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War – The World Is A Ghetto vinyl cover

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War – The World Is A Ghetto

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Title: War - The World Is A Ghetto
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1972, Funk, Latin Soul Funk, Long Beach, California 7/26
Matrix #: UAS-5652
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks good, a few very light marks (CC) | Members: Howard S (45' - 03'), Harold B (39' - 21'), Lee O (40' - Alive), B.B. D (38' - 08'), Lonnie J (41' - Alive), Charles M (39' - Alive), Papa Dee A (42' - 88')
Cultural Facts:

  1. Personal Struggle: War emerged from working-class Southern California neighborhoods shaped by racism, poverty, and urban unrest, turning those realities into music that sounded communal rather than defeated.
  2. Studio Lore: The 13-minute “City, Country, City” stretches funk, jazz, Latin percussion, and street atmosphere into a slow cinematic journey through Los Angeles.
  3. Political Science: The title track treats the entire world as one troubled neighborhood, mixing social criticism with warmth and groove instead of preaching from a distance.

5/16/23, CK 1/14/25 sc  7/14/2026 CC

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