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Lialeh Soundtrack

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4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
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Track Listings

1 Lialeh
2 Touch Me Again
3 Conscious
4 Easy
5 All Pink on the Inside
6 Pass Me Not
7 Hapnin

Editorial Reviews

Composed, produced, & arranged by legendary soul drummer Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie, this mind-blowing 1974 score rivals Shaft & Superfly. The man's played with them all - Aretha, Curtis, James, the Stones... what more can we say?First time on CD! Remastered. In the Attic.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.56 x 12.44 x 0.2 inches; 10.93 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Light In The Attic
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 12, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Light In The Attic
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00009NQOW
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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J. W.
5.0 out of 5 stars Lialeh OST
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2013
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Lialeh is a legendary Blaxploitation porn flick with a soundtrack that fits perfectly in the era. This is really some amazing classic soul/funk right here. Don't worry if you've never seen the film - you don't need to. Some of the tunes are heavy instrumental grooves, while others are traditional songs that will often have you singing along after a few listens. Check out the title track for an example.

The gatefold is thick and glossy, with inner art that is hangable (if you're into that sorta thing). The actual vinyl is 180g and nicely pressed - like all LITA releases. If you dig this, I would also recommend Deep Throat 1 and 2 OSTs also released by LITA.
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Andrew Hill
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2015
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very nice
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Larry E Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars theres fun in Funking soundrtrax:"LIALEH"
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2005
To my ears,there is a humor like Frank Zappa,some groovy funk-Jazz and a little bit of cheesyness,in the good sense,1970's Black poro funk/jazz cool stuff,they don't make it like that anymore,bring back the 70's and the 60's please!!Peace :}
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Eddie Landsberg
4.0 out of 5 stars Only two of the songs are really funky... but...
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2009
I first became acquainted with this little ditty via a video clip from the film in which Purdie and band (which included Horace Ott and Seldon Powel) and jamming away at a Jazz club... Purdie is poundin' the drum skins (as only Purdie can) and singing in a Donny Hathaway-ish voice the funky but Jazzy theme song (badly out of sink) while a topless girl is dancing around the stage... Between the sweatiness of the musicians into their thing, and the moves of the dancer, the scene is pretty hot, and no, I'm not making this up!) - - of course the young couples are at their tables digging the music.

Naturally, I knew I had to get both the film (oop, actually) and the soundtrack... and naturally I had to do a bit of research... Apparently it was part of the porno chic and blaxploitation boom... and ticket sales were boosted by the presence of Purdie, even at the time the most recorded session man on the planet.

As for the sound track, I have to be honest... while the first two tracks are indeed quite funky, it goes down hill after that... (Well, the good'uns are Lialeh, Touch Me Again and Hap'nin') - - meaning that the MP3 download option might be a bit more sensible... on the other hand, there are a number of Millie Jackson type tunes... plus Conscious, which features kinda of a twangy Bobby Womack vibe, with reverential horns and a real greasy Hammond (I imagine a slow lovin' for the first time, or driving down the city streets on a rainy night contemplating type theme...) -- Pass Me Not is also down home reverentially Sunday morning gospelly with the piano/organ and over amped Hammond. - - and then there's a boogie woogie type blues called ALL PINK ON THE INSIDE (* as I write this I flinch and say...oy vey!)

All in all, definitely a great tid bit of '70s culture... and an excellent taste of rare Purdie funk... at least for 12 or so moments of the album it lasts - - those 12 minutes however making me having no regrets getting the album.
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Benjamin A. Opie
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun curiosity piece
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2007
Bernard Purdie was given the chance to head up a quick session to score a film in 1974...the first primarily African American triple-X feature.

So despite being something of a novelty just for that reason, how is it? Not bad, and on some songs quite good. Hap'nin' is a lively instrumental funk with a great drum solo at the top, lots of Fender Rhodes and a touch of wah wah guitar; Pass Me Not is a pretty good gospel tune! The remainder of the record is a bit uneven (All Pink on the Inside? please...) but generally fun, played with heart, and worth a listen.
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Bill Your 'Free Form FM Print DJ
4.0 out of 5 stars excellent
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2010
Session God Bernard "Pretty" Purdie--who played on more soul records than dust specks can fit on a pinhead- did this soft skin blaxploitation soundtrack.

This is pretty good soul with some great vocalists. Interestingly, he does not flash his chops or get into funk jazz interludes, like Iasic Hayes--so successfully-did on Shaft.

Nice unknown soul. Pretty humble for a guy who claims to have sat in for Ringo, uncredited, on early Beatle records.
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