{"product_id":"nina-simone-black-gold-vinyl-lp","title":"Nina Simone — Black Gold [Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNina Simone — Black Gold [Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, Album, Live, Reissue, 180 Gram, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e MOVLP195\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8713748980580\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jazz \/ Soul \/ Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Music On Vinyl \/ RCA Victor\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 January 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180 Gram Black Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Gold\u003c\/em\u003e is a live album by Nina Simone, recorded on \u003cstrong\u003e26 October 1969\u003c\/strong\u003e at the \u003cstrong\u003ePhilharmonic Hall in New York City\u003c\/strong\u003e before a sold-out audience and released by RCA Victor in 1970. It captures Simone at the absolute peak of her artistic and political powers — a performer whose command of the stage, the piano and her audience was unlike anyone else in popular music. The performance draws on folk tradition, Broadway, original composition and Simone's own extraordinary capacity to transform any song into something deeply personal and politically resonant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album opens with \u003cstrong\u003e\"Black Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — a Scottish folk ballad she had long made her own — and moves through a programme that includes the Hair medley \u003cstrong\u003e\"Ain't Got No \/ I Got Life\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, Miriam Makeba's \u003cstrong\u003e\"West Wind\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and a spellbinding reading of Sandy Denny's \u003cstrong\u003e\"Who Knows Where the Time Goes?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e. The defining moment comes at the close: \u003cstrong\u003e\"To Be Young, Gifted and Black\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, co-written by Simone and organist \u003cstrong\u003eWeldon Irvine\u003c\/strong\u003e and inspired by Lorraine Hansberry's play, received its first live performance at this concert and immediately became a civil rights anthem. Simone described it as addressed not to white audiences but to her own people: a song of pride, aspiration and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Music On Vinyl reissue presents the album on \u003cstrong\u003e180-gram black vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e, preserving the warmth and immediacy of a performance that remains one of the most powerful documents in Simone's catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBlack Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAin't Got No \/ I Got Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWest Wind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWho Knows Where the Time Goes?\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Assignment Sequence\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTo Be Young, Gifted and Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNina Simone – Vocals, Piano, Arrangements\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEmile Latimer – Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWeldon Irvine – Organ\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDon Alias – Drums, Percussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eJumma Santos – Congas, Percussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAndy Stroud – Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRecorded live at Philharmonic Hall, New York City, 26 October 1969\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLabel – Music On Vinyl \/ RCA Victor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Nina Simone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57749560066435,"sku":"MOVLP195","price":24.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/NinaSimoneBlackGoldMOVLP195_Mockup.webp?v=1775737207","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/nina-simone-black-gold-vinyl-lp","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}