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Isaac Hayes' "Shaft" Soundtrack Gets Deluxe Reissue from Stax

Isaac Hayes' "Shaft" Soundtrack Gets Deluxe Reissue from Stax

Source: conqueroo

Pivotal 1971 soundtrack was one of soul music’s best sellers of all time and earned Isaac Hayes a Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In 1971, the song was everywhere. “Who is the man who would risk his neck for his brother man?” Shaft? Damn right. Isaac Hayes’ Shaft soundtrack album became a #1 album on both the pop and R&B charts — and remained on the charts for a jaw-dropping 60 weeks. The first soul soundtrack ...
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