Thembi (Verve By Request): Vinyl LP Scritti Politti theraincoats

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The album is intended to evoke “a day in the life of a bear in a canyon in the Smoky Mountains

a text which provides new insights into his often cryptic lyrical methodology along with anecdotes from the days when these songs were composed

I Sing for the Things (2023 Remaster)

It was to sell twice as many copies in its first two weeks as Rattlesnakes had to date

Thembi (Verve By Request): Vinyl LP Scritti Politti theraincoatsReleased in 1971 on Impulse and recorded with two different ensembles, Thembi marked a departure from the slowly developing, side long, mantra like grooves Sanders had been pursuing for much of his solo career. Instead, it offers an intriguingly wide range of relatively concise ideas resulting in something of an anomaly in Sanders' prime period. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit. Tracklist: Side A 1.