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Weldon Irvine - Liberated Brother LP First Pressing (1972) Add to favourites


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This is Don’s personal, first-press copy of his mentor Weldon Irvine’s 1972 debut solo album, Liberated Brother, given to him by the artist himself as a token of their friendship. Released independently on Irvine’s own Nodlew Music imprint in extremely limited quantities, Liberated Brother marked the beginning of Irvine’s journey as a solo auteur following his run as bandleader for Nina Simone. The album features sublime musical odysseys like Irvine’s signature version of “Mr. Clean”—a tune also recorded by the likes of Richard “Groove” Holmes and Freddie Hubbard—and the swampy “Sister Sanctified,” setting an early template for the jazz-funk fusion sound put forth by Jamaica, Queens “Kats” like Don Blackman, Lenny White and Bernard Wright in the following years. 


Format: 12” LP 

Edition: Original pressing

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Provenance: Direct from Don Blackman's personal collection

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