The 24-Carat Black
Classically trained Detroit arranger Dale Warren got his start with the famed Motown label and, from the late '60s throughout the early '70s, composed the majority of string scores for soul artists on Stax Records (arranging for such artists as Billy Eckstine, Eddie Floyd, Isaac Hayes, Albert King, and the Staple Singers, among others). During this time, Warren befriended an up-and-coming Cincinnati soul outfit called the Ditalians. After he convinced them to change their name to 24-Carat Black, he took them under his wing -- both composing and producing their lone album, 1973's Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth, a conceptual work that focused on life in the inner city. The album went unnoticed and fell through the cracks shortly thereafter, as 24-Carat Black never issued any other recordings. But over the years, Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth became a sort of cult classic among hip-hop artists, as such acts as Heal, Young Disciples, and Digable Planets used samples from the album for their own tracks. Long out of print, Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth was finally issued on CD in 1995. The members of 24-Carat Black would later turn up in the group Shotgun.
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Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
Soul - Released by Stax on 1 jan. 1973
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - StereoBooklet available -
Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
Soul - Released by Stax on 1 jan. 1973
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - StereoBooklet available -
Gone: The Promises Of Yesterday
Soul - Released by Numero Group on 28 jul. 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
Soul - Released by Stax on 1 jan. 1973
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo