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Richard Pryor: ...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968-1992) | 
 enlarge | Artist: Richard Pryor
Label: Rhino / Warner Bros.
Category: Music
List Price: $79.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 14380
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 9
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 6.2 x 1.6
MPN: 76655
UPC: 081227665524
EAN: 0081227665524
ASIN: B00004YR3M
Release Date: October 17, 2000
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Super Nigger | | • | Girls | | • | Farting | | • | Prison Play | | • | T.V. Panel Show | | • | Smells | | • | Army Life | | • | Frankenstein |
Disc 2
| • | I Hope I'm Funny | | • | Nigger With Seizure | | • | Have Your Ass Home by 11:00 | | • | Black and White Life Styles | | • | Exorcist | | • | Wino Dealing With Dracula | | • | Flying Saucers | | • | The Back Down | | • | Black Man/White Woman | | • | Niggers Vs. The Police | | • | Wino and Junkie |
Disc 3
| • | Eulogy | | • | Shortage of White People | | • | New Niggers | | • | Cocaine | | • | Just Us | | • | Mudbone (Intro) | | • | Mudbone: Little Feets | | • | When Your Woman Leaves You | | • | The Goodnight Kiss | | • | Women Are Beautiful | | • | Our Text for Today | | • | Ali |
Disc 4
| • | Hillybilly | | • | Black and White Women | | • | Our Gang | | • | Bicentennial Prayer | | • | Black Hollywood | | • | Mudbone Goes to Hollywood | | • | Chinese Restaurant | | • | Acid | | • | Bicentennial Nigger |
Disc 5
| • | New Year's Eve | | • | White and Black People | | • | Black Funerals | | • | Discipline | | • | Heart Attacks | | • | Ali | | • | Keeping in Shape | | • | Leon Spinks |
Disc 6
| • | Dogs and Horses | | • | Jim Brown | | • | Monkeys | | • | Kids | | • | Nature | | • | Things in the Woods | | • | Deer Hunter | | • | Chinese Food | | • | Being Sensitive |
Disc 7
| • | Women | | • | Prison | | • | Africa | | • | Mafia Club | | • | Mudbone | | • | Freebase | | • | Hospital |
Disc 8
| • | Here and Now | | • | Southern Hospitality | | • | Slavery | | • | Motherland | | • | I Met the President | | • | Fire Exit | | • | Mudbone, Pt. 1 | | • | Mudbone, Pt. 2 | | • | Inebriated | | • | One Night Stands | | • | One Day at a Time | | • | I Like Women | | • | Being Famous | | • | I Remember | | • | Interview |
Disc 9
| • | Introduction - Richard Pryor, | | • | Mudbone Goes to Hollywood | | • | Fame, Pt. 1 | | • | Black Messiah | | • | Life | | • | Death | | • | My Funeral | | • | Acid | | • | Patty Hearst | | • | Fighting | | • | The Law | | • | History Lesson | | • | I Don't Give a Fuck | | • | Fame, Pt. 2 | | • | Therapy | | • | W.A.S.P.'s | | • | Getting Older | | • | God | | • | Dog | | • | M.S. |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
One can't help but feel both elated and sad when listening to this colossal overview of Richard Pryor's recorded work. Multiple sclerosis has silenced the greatest humorist of his generation, and that's tragic for Pryor. But it's also a heartbreaking loss for comedy, for, as these discs amply illustrate, the man who exploded the parameters of stage comedy in the '70s could have taken it in wild new directions. As it was, Pryor fleshed out Lenny Bruce's commitment to brutal honesty--and with a keener acting ability. This nine-CD set includes the comic's seven Warner Bros. LPs, plus a disc of previously unissued material and a rare 25-minute interview from 1983. Listening to the likes of 1974's That Nigger's Crazy and 1978's Live in Concert, it's obvious that while the man shaped comedy for decades to come, very few of those who've followed in his footsteps have anything near the talent, fearlessness, wisdom, or insight that Pryor possessed. Or the pain, for that matter. But as Pryor observed looking back at his peak years, "I was a drug-addicted, paranoid, frightened, lonely, sad, and frustrated comedian who had gotten too big for his britches." All those qualities come through loud and clear on these discs, but what he's left out is that, at the very same time, he was also very possibly the funniest man on the planet. --Steven Stolder
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very happy customer July 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
thank you the product (Richard Pryor) And it's deep too. The box set camr right to my front door very quickly and it also arrived brand new in the shirnk wrap just as advertised. Thank you again for the prompt service
This Nigger's Funny!! May 11, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've always been a fan of Pryor and his movies, catching any of his stand-up performances whenever they came on TV. But I've never owned any of his albums/CDs. Glad I saw this set so I could get them all.
Taking us from the beginning to the end, this collection has it all from the Warner Brother archives. You get to hear the genius of Richard Pryor as he talks about growing up in the ghetto, the wino's, Mudbone, and his frequent use of the word nigger. Then we hear Pryor's relationships with his wife, dealings with drugs, the police, and jail, going to Africa, and (sadly) getting multiple sclerosis. Pryor was one of those comedians who took us along with them as they experienced life, pointing out things they felt were odd to make us laugh. Pryor did that with such grace and style that no one has been able to do since. He learned from the best (Redd Foxx) and was able to pass that along to others whose lives he's influenced (Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock).
Since I haven't had any comedy albums from back in the day, I thought these recordings were shorted, meaning that the pauses between tracks were a way for the label to edit out stuff. But from what I've learned that's how all albums were made, since all the albums were records, not tapes or CDs. That was my only gripe with these.
The set comes with a great booklet filled with photos and various texts, detailing Pryor's life and legacy in the entertainment industry. And probably coolest of all is that each CD is sleeved with the original cover art from the album. So glad they didn't decide to alter that at all.
Such a great gift for anyone who's a fan of comedy. Never regretted getting this at all. And for the price, it's a pretty nice deal!
10 Stars if possible...........this folks, is where it starts April 16, 2008
This is the singular most essential comedy collection of material ever. An absolute genious, arguably the best ever.
I also recomend Godfrey 'Godspeed' for the newer generation of comics carrying on the tradition
One of the funniest of all time. March 10, 2008
If you appreciate comedy, you have to get this set. I'd already heard a lot of this stuff before I bought the cd's and I still laughed hard. Richard Pryor is one of the best comedians of all time and if you had to own a comedy set, this is the one to own.
Richard Pryor More than Funny February 10, 2008
Richard Pryor was a genius who could weave the intricate nature of the extant social issues with familiar personal events that we all could relate, appreciate and find the amazing humor. He leverage the story telling skills into an incredible depiction of America and our world.
He had us look in the mirror and laugh at ourselves and this collection has it all!
Enjoy!
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