Paul Simon – Graceland: 25th Anniversary Edition (LP Vinyl)
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Recorded in Johannesburg at a moment when many Western artists were honoring the cultural boycott of apartheid-era South Africa, Simon's decision to travel there in 1985 remains one of the most debated and ultimately consequential choices in modern pop history. The album introduced millions of American listeners to mbaqanga rhythms and players like Ray Phiri and Bakithi Kumalo, whose fretless bass runs on "You Can Call Me Al" became instantly iconic. This anniversary pressing lets you hear that South African sunshine in the grooves the way it deserves.
180 RAgm vinyl LP pressing with download card. Digitally re-mastered and expanded 25th Anniversary edition of this groundbreaking album from the iconic singer/songwriter. In 1986, Graceland sold 14 million copies worldwide and garnered both the Album and Song of the Year Grammy in 1987. Simon and the members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo performed on Saturday Night Live and appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone. It generated three hit singles and it kept Paul Simon and the Graceland tour on the road for five years. It's music was heard across the globe. Today, it's music and it's reputation still reach generations of music enthusiasts yet so many are unaware of how pivotal that one album was during the 1980 s, how it helped birth the idea of World Music and revived the career of one of America's most important songwriters. How it influenced the political progress of South Africa a country divided by institutionalized racism, causing and then transcending years of controversy. How in fact the album came to be in the first place.
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Side B
UPC: 886919147216
Label: Sony Legacy
Release Date: 6.5.12
Format: LP Vinyl