been Done Already, Hey Now, Die Nigga!!!, Un Rifle/Oracion Rifle Prayer, Tell Me Brother, Black Woman, James Brown, Soul & Today Is  a Killer - Tracks for Side 2 Consist of Little Willie Armstrong Jones, Puerto Rican Rhythms, Poetry Is Black, Jazz, the Shalimar, Into the Streets, Alley and the Library - Used Copy, Cover Front Cover Is Slightly Faded & Splotchy with Seam Split at Top, Side 1 Has a Few Marks and Scuffs with Medium Surface Wear, Side 2 Has Medium Surface Wear - Stereo Recording, Front Cover Has Autograph with "To Davdi-Thanx for the Support" from Two of the Last Poets, Product Code JUG-ST/Lp 8802 - California Residents Add 9.75% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -