David Porter - Victim Of Joke? An Opera (VINYL LP Craft CR00198) | NEW

Label: Enterprise – CR00198, Craft Recordings – CR00198
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g
Country: US
Released: Nov 1, 2019
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul

Act I    
A1        If I Give It Up, I Want It Back
Written-By – David Porter, Roni LeBeau, Ronnie Williams
2:26
A2        When You Have To Sneak (You Have To Sneak)
Written-By – David Porter, Ronnie Williams
3:29
A3        Help
Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*
3:37
A4        I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over
Written-By – Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson*
9:43
Act II    
B1        Storm In The Summertime
Written-By – David Porter, Ronnie Williams
5:45
B2        Pretty Inside
Written-By – David Porter, Ronnie Williams
3:33
B3        Human
Written-By – Luther Dixon
3:48
B4        Airplane Ticket, Bus Ride, Can I Borrow Your Car?
Written-By – David Porter, Ronnie Williams
3:46

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Craft Recordings
Copyright © – Craft Recordings
Record Company – Concord Music Group, Inc.
Mastered At – Take Out Vinyl
Lacquer Cut At – Take Out Vinyl
Pressed By – Memphis Record Pressing – MRP2091
Distributed By – Concord Music Group
Arranged By – Dale Warren, David Porter, Ronnie Williams
Art Direction – David Krieger, The Graffiteria
Backing Band [Rhythm] – The Barkays*
Bass – Donald "Duck" Dunn, Leon Hodges*
Copyist – Dottie Reding
Creative Director – Larry Shaw
Drums – Al Jackson*, Willie Hall
Edited By – Daryl Williams
Engineer – Bobby Manuel, David Purple*, Henry Bush, Peter Granet, Ron Capone, William Brown*
Engineer [Re-mix Engineer] – David Purple*, Ron Capone
Guitar – Bobby Manuel, Buddy Davis, Harold Beane
Horns – The Memphis Horns
Lacquer Cut By – J. Powell*
Mastered By – Jeff Powell
Organ – Ronnie Williams
Photography By – Joel Brodsky
Piano – Ronnie Williams
Producer – David Porter, Ronnie Williams
All-analog mastering
Barcode (front sticker): 8 88072 09254 9

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. The 1971 concept album, Victim of the Joke?... An Opera is the third solo LP from the acclaimed producer, songwriter, and singer David Porter. Listed as one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time by Rolling Stone, Porter established his career at Stax, working alongside writing partner Isaac Hayes. This ambitious LP stands as a testament to Porter's endless creative spirit. Victim of the Joke pairs original pop-infused soul music and covers (including an infectious rendition of the Beatles' "Help!") with interludes of dialogue to tell the story of a love affair. Porter's searing rendition of the standard "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over" has been sampled in over 35 songs by artists like The Notorious B.I.G., the Wu-Tang Clan and Mary J. Blige. This is the first-time Victim of the Joke? Is reissued on vinyl.

• Condition: NEW
• Format: Vinyl
• Format Detail: LP
• Genre: BLUES/FUNK
• Released: 2019-12-06