War - Platinum Jazz
- Singer: War
- Album's title: Platinum Jazz
- Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul
- Label:
Blue Note – BN-LA690-J2,
Blue Note – BNLA-690-J2 0998
Type: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Misprint, Gatefold
Country: US
Date of released: 1977
Category: Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk - Format: FLAC MP3 AAC ADX APE VOX MP1 ASF RA
- Size MP3 ZIP: 1832 mb
- Size FLAC ZIP: 1664 mb
- Rating: 4.9/5
- Votes: 524
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- 1832 downloads at 19 mb/s
MP3 version
- 1664 downloads at 22 mb/s
FLAC version
Tracklist
| A1 | War Is Coming! War Is Coming♪ | 7:12 |
| A2 | Slowly We Walk Together | 5:53 |
| A3 | Platinum Jazz | 7:14 |
| B1 | I Got You | 6:04 |
| B2 | L.A. Sunshine | 11:52 |
| C1 | River Niger | 8:40 |
| C2 | H₂ Overture | 3:59 |
| C3 | City, Country, City | 7:23 |
| D1 | Smile Happy | 3:59 |
| D2 | Deliver The Word | 5:53 |
| D3 | Nappy Head (Theme From "Ghetto Man") | 4:12 |
| D4 | Four Cornered Room | 7:15 |
Companies, etc.
- Produced For – War Productions, Inc.
- Produced For – Far Out Productions
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Far Out Productions
- Copyright (c) – Far Out Productions
- Published By – Far Out Music, Inc.
- Mastered At – Crystal Sound
- Manufactured By – Far Out Productions
- Manufactured By – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
- Distributed By – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
Credits
- Baritone Saxophone – Charles Miller
- Bass, Vocals – B.B. Dickerson
- Cover [Lettering] – Dick Sakahara
- Design Concept [Album Cover] – Lee Oskar
- Drums – Harold Brown
- Engineer – Chris Huston, Ed Barton (tracks: A1 to C1)
- Guitar, Vocals – Howard Scott
- Harmonica – Lee Oskar
- Keyboards – Lonnie Jordan
- Layout – Gribbitt*
- Management – Steve Gold
- Mastered By – JS*
- Percussion – Dee Allen*
- Photography By – Gary Sato
- Producer – Jerry Goldstein
- Producer [In Association With] – Howard Scott (tracks: A1 to D2, D4), Lonnie Jordan (tracks: A1 to D2, D4)
- Written-By – M. Dickerson*, C. Miller*, H. Brown*, H. Scott*, J. Goldstein* (tracks: B2, C1), L. Oskar*, L. Jordan*, S. Allen*
Notes
Mispress: Side 1 has a label of Noel Pointer - Phantazia.NB Labelled as "Compilation" in Discogs although it's not really a true compilation (6 new tracks, 6 edits of old tracks).
Auto-coupled release.
PE-lined Blue Note company inner sleeves (type/design © MCMLXIII United Artists Records, Inc.)
D3 produced for War Productions, Inc., all other songs produced for Far Out Productions.
All songs published by Far Out Music, Inc. ASCAP.
Mastering at Crystal Industries, L.A.
Made in U.S.A.
© ℗ 1977 Far Out Productions
Cover manufactured by Far Out Productions.
Record manufactured and distributed by United Artists Music & Records Group, Inc., Los Angeles
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1, Runout): 33 BN UALA 690-1 M2 JS∙XTAL
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2, Runout): 33 BN UALA 690-2 M4 JS∙XTAL
- Matrix / Runout (Side 3, Runout): 33 BN UALA 690-3 M4 JS∙XTAL
- Matrix / Runout (Side 4, Runout): 33 BN UALA 690-4 M3 JS∙XTAL
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN-LA690-J2 | War | Platinum Jazz (2xLP, Comp, Gat) | Blue Note | BN-LA690-J2 | US | 1977 |
| 301.037 / 301.038 | War | Platinum Jazz (2xLP, Comp) | MCA Records | 301.037 / 301.038 | Germany | 1977 |
| MCAT2-7000, MCAT2 7000 | War | Platinum Jazz (8-Trk, Comp) | MCA Records, MCA Records | MCAT2-7000, MCAT2 7000 | Canada | 1977 |
| BN-LA690-J2 | War | Platinum Jazz (2xLP, Comp, Gat) | Blue Note | BN-LA690-J2 | US | 1977 |
| MCSP 305 | War | Platinum Jazz (2xLP, Comp) | MCA Records | MCSP 305 | UK | 1977 |
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