Strong VG+ copy culled from a recently-acquired collection of soundtracks.  While there are lots of reissues offered here and on other sites, this is the original release from 1975, complete with the 1975 Kent Comedy Series One-Sheet (pictured). Most of the shrink-wrap is still on the jacket.  Only a slight surface mark on the 1st track on Side Two prevents me from visually grading this Near-Mint.  Because of the corner wear on the top-left, I'll call the jacket VG+.  Despite these two minor flaws, this is truly a rare find, and a record that any funk collector would be proud to own.  For more info on the "Dolomite" movie, see the Wikipedia entry below.  $3.99 for shipping within the continental 48 states - will add actual shipping charges for any other location worldwide. 

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Dolemite

Dolemite is a 1975 blaxploitation feature film, and is also the name of its principal character, played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film and its soundtrack. Moore, who started his career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1960s, heard around that time a rhymed toast by a local homeless man about an urban hero named Dolemite, and decided to adopt the persona of Dolemite as an alter-ego in his act.

He included the character on his 1970 debut album, Eat Out More Often, which reached the top 25 on the Billboard charts. He released several more comedy albums using this persona. In 1975, Moore decided to create a film about Dolemite, using many of his friends and fellow comedians as cast and crew.[1] The film was directed by D'Urville Martin, who appears as the villain Willie Green.

Cast

• Dolemite (Rudy Ray Moore): the protagonist of the movie. Dolemite is seen jailed in the beginning of the movie, followed by a flashback of detectives examining the trunk of his car in which stolen fur coats and drugs were found. It is obvious Dolemite was framed, but he spends time in jail nevertheless. Dolemite is later pardoned and released. Throughout the movie, as Dolemite attempts to rekindle his reputation on the streets and reclaim his pride and joy (the club referred to as "The Total Experience") from Willie Green, he is constantly having run-ins with a pair of detectives, Mitchell and White, who framed Dolemite before (as seen in the flashback), and who are hell-bent on getting Dolemite back into the slammer.

• Queen Bee (Lady Reed): runs a whorehouse that references Dolemite as the part time owner on several occasions throughout the movie. Queen Bee is the only woman in Dolemite's household whom Dolemite speaks to as an equal, rather than a pimp. While Queen Bee is very emotional about having Dolemite return home after time in jail, no reference of an intimate relationship is ever made during the film.

• Willie Green (D'Urville Martin): the antagonist. Willie Green is seen in the initial flashback as having a leading part in the framing of Dolemite. Willie Green takes over Dolemite's club "The Total Experience" while Dolemite is serving hard time. Willie Green and the city's mayor, Mayor Daley, have a peculiar partnership. The mayor will abuse his office in helping Willie Green avoid problems with the law, while Willie Green promises black votes for the mayor's upcoming re-election.

• Reverend Gibbs (West Gale): a black separatist with many connections, the Reverend leads a radical church in the "Fourth Ward." He tips off Dolemite regarding who set him up two years prior, as well as who is supplying drugs to the community.

• Mitchell (John Kerry): a corrupt detective who - under the direction of Mayor Daley and Willie Green - frames Dolemite and sends him to prison. When Dolemite is released, he and his partner White attempt to frame him again.

• Blakely (Jerry Jones): an FBI man who lurks in the shadows, and knows why Dolemite is out on the street. When the time comes, Blakely apprehends the corrupt detectives Mitchell and White and the corrupt Mayor.

• Creeper (Vainus Rackstraw): better known as the Hamburger Pimp, he is recognized by his dingy "white-T", characteristic pimp stroll (as he pulls up his pants), and constant begging for spare change and free food. The Creeper takes Dolemite to his humble abode and is assassinated after explaining the murder of Dolemite's nephew Little Jimmy.

A sequel, The Human Tornado, was released in 1976.

• Several sound clips from Dolemite are featured in Big Chief's 1992 CD "Face"
• In the animated movie Bebe's Kids, Robin Harris (voiced by Faizon Love) referenced Dolemite.
• The Beastie Boys' second album, Paul's Boutique, features a plethora of references to Dolemite and Rudy Ray Moore. The music video for "Hey Ladies" is strongly influenced also.
• In the Futurama episode "Jurassic Bark," Professor Farnsworth states the following in reference to Fry's fossilized dog, Seymour: "Indeed, you see that fossil was made of dolemite - the tough black mineral that won't cop out when there's heat all about!"
• In the Kid-n-Play film House Party, Kid's father is disappointed that his son would rather go to a party rather than watch Dolemite with him, claiming "You grew up on him."
• MADtv has featured sketches wherein Aries Spears portrays the Son of Dolemite, in what are parodies of the blaxploitation genre.
• Rudy Ray Moore also cameoed as the Dolemite character in the Insane Clown Posse film Big Money Hustlas. In the film he plays "the ghost of dolemite", despite (as character Sugar Bear points out) the fact that Dolemite wasn't dead.
• He also cameoed in the music video for Eric B. and Rakim's "In The Ghetto" (c. 1990).
• Parts of the movie Dolemite were used in Ol' Dirty Bastard's video "Got Your Money".
• In the film The Great White Hype, clips of the movie were shown as Damon Wayans' character watches Dolemite as his inspiration before a fight. Wayans also does a stand-up routine which includes a spec movie script pitched to him which liberally borrows from and references Dolemite.
• Musician Scott Henderson's 1997 release Tore Down House uses samples from the movie on the leading track, titled "Dolemite".
• The Dolemite character provides intro tracks for several Busta Rhymes albums, as well as Snoop Dogg's album No Limit Top Dogg.
• Professional wrestler Craig Williams has a comical pimp persona similar to Dolemite, Human Tornado.
• One of Clinton Portis's media characters is known as Dolemite Jenkins.
• Rock band The Independents have a song titled "Dolemite", on their album Do It Again, about the film.
• 311's song "Down" "....Lightning strikes yo we be in that violent force of light/Guaranteed to turn it out as bad as dolemite.."
• Snoop Doggy Dogg raps in Dr. Dre's song Nuthin' but a "G" Thang, "....pimpin hoes and clockin' a grip, like my name was Dolemite."
• There is a Los Angeles based Grindcore/Metal/Punk band called "The Dolemite Project".
• An episode of Fox's "Mad TV" that aired prior to the 1996 presidential election (hosted by Ice-T) included a sketch of Bob Dole appearing at a debate as a pimp. He introduced himself by saying, "Dolemite's my name and pimpin' D.C.'s my game."
• After a week's hiatus from hosting The Tonight Show, Jay Leno asked his bandleader Kevin Eubanks what he did during his week off. Eubanks said he attended a family reunion, and showed a clip. It was a fight scene from Dolemite, and Leno said, "That's your family reunion? I see you invited Uncle Dolemite."
• In Jim Jarmusch's 2005 film Broken Flowers, protagonist Don Johnston (played by Bill Murray) is encouraged by his friend Winston (Jeffrey Wright) to seek out the identity of an anonymous letter-writer who claims to be his former lover and to have given birth to their son years before. Later, he glibly suggests to Winston's daughter that her father might have an alterego: "Keep your eyes open. He may be Dolemite."
• In his 1998 autobiography Crazy From the Heat, Van Halen vocalist David Lee Roth cites the Dolemite character as ranking high amongst his personal pop-culture influences, and uses the quote "Dolemite motherfucker!" numerous times throughout the book.
• Rapper Big Daddy Kane featured Dolemite samples in his album Taste of Chocolate.
• Ska Punk band Voodoo Glow Skulls feature clips from this movie in their album Baile de Los Locos
• Creeper the Hamburger Pimp is alluded to in the 1996 film Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood in the character "Dave the Crackhead" played by Keith Morris, who wears a dirty white shirt and offers to trade money for cheeseburgers.
• The writers of Cracked.com, in particular columnist Seanbaby, are avowed fans of the film and mention it and the character regularly.
• The Warrior lacrosse company made a "Dolomite" Diamond lacrosse shaft
• Cooper “The Human Tornado” Robinson, a contestant on season 10 of American Idol.
• On 30 Rock, Tracy Morgan's character has been known to use the phrase "sweet like bear meat," possibly in tribute to the Hamburger Pimp
• Ol' Dirty Bastard uses clips from Dolemite for the video to his hit song Got Your Money.