Catalog Number: SPC-3290 Condition Details: Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover looks good, a few creases near edges; scuffing and faint surface impressions (front/back); surface abrasion/sticker residue near top-right on front. Inner-sleeve is original (generic white). Spine has no text, with wear. Developing splits near center and heavy shelf-wear, especially near left and right, along top/bottom-edge. Wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of use and divots. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Theme From Shaft Cafe Regio's Early Sunday Morning Be Yourself A Friend's Place Shaft's Cab Ride Bumpy's Lament Walk From Regio's Ellie's Love Theme Bumpy's Blues About The Record: Shaft, performed by Soul Mann and The Brothers, was the soundtrack for the crime action thriller movie of the same name. The plot revolves around a private detective named John Shaft, played by Richard Roundtree, who is hired by a Harlem mobster to rescue his daughter from the Italian mobsters who kidnapped her. One of the greatest factors contributing to Shaft's wild success and lasting appeal is its memorable musical score, "a revolutionary funk/soul masterpiece", composed by Isaac Hayes. Hayes auditioned for the role of Shaft but was asked to compose the musical score instead. Hayes was also nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Dramatic Score and for Best Original Song with the 'Theme from Shaft.' When he won for Best Original Song, it was the first time an African American composer had won an Academy Award