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The worst part of unearthing old music is digging up something in a far-too-advanced state of decay. This was the most disappointing moment from the 24-Carat Black excavation. An uptempo cut with all the right moves, this untitled jam would’ve certainly made our tracklist, if not set the bar for the material we found. Unfortunately, far too much is missing. Note the drop-outs, distortion, and overall crustiness. This is Dale Warren at his most fiery. The driving drums and echo-laden congas give a raw urgency not always present on either set of 24-Carat recordings. There was no working with this material, however, and the best efforts of experienced professionals to restore even small parts of it were for naught. Enjoy it here, as much as it is possible… it won’t likely be presented anywhere else.
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it’s still awesome. it’s like proto-ESG! thanks for sharing!
Comment by edgertor May 20, 2009 @ 1:55 pm[...] Sous les gravats de 24-Carat En fouillant dans les bandes mises de côté lors des sessions qui ont donné le grandiosissime opera-groove The 24-Carat Black en 1973, les crate diggers de Numero Group ont exhumé un jam trippant… Mais malheureusement en trop mauvais état pour être édité. On se consolera en l’écoutant sur le site du label, c’est cadeau. [...]
Pingback by Sous les gravats de 24-Carat « But We Have Music May 20, 2009 @ 3:06 pmgeez. that’s smoking.
Comment by Kallan May 21, 2009 @ 3:49 pmThis is killer.
Comment by Marc B- Coffee Man May 22, 2009 @ 1:51 pmI was checking amazon for the Ghetto Misfortune CD and in the UK there are 2 on sale – one has 9 tracks released in 1993 and the other has 8 tracks released 1995. Was the 9th track on the original album? the difference in price is £40 ($65) for the 9 track one and £6 ($10) for the 8 track one – any advice on which is the one to go for?
Comment by Sam Hussain June 17, 2009 @ 6:39 amSam-
I’d go with the Fantasy edition issued in the last ten years. Rob Bowman’s notes are there, and it’s from the original tapes. The other one I believe is a French edition. I’m not sure about the 9th track.
Comment by numerogroup June 17, 2009 @ 8:11 am[...] CLICK TO HEAR AN EXCLUSIVE DISCARDED TRACK FROM GONE: THE PROMISES OF YESTERDAY [...]
Pingback by oh i believe in yesterday « NERDTORIOUS.com July 1, 2009 @ 11:08 pm[...] Chances are you’ve heard 24-Carat Black, even if you’ve never heard of them, as their work’s been sampled by the likes of Digable Planets and Jay-Z. The world’s greatest reissue label recently unearthed the group’s shelved follow-up to 1973’s underappreciated “dark urban concept album,” Ghetto: Misfortune’s Wealth, and is set to release the previously unheard Gone: The Promises of Yesterday later this month. Here’s one blazing track that was too rough to make the final cut for the record; the label explains: [...]
Pingback by Music News, IOmusic.net » 24-carat black July 10, 2009 @ 3:07 pm[...] never returned.) Sometimes, though, the possibilities available are grim. As we demonstrated in an earlier entry regarding 24 Carat Black, sometimes the sole master source is unusable. Other times, however, the sole master source is [...]
Pingback by Office Survey #1 « Numero Group: By The Numbers October 29, 2009 @ 9:57 pmThey said that i was wasting my time with this group and Dale Warren. What Dale taught me could not have come from anyone else. He had perfect timing and perfect pitch. He was a genius. I am proud that he named me ‘protoge’. he called me proty.
Comment by Bruce Thompson Sr. June 1, 2010 @ 5:35 pm[...] Chances are you’ve heard 24-Carat Black, even if you’ve never heard of them, as their work’s been sampled by the likes of Digable Planets and Jay-Z. The world’s greatest reissue label recently unearthed the group’s shelved follow-up to 1973’s underappreciated “dark urban concept album,” Ghetto: Misfortune’s Wealth, and is set to release the previously unheard Gone: The Promises of Yesterday later this month. Here’s one blazing track that was too rough to make the final cut for the record; the label explains: [...]
Pingback by 24-carat black « Gorilla vs Bear June 17, 2010 @ 4:52 am[...] Chances are you’ve heard 24-Carat Black, even if you’ve never heard of them, as their work’s been sampled by the likes of Digable Planets and Jay-Z. The world’s greatest reissue label recently unearthed the group’s shelved follow-up to 1973’s underappreciated “dark urban concept album,” Ghetto: Misfortune’s Wealth, and is set to release the previously unheard Gone: The Promises of Yesterday later this month. Here’s one blazing track that was too rough to make the final cut for the record; the label explains: [...]
Pingback by 24-carat black | GORILLA VS. BEAR June 29, 2010 @ 1:31 amMan, this schitt is great even with the dropouts and poor sound quality. Might be even BETTER because of the raw grimyness. I’ll buy two.
Comment by Soulman September 30, 2010 @ 6:54 pmWHAT A SHAME THAT THIS CAN’T BE SALVAGED! I guess the only thing we can hope for is for a smoking drummer and bass player might be able to play along and dub between the two. Lot of effort, but it is possible….perhaps? Maybe even just a cover version? Not sure anyone could do the vocals though…
Comment by Karl SInclair August 28, 2011 @ 4:06 pm