{"product_id":"david-porter-victim-of-joke-an-opera-lp","title":"David Porter - Victim Of Joke? An Opera (VINYL LP Craft CR00198) | NEW-","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel: Enterprise – CR00198, Craft Recordings – CR00198\u003cbr\u003e\r\nFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCountry: US\u003cbr\u003e\r\nReleased: Nov 1, 2019\u003cbr\u003e\r\nGenre: Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003e\r\nStyle: Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAct I    \u003cbr\u003e\r\nA1        If I Give It Up, I Want It Back\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWritten-By – David Porter, Roni LeBeau, Ronnie Williams\u003cbr\u003e\r\n2:26\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA2        When You Have To Sneak (You Have To Sneak)\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWritten-By – David Porter, Ronnie Williams\u003cbr\u003e\r\n3:29\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA3        Help\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWritten-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*\u003cbr\u003e\r\n3:37\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA4        I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWritten-By – Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson*\u003cbr\u003e\r\n9:43\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAct II    \u003cbr\u003e\r\nB1        Storm In The Summertime\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWritten-By – David Porter, Ronnie Williams\u003cbr\u003e\r\n5:45\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB2        Pretty Inside\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWritten-By – David Porter, Ronnie Williams\u003cbr\u003e\r\n3:33\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB3        Human\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWritten-By – Luther Dixon\u003cbr\u003e\r\n3:48\u003cbr\u003e\r\nB4        Airplane Ticket, Bus Ride, Can I Borrow Your Car?\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWritten-By – David Porter, Ronnie Williams\u003cbr\u003e\r\n3:46\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ePhonographic Copyright ℗ – Craft Recordings\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCopyright © – Craft Recordings\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRecord Company – Concord Music Group, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMastered At – Take Out Vinyl\u003cbr\u003e\r\nLacquer Cut At – Take Out Vinyl\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPressed By – Memphis Record Pressing – MRP2091\u003cbr\u003e\r\nDistributed By – Concord Music Group\u003cbr\u003e\r\nArranged By – Dale Warren, David Porter, Ronnie Williams\u003cbr\u003e\r\nArt Direction – David Krieger, The Graffiteria\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBacking Band [Rhythm] – The Barkays*\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBass – Donald \"Duck\" Dunn, Leon Hodges*\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCopyist – Dottie Reding\u003cbr\u003e\r\nCreative Director – Larry Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\r\nDrums – Al Jackson*, Willie Hall\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEdited By – Daryl Williams\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEngineer – Bobby Manuel, David Purple*, Henry Bush, Peter Granet, Ron Capone, William Brown*\u003cbr\u003e\r\nEngineer [Re-mix Engineer] – David Purple*, Ron Capone\u003cbr\u003e\r\nGuitar – Bobby Manuel, Buddy Davis, Harold Beane\u003cbr\u003e\r\nHorns – The Memphis Horns\u003cbr\u003e\r\nLacquer Cut By – J. Powell*\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMastered By – Jeff Powell\u003cbr\u003e\r\nOrgan – Ronnie Williams\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPhotography By – Joel Brodsky\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPiano – Ronnie Williams\u003cbr\u003e\r\nProducer – David Porter, Ronnie Williams\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAll-analog mastering\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBarcode (front sticker): 8 88072 09254 9\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eLimited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. The 1971 concept album, Victim of the Joke?... An Opera is the third solo LP from the acclaimed producer, songwriter, and singer David Porter. Listed as one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time by Rolling Stone, Porter established his career at Stax, working alongside writing partner Isaac Hayes. This ambitious LP stands as a testament to Porter's endless creative spirit. Victim of the Joke pairs original pop-infused soul music and covers (including an infectious rendition of the Beatles' \"Help!\") with interludes of dialogue to tell the story of a love affair. Porter's searing rendition of the standard \"(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over\" has been sampled in over 35 songs by artists like The Notorious B.I.G., the Wu-Tang Clan and Mary J. Blige. This is the first-time Victim of the Joke? Is reissued on vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: NEW\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: BLUES\/FUNK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 2019-12-06\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"David Porter","offers":[{"title":"- FUNK\/SOUL *NEW*","offer_id":54549618196817,"sku":"8N9T9Y-IC7Y-6U","price":28.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1030\/9297\/8001\/files\/david-porter-victim-of-joke-an-opera-lp_IJCKN.jpg?v=1786502321","url":"https:\/\/ilovevinylrecords.com\/products\/david-porter-victim-of-joke-an-opera-lp","provider":"I Love Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}