WAR - The World Is A Ghetto [4CD Set]

Avenue Records

£51

Format: 4CD Set
ICPN: 603497824281
Release Date: 12 Jul 2024
Genre: Funk

‘The new reissue of a landmark album of 1970s funk restores the Los Angeles group’s reputation as multi-cultural pop savants and unstoppable improvisers.’ - Pitchfork

WAR The World Is A Ghetto was a top selling album upon its release in 1973. This set is a unique creation overseen by original producer Jerry Goldstein that includes the original album, and then each of the six songs from the original album in the original jam recordings, so fans can hear how Jerry curated the final songs from the original recorded jams. Upon its vinyl release last year, Pitchfork rated it an 8.8 (out of 10) and stated that the bonus material "...of in-studio jams suggests they might have rivaled Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters as one of funk’s greatest groups of improvisers." Along with the release of the 4CD version of The World Is A Ghetto we will also be working to grow streaming on key tracks which will include "World Is A Ghetto" and "Cisco Kid."
Marketing & Promotion:
● National press and radio campaign with interviews
● Online promotion across socials and website banner advertising.

Track Listing (tracks)
CD 1: Original Album

1. THE CISCO KID [4:35]
2. WHERE WAS YOU AT [3:25]
3. CITY, COUNTRY, CITY [13:18]
4. FOUR CORNERED ROOM [8:30]
5. THE WORLD IS A GHETTO [10:10]
6. BEETLES IN THE BOG [3:51]

CD 2: Bonus Tracks

1. L.A. SUNSHINE (ORIGINAL JAM) [13:12]
2. WAR IS COMING (ORIGINAL JAM) [12:35]
3. LONNIE’S WEDNESDAY NIGHT JAM [5:35]
4. LEE’S LATIN JAM [9:58]
5. BLUES FOR PAPA DEE [6:21]
6. THIS IS MY SONG MILTON JAMES [6:25]

CD 3: The Making Of The Tracks

1. THE MAKING OF “THE CISCO KID” [25:51]
2. THE MAKING OF “WHERE WAS YOU AT” [23:02]
3. THE MAKING OF “CITY, COUNTRY, CITY” [24:09]

CD 4: The Making Of The Tracks

1. THE MAKING OF “FOUR CORNERED ROOM” [24:58]
2. THE MAKING OF “THE WORLD IS A GHETTO” [25:35]
3. THE MAKING OF “BEETLES IN THE BOG” [24:30]