Tracklist
| True Blues | 2:03 | ||
| Related To What Chant | 1:09 | ||
| Related To What | 3:12 | ||
| Black Is Chant | 0:58 | ||
| Black Is | 2:31 | ||
| Time | 1:40 | ||
| Mean Machine Chant | 1:22 | ||
| Mean Machine | 4:02 | ||
| White Man's Got A God Complex | 3:39 | ||
| Opposites | 1:45 | ||
| Black People What Y'all Gon' Do Chant | 0:46 | ||
| Black People What Y'all Gon' Do | 3:23 | ||
| O.D. | 3:07 | ||
| This Is Madness Chant | 1:05 | ||
| This Is Madness | 4:53 |
Credits (8)
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Bilal FaridDesign [Cover Painting Based On Photograph By]
Tony BongioviEngineer-
Abdul MatiPainting [Cover]
Nilija*Percussion
Alan DouglasProducer
Stefan BrightProducer
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Douglas – Z-30583 | US | 1971 | US — 1971 |
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Columbia – Z-30583 | Canada | 1971 | Canada — 1971 |
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This Is Madness
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中聲 – CSJ-1079 | Taiwan | 1971 | Taiwan — 1971 |
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This Is Madness
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Douglas – Z-30583 | US | 1971 | US — 1971 |
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Douglas – ZA 30583 | US | 1971 | US — 1971 |
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Celluloid – CELD 6105 | US | 1984 | US — 1984 |
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Celluloid – CELLCD 6105 | US | 1987 | US — 1987 |
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Restless Records – 7 72658-2 | US | 1992 | US — 1992 |
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Charly Groove – CD 8154 | UK | 1995 | UK — 1995 |
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This Is Madness
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Vampi Soul – VAMPI LP 010 | US | 2002 | US — 2002 |
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This Is Madness
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Sunspots – SPOT 512 | Italy | 2002 | Italy — 2002 |
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Celluloid – CELL 6105 | US | 2012 | US — 2012 |
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Douglas – 7 | South Korea | South Korea |
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Recommendations
Reviews
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referencing This Is Madness (LP, Album, Reissue) CELL 6105
This is the reissue is for people who were afraid to buy the album for its cool '70s artwork and craved a more benign looking cover. You might expect it to be on the Rounder label but no, Celluloid managed this one. Ever wonder why some people hated the 1980s? This is a major reason why. Aesthetics were odd. -
referencing This Is Madness (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) 7
My sealed as new copy, pressing variant 2, came with a blood red paper inner sleeve.
Ive never seen one like it in another release...
In addition to the classic musical content, this is also one of the best LP cover art releases of the 1970's.
Not only is it stunning, with African dress & colours of gold & green played against fire reds, but also, look at the faces & body language of the people.
You can feel the tension. They are all looking over at something, the music has stopped. The drummer sits on his Dundumba's loosening his collar & stares disconcertingly. There is trouble on the horizon.
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referencing This Is Madness (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) 7
masterwork, masterwork, masterwork, masterwork, masterwork, masterwork, masterwork, masterwork, masterwork,
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referencing This Is Madness (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) 7
I think it goes without saying that probably one of the most defining moments for the Last Poets
was a very short but lyrically impressive track from this (their second LP). called "Mean Machine Chant". Probably one of the most sampled phrases used in hip hop music but it often get's used in just about every type of sample based electronic dance music you can think of for the last 25 years. It's such a brilliant chant and it never tires with age. Always relevant and dope.
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