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The album features their biggest hits including “Slippin’ Into Darkness,” “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” as well as their iconic hit “Low Rider.” Audio has been taken from the original master tapes, with artwork being faithfully replicated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Analogue Productions","offers":[{"title":"Black LPx2","offer_id":50445090357579,"sku":"2188558","price":89.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Gold | LP","offer_id":50445089767755,"sku":"1115974","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Blue LP","offer_id":50445090652491,"sku":"2202629","price":54.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/081227815639_86bb0641_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727033016"},{"product_id":"the-world-is-a-ghetto-1","title":"The World Is A Ghetto","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1972 the band’s sound was refined and deepened with the release of \u003ci\u003eThe World Is A Ghetto\u003c\/i\u003e; a celebratory, reflective, and gritty album which was recorded in just 29 days with Goldstein and legendary British recording engineer Chris Huston behind the recording console. Its first single, “The Cisco Kid” shipped gold and brought the band a following in the Hispanic community that has remained loyal to the group to this day. The thought provoking title song “The World Is A Ghetto” fueled the album to the Number One chart spot in Billboard and was voted Billboard’s Album of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4CD - This set is a unique creation overseen by original producer Jerry Goldstein that includes the original album, and then each of the six songs from the original album in the original jam recordings, so fans can hear how Jerry curated the final songs from the original recorded jams. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avenue Records","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50445311213899,"sku":"1162495","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CDx4","offer_id":50445312622923,"sku":"2202840","price":54.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b79d6273-08ef-404c-ac09-7042289be9a9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727036166"},{"product_id":"world-is-a-ghetto-50th-anniversary-collectors-edition-black-friday-2023","title":"World Is A Ghetto (50th Anniversary Collectors Edition) - Black Friday 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis product is a Black Friday Record Store Day title and not available to pre-order.\n\nAvailable to buy in-store and online from 8am on 25\/11\/2023 (Black Friday Record Store Day).\nDon’t forget: Click 'Notify Me' to be the first to know about its availability online. It also helps us to place accurate orders so that we can please as many of you as possible on the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe World is a Ghetto \u003c\/i\u003ewas War's 1973 funk\/R\u0026amp;B\/latin fusion jam, which became the top selling record in America that year. It features \"Cisco Kid\" inspired by the popular mid-century TV show, The title track, \"The World Is A Ghetto\" which has been sampled in more than 31 hip hop songs, including tracks by Geto Boys, Ice T-, and A$AP Mob, instrumental jam \"City, Country, City,\" Four Cornered Room, Beetles In The Bog, and Where Was You At. This release features the progressions of the two key tracks (Cisco Kid and The World Is A Ghetto), and alternate takes\/reimaginings of the remaining tracks\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhino","offers":[{"title":"LPx5","offer_id":50489996804427,"sku":"2063033","price":129.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_e8d91905_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1733185891"},{"product_id":"the-vinyl-1977-1994","title":"The Vinyl 1977-1994 - Black Friday 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis product is a Black Friday Record Store Day title and not available to pre-order. It is available to buy in-store and 8am on 29\/11\/2024 (Black Friday Record Store Day) and online from 8am on 30\/11\/2024.\nTIP: Click 'Notify Me' to be the first to know about its availability online first. It also helps us to place accurate orders so that we can please as many of you as possible on the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWAR: The Vinyl II is the next in series of the special edition box-sets celebrating WAR's 50+ years of music making. The Vinyl II includes \u003ci\u003ePlatinum Funk\u003c\/i\u003e (1977), \u003ci\u003eGalaxy\u003c\/i\u003e (1977), \u003ci\u003eThe Music Band\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), \u003ci\u003eOutlaw\u003c\/i\u003e (1982) and \u003ci\u003ePeace Sign\u003c\/i\u003e (1984). Featuring original new artwork from Dave Van Patten, and newly remastered by Bernie Grundman, this collection travels from the L.A. Sunshine to the Galaxy and beyond, deep into The Jungle and All Around The World. While each album is wildly different, they all contain WAR's signature genre-defying sound\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avenue Records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50512085287243,"sku":"2226080","price":149.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1r7-Bc0A_430ce81a_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727898299"},{"product_id":"why-cant-we-be-friends","title":"Why Cant We Be Friends?","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was 1975 when the \u003ci\u003eWhy Can’t We Be Friends? \u003c\/i\u003ealbum was released. It contained the hit title track, “Low Rider”, and “Don’t Let No One Get You Down”. This year saw War’s touring, record sales, and notoriety reach new heights. They performed at the first Congressional Black Caucus and witnessed their hit “Friends…” played as a soundtrack to the first U.S.-Soviet space mission in which Astronauts and Cosmonauts linked up in the spirit of friendship. “Friends…” stayed on the U.S. charts for thirty-one weeks and earned the band yet another platinum-plus album. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avenue Records","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50522987331915,"sku":"1162501","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2c890e6e-bc48-40f6-825c-0eb059c0220d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728016630"},{"product_id":"all-day-music","title":"All Day Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn late 1971 War released \u003ci\u003eAll Day Music,\u003c\/i\u003e the title track would be the group’s first hit single, and their first gold single “Slippin’ Into Darkness” followed propelling the album to over 1 million sales and a winning streak that would continue for years. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avenue Records","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50522988839243,"sku":"1162496","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1e6a0475-ed77-4df0-89d8-0857ed37091e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728016673"},{"product_id":"deliver-the-word","title":"Deliver The Word","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe next album, \u003ci\u003eDeliver The Word\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), contained the hits “Gypsy Man”, “Me And My Baby Brother”, and a re-recording of “All Day Music”. 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