D'Angelo And The Vanguard – Black Messiah 88875-05655-1 2 x Vinyl 12" 2015
light surface scratches across both records. sleeve has some ringwear spine and edgeware
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D'Angelo And The Vanguard (3) – Black Messiah

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Label:

RCA – 88875-05655-1

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo

Country:

US

Released:

10 Mar 2015

Genre:

Funk / Soul, Blues

Style:

Soul, Funk A1 Ain't That Easy Lyrics By – Kendra Foster, Q-Tip Lyrics By, Music By – D'Angelo A2 1000 Deaths Lyrics By – Kendra Foster Lyrics By, Music By – D'Angelo A3 The Charade Lyrics By – Kendra Foster Lyrics By, Music By – D'Angelo Music By – Questlove B1 Sugah Daddy Lyrics By – Kendra Foster, Q-Tip Lyrics By, Music By – D'Angelo Music By – James Gadson, Pino Palladino B2 Really Love Lyrics By – Kendra Foster Lyrics By, Music By – D'Angelo C1 Back To the Future (Part I) Lyrics By, Music By – D'Angelo C2 Till It's Done (Tutu) Lyrics By – Kendra Foster Lyrics By, Music By – D'Angelo Music By – Pino Palladino, Questlove C3 Prayer Lyrics By, Music By – D'Angelo D1 Betray My Heart Lyrics By, Music By – D'Angelo D2 The Door Lyrics By – Kendra Foster Lyrics By, Music By – D'Angelo D3 Back To the Future (Part II) Lyrics By, Music By – D'Angelo D4 Another Life Lyrics By – Kendra Foster Lyrics By, Music By – D'Angelo Music By – Questlove

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records
• Copyright © – RCA Records
• Record Company – Sony Music Entertainment
• Marketed By – Sony Music Entertainment
• Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment
• Published By – Ah-Choo Music Publishing
• Published By – BMG Bumblebee
• Published By – Ear Kandy Music
• Published By – Gadtoon Music
• Published By – Legendelphia Music LLC
• Published By – Onip Songs
• Published By – Songs Of SMP
• Published By – U Betta Like My Muzik
• Published By – Universal Music-Careers
• Published By – Universal Polygram International Publishing
• Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
• Published By – 12:00 AM Music
• Recorded At – MSR Studios
• Recorded At – Hydra SF
• Recorded At – Henson Recording Studios
• Recorded At – The Plant Studios
• Recorded At – Sear Sound
• Recorded At – Avatar Studios
• Recorded At – Quad Recording Studios
• Mixed At – MSR Studios
• Mixed At – Henson Recording Studios
• Lacquer Cut At – Masterdisk
• Plated At – Record Technology Incorporated – 23611
• Pressed By – United Record Pressing

• Arranged By [Strings] – Brent Fischer
• Art Direction [For], Design [For] – Multiply (2)
• Art Direction, Design – Afropunk, Exposure America
• Backing Vocals – Ahrell Lumzy, Jermane Holmes*, Kendra Foster
• Bass, Sitar – Pino Palladino
• Creative Director – Erwin Gorostiza
• Drums – Chris Dave, James Gadson
• Drums, Drum Programming – Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson*
• Engineer [Additional] – Tony Rambo
• Engineer [Assistant] – Chris Soper, Justin Garrish*, Martin Cooke (2), Mike Boden, Mike Layos, Nico Essig*, Noah Goldstein, Ricky Begin*
• Executive-Producer, Management – Alan Leeds, Kevin Liles
• Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – Spanky Alford*, Jesse Johnson, Mark Hammond (4)
• Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar], Sitar – Isaiah Sharkey
• Lacquer Cut By – AD*, Alex De Turk*
• Legal [Representation] – Lena Kasambalides, Paul Rothenberg, Samantha Shipp
• Management – KWL Enterprises, Inc.*, Shelltoe Entertainment
• Management [Business] – Joshua Klein (2), Keri Weaver, Monarch Business And Wealth Management, LLC
• Mastered By – Dave Collins
• Mixed By [Additional], Engineer – Ben Kane
• Mixed By, Engineer – Russell Elevado
• Other [Personal Assistant To D'Angelo] – Malcolm Fernando Kee
• Photography By – Barron Claiborne
• Photography By [Live Photography] – Carine Bijlsma
• Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon], Sitar, Bass, Drum Programming, Backing Vocals – D'Angelo
• Strings, Cello [Uncredited] – Maurice Grants
• Strings, Double Bass [Uncredited] – Chuck Berghoffer*
• Strings, Violin [Uncredited] – Assa Drori, Elizabeth Wilson (3)
• Trombone [Uncredited] – Bill Reichenbach (2)
• Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn, Arranged By [Brass and Horns] – Roy Hargrove
• Violin [Uncredited], Strings – Anatoly Rosinsky
• Vocals [Spoken] – Gina*
• Woodwind – Alex Budman

Gatefold sleeve.
Includes eight-page booklet with a download code.

℗ 2014 & © 2015 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment, 550 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022-3211.

A1: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), U Betta Like My Muzic/Songs Of SMP (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI)

A2: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI)
Contains a portion of the audio from the film "The Murder of Fred Hampton" used courtesy of Chicago Film Archives.

A3 and D4: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Legendelphia Music LLC/Universal Music-Careers (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI)

B1: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), U Betta Like My Muzic/Songs Of SMP (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI), Onip Songs/BMG Bumblebee (BMI), Gadtoon Music (BMI)

B2: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
Contains a sample from "We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue" written and performed by Curtis Mayfield, published by Warner-Tamerland Publishing Corp. (BMI), under license from Warner Bros. Records, Inc. by arrangement with Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company.

C1, C3, D1 and D3: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing)

C2: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI), Onip Songs/BMG Bumblebee (BMI), Legendelphia Music LLC/Universal Music-Careers (ASCAP)

D2: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI)

Recorded at M.S.R. Studios, Hydra SF, Henson Studios, The Plant, Sear Sound, Avatar Studios and Quad Studios.
Mixed at M.S.R. Studios and Henson Studios.

"No digital "plug-ins" of any kind were used in this recording. All of the recording, processing, effects and mixing was done in the analog domain using tape and mstly vintage equipment for best results. Listen at maximum volume."

Management: Kevin Liles, KWL Enterprises, Inc. and Alan Leeds, Shelltoe Entertainment
Business Management: Joshua Klein and Keri Weaver, Monarch Business and Wealth Management, LLC
Legal Representation: Paul Rothenberg, Samantha Shipp and Lesa Kasambalides, Rothenberg P.C.

"Thanks to Peter Edge, Tom Corson, Jocelyn Cooper, Matthew Morgan, Michelle Ryang, Irene Sourlis, Carolyn Williams, Erwin Gorostiza, Theola Borden, Junko Takada, Annie Meaher, Beth Hawkins, Nat Pastor, Roe Williams, Ashish Chutei, Heathcliff Berru, Scott Mantell, Questlove, Q-Tip, Bill Reeves, Lou Barber, Roxane George, Mark Jenkins, Tina Farris, Cecilia Ramirez, The Vanguard (Past and Present), Little Homey, Dominique Trenier."

Questlove appears courtesy of Def Jam Records. Roy Hargrove appears courtesy of Groove and High Records.

Runouts are etched, except "MASTERDISK" is stamped.

• Barcode (Text): 8 8875-05655-1 8
• Barcode (Scanned): 888750565518
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Rights Society: BMI
• Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): 23611.1(3)
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): 88875056551 A RE1 MASTERDISK AD 23611.1(3)... Approved by The Dragon
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): 88875056551 B RE1 MASTERDISK AD 23611.2(3)...
• Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): 88875056551 C RE1 MASTERDISK AD 23611.3(3)...
• Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): 88875056551 D RE1 AD 23611.4(3)...