Extension Of A Man, 8 track US tape (1973)

Before internet, the compact disc, the cassette, 8 track tapes were very popular in USA. This is the the Extension Of A Man version (#TP-7029).

Winners Have Yet to Be Announced, Ed Pavlic (2008)

A fantastic collection of poems on Donny Hathaway, written by Ed Pavlic and published in 2008 in USA. The author have chosen an original way to look at Donny's carrier and life. A great tribute to a genius. If you don't have this book, buy it as soon as possible. Easy to read and very moving.

Publisher's Note

This moving collection of prose poems about seventies soul singer Donny Hathaway presents a complex view of a gifted artist through imagined conversations and interviews that convey the voices, surroundings, and clashing dimensions of Hathaway's life.

Among mainstream audiences Hathaway is perhaps best known either as the syrupy voice singing with Roberta Flack in "Where Is the Love" or for his shocking death--he was found dead beneath the open thirteenth-story window of his New York hotel room in 1979 at the age of thirty-three. Less well known are the depth of his classical and gospel training, his wide-ranging intellectual interests, and the respect his musical knowledge, talent, and versatility commanded from collaborators like Curtis Mayfield and Aretha Franklin. Meanwhile, among listeners with special affinity for soul music of the 1970s, even almost thirty years after his death, no voice burns with the intensity of Hathaway's own in the great solo ballads and freedom songs such as "A Song for You," "Giving Up," "Someday We'll All Be Free," and "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black."

Winners Have Yet to Be Announced pushes poetry toward the rich characterization and depth of a novel. Yet it is the capacity of poetic language that allows the book to examine Donny Hathaway's vivid and remarkable life without attempting to resolve the mysteries within which he lived and created and sang.

Everything Is Everything, Japanese reissue LP (1995)

This japanese reissue (MQJP-1001) was published in 1995 on Atco Records/Atlantic. If someone has got a copy and can make better scans, send me an email.

Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack, japanese CD (2008)

This digitally remastered japanese CD (#WPCR-75451) of Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack first album was published on Atlantic/Warner Music Japan on sept. 24th, 2008 (Forever Young collection). This is a reissue of first pressing CD.

The Ghetto, french 7" (1972)

French original 45 rpm published in 1972 on Atco Records/Atlantic.

Where Is The Love, The Story Of Donny Hathaway (BBC 2, UK radio show)

BBC Radio 2 broadcasted a 1 hour radio show on Donny Hathaway last night, on August 15th 2011 at 10pm. Contributors include Roberta Flack, Hathaway's daughters, Lalah and Donnita, musical director and friend Harold Wheeler; co-writer, friend and fellow Howard University graduate Leroy Hutson and American music radio broadcaster, Dyana Williams.

Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack, japanese CD (1994)

This japanese CD (#AMCY-4056) of Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack first album was published on Atlantic/East West Japan in 1998. Not easy to find now & remastered like the US version. A classic.

Interview : Sounds (UK), July, 31th 1971

A very rare interview by Ray Telford published in Sounds, a british weekly newspaper on July, 31th 1971.

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Someday We'll All Be Free 4 SHM-CD box set, Japanese version (UPDATE)

Someday We'll All Be Free - japanese SHM-CD version - July 2011 - front cover

The japanese version of Someday We'll All Be Free box set was released on July, 9th 2011, 18 months after the french original limited edition. This new 4 cds box (WQCP-1075/8) has the same musical content but the packaging is a little bit different even if the cover looks like the french one. The japanese set is bigger and contains 2 booklets. The first one contains some different stories than the french one. The second booklet, printed in B&W, contains lyrics from all songs even the unrealised stuff. That's a great addition for fans. There are also some black & white pictures but sadly the printing quality is not excellent which is very surprising for a japanese release. The sound of SHM-CD is quite similar to the french CD. 

Japanese SHM-CD boxset

Click on the red link below to order it

Someday We'll All Be Free - Donny Hathaway Anthology - [SHM-CD]

Donny Hathaway

Where Is The Love, music sheet (1972)

This famous song written by Ralph McDonald and William Salter was released in 1972. It was a huge hit and the single (taken from the album Donny Hathaway and Roberta flack) reached number 1 in R&B US charts in August 1972. It peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same summer. The song was certified gold (First one for Donny) won a Grammy award for Best Pop Performance by a duo or a group with vocal.

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Magnificent Sanctuary Band, US promo 7"

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This US promo single was released on May 14th, 1971.

Side 1 : Magnificent Santuary Band (Mono version) 3:11
Side 2 : Magnificent Santuary Band

This song written by Dorsey Burnett is taken from Donny Hathaway's second album.

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