Nina Simone Forever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs Of Freedom & Spirit CD

 You must hear this!!!
We have several Nina re-releases of her marvelous RCA era - now on this issue, at last, we have the full recording of my all time Simone favourite, "Why the King of Love Is Dead". At last we hear the song, the passion in all its glory and hellfire anger. Tell you what folks - I have heard this song often before (in edited 5 minute sound bites - hearing the full (12.55) version will leave you drained - I cried the first and second time I listened it was so moving. I reckon RCA must have quaked at its message. Despite the "I ain't about to be non violent honey" rhetoric - this is the most forgiving and humane message song ever recorded. Please Andy Stroud and Lisa Kelly, executors of Nina's estate, release the full and unexpergated version of the April 7, 1968 Westbury Music Fair concert. It has to be the ultimate testomony to an icon of the 20th century. Then if RCA/BMG can keep their nerve release all the 1967 to 1974 material Dr Simone recorded/outakes and all. We would learn much for decades to come.
Submitted by a_lankester (Exeter, UK)
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