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James Browns original soundtrack album for the 1973 blaxploitation film classic Slaughters Big Rip-Off is being reissued on 180-gram vinyl LP by Polydor/UMC, with faithfully replicated artwork including Slaughters Big Rip-Offs gatefold.

Released in August 1973, Slaughters Big Rip-Off is the sequel to 1972s Slaughter. Set in Los Angeles, the Gordon Douglas-directed mob drama stars Jim Brown, Ed McMahon, Don Stroud, Brock Peters, Gloria Hendry, and Dick Anthony. James Browns original soundtrack includes score pieces, plus Brother Rapp, Browns previously released single which peaked at No.2 onBillboards R&B chart and at No. 32 on the Pop chart, as well as Sexy, Sexy, Sexy, Browns sped-up rework of his 1966 hit, Money Wont Change You, with different lyrics. That track was released as a single from the Slaughters Big Rip-Off soundtrack, peaking at No. 6 on Billboards R&B chart and at No. 50 on the Pop chart. The soundtracks Happy For The Poor is a Latin-styled version of the 1971 J.B.s single, Gimme Some More.