WAR The World Is a Ghetto (50th Anniversary Collector's Edition) 5LP Box Set (Gold & Black Vinyl)

Avenue Records

WAR The World Is a Ghetto (50th Anniversary Collector's Edition) 5LP Box Set (Gold & Black Vinyl)

The World Is a Ghetto was WAR's 1973 funk/R&B/latin fusion jam, which became the top-selling record in America that year. It features "Cisco Kid" inspired by the popular mid-century TV show, the title track, "The World Is a Ghetto" which has been sampled in more than 31 hip-hop songs, including tracks by Geto Boys, Ice T-, and A$AP Mob, instrumental jam "City, Country, City," "Four Cornered Room," "Beetles in the Bog," and "Where Was You At." This release features the progressions of the two key tracks ("Cisco Kid" and "The World Is a Ghetto"), and alternate takes/reimaginings of the remaining tracks.

Features

• 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition
• 5LP Box Set
• Original Album on Gold Vinyl
• Previously Unreleased "Making Of," Alternate Takes & Reimaginings
• Record Store Day Black Friday 2023 Release
• Slipcase
• Made in Germany

Track List

Original Album

SIDE 1:

1. The Cisco Kid
2. Where Was You At
3. City, Country, City

SIDE 2:

1. Four Cornered Room
2. The World Is a Ghetto
3. Beetles In the Bog

Bonus Tracks

SIDE 3:

1. L.A. Sunshine (Original Jam) *
2. War Is Coming (Original Jam) *

SIDE 4:

1. Lonnie's Wednesday Night Jam *
2. Lee's Latin Jam *
3. Blues for Papa Dee *
4. This Is My Song Milton James *

The Making Of

SIDE 1:

1. The Making of "The Cisco Kid" *

SIDE 2:

1. The Making of "Where Was You At" *

SIDE 3:

1. The Making of "City, Country, City" *

SIDE 4:

1. The Making of "Four Cornered Room" *

SIDE 5:

1. The Making of "The World Is a Ghetto" *

SIDE 6:

1. The Making of "Beetles In the Bog" *

*Previously Unreleased