Shaft (2xVINYL) | Excellent+ (EX+) Excellent (EX)

*PHOTOS ACTUAL*

EX TO NM LIKE NEW VINYL / EX SLEEVE W MINOR WEAR *NO CUTS*

Label:
Enterprise – ENS-2-5002, Enterprise – ENS 2-5002
Format:
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, NAMI pressing
Country:
US
Released:
Genre:
Jazz, Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen
Style:
Soul-Jazz, Soundtrack, Jazz-Funk, Soul, Funk
A1        Theme From Shaft (Vocal)    4:37
A2        Bumpy's Lament    1:49
A3        Walk From Regio's    2:22
A4        Ellie's Love Theme    3:16
A5        Shaft's Cab Ride    1:07
B1        Cafe Regio's    6:09
B2        Early Sunday Morning    3:47
B3        Be Yourself    4:27
B4        A Friend's Place    3:21
C1        Soulsville (Vocal)    3:47
C2        No Name Bar    6:09
C3        Bumpy's Blues    4:01
C4        Shaft Strikes Again    3:04
D1        Do Your Thing (Vocal)    19:38
D2        The End Theme    1:56
Record Company – Stax Records, Inc.
Recorded At – Stax Recording Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Sonic Recording Products, Inc. – K-4802
Lacquer Cut At – American Recording Co.
Lacquer Cut At – Sonic Recording Products, Inc. – K-4803
Lacquer Cut At – Sonic Recording Products, Inc. – K-4804
Pressed By – North American Music Industries
Mastered At – Mastercraft
Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – J.J. Johnson (tracks: A3), Johnny Allen (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to D2)
Art Direction – The Graffiteria
Backing Vocals – "Hot" "Buttered" & "Soul"*
Bass Guitar – James Alexander, Ronald Hudson* (tracks: A5)
Bongos, Congas [Congos] – Gary Jones (3)
Copyist – Mickey Gregory, Onzie Horne*
Creative Director – Larry Shaw
Design [Cover] – Tony Seiniger
Drums, Tambourine – Willie Hall
Edited By – Daryl Williams
Electric Piano – Lester Snell
Engineer – Bobby Manuel, Dave Purple, Henry Bush, William Brown*
Engineer [Re-mix] – Dave Purple, Ron Capone
Lead Guitar – Charles Pitts*, Michael Toles
Mastered By – Howard Craft
Performer [Rhythm Section] – The Bar-Kays*, The Movement*
Piano – Sidney Kirk (tracks: A5)
Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes], Organ, Electric Piano – Isaac Hayes
Producer, Composed By, Performer, Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – Isaac Hayes
Rhythm Guitar – Charles Pitts*, Michael Toles
Strings, Horns – The Memphis Strings & Horns
This version has the Enterprise rainbow logo on the labels. It was pressed at North American Music Industries (ANVIL logo stamped in runouts) using plates from Sonic Recording Products, Inc. (SON in I-A, II-A and II-B runouts) and American Record Pressing Co. (ARP in I-B runout). It was pressed in late 1973 or afterward.
The pressing ring is about 1.5".
It has Roman disc numbering (I, II) and the matrix on the right of the spindle hole is left-justified.
It has prominent text at the bottom of back sleeve: MUSIC FROM THE FILM COURTESY MGM RECORD CORPORATION.

Here are some similar pressings (all of these have a larger pressing ring around 2.75"):
Shaft - Music From The Soundtrack has Roman disc numbering (I, II) with the matrix left-justified.
Isaac Hayes - Shaft has Arabic disc numbering (1, 2) and the matrix is left-justified.
Isaac Hayes - Shaft has Roman/Arabic disc numbering (1, 11), and the matrix is center-justified.
Isaac Hayes - Shaft has Roman/Arabic disc numbering (1, II), and the matrix is left-justified. It does not have the MGM text on rear sleeve bottom.

Enterprise Records, A Division of Stax Records, Inc., 98 North Avalon, Memphis, USA
Recorded at Stax Recording Studios, Memphis, Tenn.
Special thanks to Lester Snell and Tom McIntosh

Matrix / Runout (Album 1 Side One label): ES-0297
Matrix / Runout (Album 1 Side Two label): ES-0300
Matrix / Runout (Album II Side One label): ES-0298
Matrix / Runout (Album II Side Two label): ES-0299
Matrix / Runout (Album I Side One etched; ANVIL stamped): ES-0297-B1 MSS SON K-4802 [ANVIL]
Matrix / Runout (Album I Side Two etched; ARP script and ANVIL stamped): ES-0300-A1 MHC ARP [ANVIL]
Matrix / Runout (Album II Side One etched; ANVIL stamped): ES-0298-B2 SON MHC K-4803 [ANVIL]
Matrix / Runout (Album II Side Two etched; ANVIL stamped): ES-0299-B2 SON MHC K-4804 [ANVIL]
 

• Media Condition: Excellent+ (EX+)
• Sleeve Condition: Excellent (EX)
• Genre: SOUNDTRACK
• Format Type: 2xLP