Product Description
War was the original jam band, their music a thick stew of stone funk, old school R&B, Latin rhythms, free-form jazz and an uncanny pop sensibility. They had broken through in 1970 with "Spill The Wine," a hit collaboration with Eric Burdon, and by 1972 War was poised to become one of the biggest bands in the land. Their late '72 album release The World Is A Ghetto, led by the title track and the smash hit "The Cisco Kid," took off and became the best-selling pop album of the following year.

To celebrate its place in pop music history, Avenue Records and UMe present The World Is A Ghetto: 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition, featuring a remastered version of the album newly remastered for the first time in 20 years and four unreleased bonus "Ghetto Jams" that showcase more of the group's versatility: "Freight Train Jam," a chugging tour-de-force in the vein of the album's cinematic "City, Country, City"; "58 Blues," a down-home blues jam; "War Is Coming," a scalding rock-blues version of a funk jam issued five years later; and a mesmerizing, early rehearsal take of "The World Is A Ghetto." All of the music was sourced from the original master tapes, provided by the group's original co-producer Jerry Goldstein. Also included is a booklet with a new essay and detailed recording information.

War was seven guys from Compton and Long Beach in Southern California: Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen, on percussion; Harold Brown, drums; B.B. Dickerson, bass; Lonnie Jordan, keyboards; Charles Miller, saxophones; Lee Oskar, harmonica; and Howard Scott, guitar. Their No. 1 album, inspired by the idea that ghetto life has no boundaries, is now receiving the treatment it deserves.

1. The Cisco Kid
2. Where Was You At
3. City, Country, City
4. Four Cornered Room
5. The World Is A Ghetto
6. Beetles In The Bog

Bonus Tracks:
7. Freight Train Jam
8. 58 Blues
9. War Is Coming
10. The World Is A Ghetto (Rehearsal Take)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009XC8SEQ/?tag=imwan-20

I am all over this. They seem like the kind of band that would have a lot of alternative versions/unreleased stuff. Great album.

+1,000,000

I'm in.

Me too. I have ths on vinyl but would love to have an expanded remaastered version.

Rick A.

Oooooh. Just, oooooh!!!!!

This one and All Day Music. Yowsah!

I used to have a broadcast concert from this tour. Tape was stolen from my car. i remember it was a great show.

Found this at Dusty Groove a few days ago on the War reissue-

http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id= ... ncl_cs%3D1

Oops, it was the All Day Music tour I had a tape of.

The description at dusty groove sounds great. I'm a big fan of "Where Was You At?"

I have the 20 bit remaster Avenue Gold Collection which sounds excellent, but I'll certainly be getting this.

Zoom zoom zoom!!!

I just finished listening to it.....it sounds great. The alternate World Is A Ghetto is a good listen.....slower and mellower. The other bonus tracks are loose jams or straight blues jams that don't add much. Wish they would have included the single version of World Is A Ghetto.

It's worth buying.