{"product_id":"24-carat-black-gone-the-promises-of-yesterday-vinyl-lp","title":"24-Carat Black: Gone - The Promises Of Yesterday Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the stacks of Stax comes sensuous, tainted love songs\u003c\/i\u003e from the same group that brought about the criminally slept on concept album \u003cem\u003eGhetto: Misfortune's Wealth\u003c\/em\u003e. Up until recently, the story of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=24+carat+black\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e24-Carat Black\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e seemingly begins and ends with the release of their sole debut album, eventually sampled numerous times by thet likes of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Digable+Planets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigable Planets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?q=jay+z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJay Z\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. While \u003cem\u003eGhetto: Misfortune's Wealth\u003c\/em\u003e was a product of it's time period, a time when the Civil Rights movement had achieved its most tangible goals and had to contend with more abstract hardships such as ingrained prejudice and systemic inequality, \u003cem\u003eGone - The Promises Of Yesterday\u003c\/em\u003e is a timeless \u003cem\u003edeep\u003c\/em\u003e soul collection. Hibernating in keyboardist and session engineer \u003cem\u003eBruce Thompson's\u003c\/em\u003e basement for 35 years, the tapes of \u003cem\u003eGone\u003c\/em\u003e progressively decayed and had fallen into soggy disrepair. Only the 6 tracks presented here are what was salvageable, but these 6 cuts are all killer, absolutely no filler. Exploring themes of desire and heartbreak, the album grooves, but not in the traditional dancefloor sense (peep the included audio samples for a taste of this buried treasure). For fans of that early-70's conscious soul, think \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Isaac+Hayes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsaac Hayes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Pharaohs\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Renaissance\u003c\/strong\u003e, or even \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=the+temptations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Temptations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. 6 tracks in all, includes a printed inner that features archived photos and liner notes. Released by Numero Group. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted inner w\/ liner notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Numero Group 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Ralphy Corduroy 2\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"24-Carat Black","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":15945152659546,"sku":"fr-4043","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/24caratblack-gone_624b65d3-ecf4-4b1e-80f8-cc523589a6c4.jpg?v=1759275418","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/24-carat-black-gone-the-promises-of-yesterday-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}