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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Super Fly T.N.T. (1973)












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Storyline
He's on vacation overseas. But no way can fast, flashy, fierce Priest stay out of the action long. Ron O'Neal returns as Priest and Alex Haley provides the script for the sequel to Superfly. We catch up up Priest in Rome, where the one-time crime-lord, weary of the hustling in Harlem operation and eager to get his head clear, is ready for some permanent R'n'R. He has no interest when an African freedom fighter (Roscoe Lee Browne) asks for his help on a gun-running mission. But Priest ultimately discovers he cannot turn his back on the land of his ancestors. He joins the fight. And when he's in a fight, it means war.

Juice People Unlimited - Disco Godfather (1979)



1. Disco Godfather
2. Shermanizing / One Way Ticket To Hell
3. I Never Wanted To Say Goodbye
4. Spaced Out


Blaxploitation.com
This LP is going to have a few of you soundtrack junkies reaching for the phone. "What the hell - that was issued on LP?!" Yup. Rudy Ray Moore's finest disco cash-in moment was immortalised on wax by the obscure Apple Juice label. Wait until you hear who's in the band, too: James 103rd St Band Gadson, Paul Jackson Jr, David Shields... all top session players and true to form, it's tight. If you're looking for out-and-out funk, don't buy this, but if you're looking for quality live disco sounds with a funky feel then check it out. Plenty of groovy voiceovers for the sampler too! Find a copy of the movie and you'll hear almost all of the tracks in their entirety during the they-go-on-too-long dance sequences, and if you're wondering what 'Shermanizing' is, just watch RRM kick some butt!


Provided by Curtis Lamont

Coffy (1973)
















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Storyline
As a nurse, Coffy (Pam Grier) has seen the ill effects of drugs up close, but it isn't until her little sister becomes addicted to heroin that she finally decides to wage a one-woman battle. Disguised as a prostitute, Coffy goes on a killing rampage, at first going after street dealers and pimps such as sleazy King George (Robert DoQui), then gradually working her way up to bigger honchos. She's shocked, however, when she discovers that her politician boyfriend (Booker Bradshaw) is involved.
Link to soundtrack review:
Roy Ayers - Coffy (1973)

Sheba, Baby (1975)




























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Storyline
Sheba Shayne (Pam Grier), a private eye detective based in Chicago is called to her hometown to stop the local mob boss (D'Urville Martin) from moving in on her father's loan business. Aided by her father's partner, Brick Williams (Austin Stoker), Sheba finds out that the violent thugs aren't going away without a fight. Car bombs, gun fights and boat chases ensue whilst armed with her curves, street smarts and a .44, Sheba is in for a bloodbath.