Shaft: Deluxe Edition (2-CD)

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A landmark album released byIsaac Hayes and the Bar-Kaysat the height of their powers in 1971,Shaftnot only resulted in anOscar win for Hayes, but launched the wah-wah workout and #1 smash-hit, Theme from Shaft into cultural ubiquity. Its legacy transcends time as not only one of the most lasting and most successful Blaxploitation albums of all time, but one of the most essential, career-defining moments of Isaac Hayes accomplished career.

The two-CD collection will offer the newly remastered, classic soundtrackas originally released in 1971plus all of the original music from the film, which did not appear on the best-selling album. This deluxe set combines the soundtrack and the score in a bundle for the first time ever.

Tracklist

Disc 1 Original Soundtrack

1. Theme From Shaft (4:40)
2. Bumpys Lament (1:49)
3. Walk From Regios (2:22)
4. Ellies Love Theme (3:15)
5. Shafts Cab Ride (1:07)
6. Caf Regios (6:09)
7. Early Sunday Morning (3:47)
8. Be Yourself (4:27)
9. A Friends Place (3:21)
10. Soulsville (3:47)
11. No Name Bar (6:09)
12. Bumpys Blues (4:01)
13. Shaft Strikes Again (3:04)
14. Do Your Thing (19:31)
15. The End Theme (1:56)

Disc 2 Film Score

1. Theme From Shaft[Film Version](4:34)
2. Shafts First Fight (1:46)
3. Reel 2 Part 2 / Cat Oughta Be Here (1:43)
4. Bumpys Lament[Film Version](1:44)
5. Soulsville[Film Version](3:32)
6. Ellies Love Theme[Film Version](3:23)
7. Shafts Cab Ride[Film Version]/ Shaft Enters Building (1:38)
8. I Cant Get Over Losin You (2:06)
9. Reel 4 Part 6 (1:37)
10. Reel 5 Part 1 (1:35)
11. A Friends Place[Film Version](1:44)
12. Bumpys Blues[Film Version](3:05)
13. Bumpys Lament (Reprise)[Film Version](1:32)
14. Early Sunday Morning[Film Version](3:05)
15. Do Your Thing[Film Version](3:21)
16. Be Yourself[Film Version](1:54)
17. No Name Bar[Film Version](2:28)
18. Shaft Strikes Again[Film Version]/ Return Of Shaft (1:36)
19. Caf Regios[Film Version](4:23)
20. Walk From Regios[Film Version](2:27)
21. Shafts Pain (3:03)
22. Rescue / The End Theme[Film Version](10:44)

Features

2 CD Softpack bundle with booklet
Extensive liner notes by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Features newly remastered versions of all songs