Atlantic · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Blacknuss
| Recorded | Aug 31 & Sep 8, 1971 |
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| Label | Atlantic |
| Released | 1971 |
| Personnel | 18 credited players |
| Discogs | master 212585 |
The record
Kirk flips soul and R&B staples inside out, running 'Ain't No Sunshine' and 'Never Can Say Goodbye' through his reed battery atop a deep Atlantic-era bench of Purdie, Butler, and a double-conga front line. Joyous, groove-heavy, and unmistakably his own.
Session personnel
- Henry Pearson — bass
- William Salter — bass
- Richard Landrum — congas
- Arthur Jenkins — congas, percussion [cabassa]
- Bernard Purdie — drums
- Khalil Mhdri — drums
- Roland Kirk — flute, saxophone [tenor], percussion [police whistle, gong], saxophone [manzello, stritch], arranged by
- Billy Butler — guitar
- Cornell Dupree — guitar
- Keith Loving — guitar
- Mickey Turner — organ
- Joe Texidor — percussion
- Richard Tee — piano
- Sonelius Smith — piano
- Dick Griffin — trombone
- Charles McGhee — trumpet
- Princess Patience Burton — vocals
- Cissy Houston — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest copies on file are all 1972 US Atlantic SD 1601, differing mainly by plant -- Monarch, Presswell and PRC Richmond all appear, and there is a mono promo numbered 1601. France and the UK pressed it the same year, the UK as K 40358. For modern sound the two to weigh are Pure Pleasure's 180 gram PPAN SD11601 from 2020 and Atlantic's 2022 remaster, MH-8262.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 28 pressings on file.
| 1972 | Atlantic · SD 1601 — Vinyl, LP, Album, MO - Monarch Pressing earliest on file |
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| 2022 | Atlantic · MH-8262 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered Kevin Gray remaster |
| 1972 | Atlantic · 40 358 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1972 | Atlantic · K 40358 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1972 | Atlantic · SD 1601 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, PR - Presswell Pressing |
| 1972 | Atlantic · SD 1601 — Vinyl, LP, Album, PR - Presswell Pressing |
| 1972 | Atlantic · SD 1601 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, PRC Richmond Pressing |
| 1972 | Atlantic · SD 1601 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, PR - Presswell Pressing |
| 1972 | Atlantic · SD 1601 — Vinyl, LP, Album, RI - PRC Pressing |
| 1972 | Atlantic · 1601 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono, PR - Presswell Pressing |
| 1972 | Atlantic · SD 1601 — Vinyl, LP, Album, MO - Monarch Pressing |
| 1993 | Rhino Records (2) · 8122-71408-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1993 | Rhino Records (2) · R2 71408 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1995 | Atlantic · PLP-7806 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Henry Pearson also plays on
William Salter also plays on
Richard Landrum also plays on