CURTIS MAYFIELD / THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE AMERICA TODAY / LP /

(US / CURTOM / CU 5001 / 1975 / MEDIA:EX- / JACKET:EX- カットアウト) ニューソウル時代の代表作！ ベトナム戦争終結直後の荒廃したアメリカのリアルな格差や不条理をシリアスに描きつつ、ハートフルな歌声とメロウでスウィートで熱い演奏に胸打たれるニューソウル時代屈指の歴史的名盤。派手な展開・装飾を排した隙間だらけのファンクネスは、近年になってもより再評価が加速しています。LENNY KRAVITZやPHILIP BAILEY FEAT. ROBERT GLASPERにもカヴァーされた「BILLY JACK」にはじまり、一大名曲「SO IN LOVE」、UGK FEAT. SMITTY AND SONJI「BELTS TO MATCH」やYOUNG BLEED FEAT. DAZ DILLINGER AND LAY LO「A HUSLA’」などでネタにされた「LOVE TO THE PEOPLE」、DJ SQUEEKY「DON’T TURN AROUND」やDA BEATMINERZ FEAT. CARON WHEELER AND PETE ROCK「OPEN」でサンプリングされた「BLUE MONDAY PEOPLE」、BABY HUEYに提供した曲のセルフ・カヴァー「HARD TIMES」、愛の重要性を歌った「LOVE TO THE PEOPLE」といったラストまで完璧。MARGARET BOURKE-WHITEが1937年に撮影した歴史的写真『ルイビル洪水の際に』をモチーフにしたジャケットも含めてクラシック。US ORIGINAL盤！ https://viewrecordshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/A1-BILLY-JACK.mp3 https://viewrecordshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/A2-WHEN-SEASONS-CHANGE.mp3 https://viewrecordshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/A3-SO-IN-LOVE.mp3 https://viewrecordshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/B1-JESUS.mp3 https://viewrecordshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/B2-BLUE-MONDAY-PEOPLE.mp3 https://viewrecordshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/B3-HARD-TIMES.mp3 https://viewrecordshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/B4-LOVE-TO-THE-PEOPLE.mp3   TRACKLIST A1 BILLY JACK 6:07 A2 WHEN SEASONS CHANGE 5:23 A3 SO IN LOVE 5:10 B1 JESUS 6:10 B2 BLUE MONDAY PEOPLE 4:45 B3 HARD TIMES 3:42 B4 LOVE TO THE PEOPLE 4:06 _ COPYRIGHT © – CURTOM RECORDS, INC. PHONOGRAPHIC COPYRIGHT ℗ – WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC. MANUFACTURED BY – WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC. DISTRIBUTED BY – WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC. PUBLISHED BY – MAYFIELD MUSIC RECORDED AT – CURTOM STUDIOS PRESSED BY – COLUMBIA RECORDS PRESSING PLANT, SANTA MARIA ARRANGED BY – RICH TUFO ART DIRECTION – ED THRASHER BASS – LUCKY SCOTT* BONGOS, CONGAS – HENRY GIBSON DESIGN – LOCKART* DRUMS – QUINTON JOSEPH ENGINEER – ROGER ANFINSEN GUITAR – GARY THOMPSON (25), PHIL UPCHURCH ILLUSTRATION – PETER PALOMBI KEYBOARDS – RICH TUFO LACQUER CUT BY – BH* MANAGEMENT – MARV STUART PRODUCER, WRITTEN-BY, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS – CURTIS MAYFIELD