For those who know Black Cinema, whether its Blaxploitation or movies made FUBU, The Spook Who Sat By The Door might have slipped by them. Makes sense - the film was pulled from theaters, and didn't see a proper DVD release until 2004. Telling the story of a Black man who became the first Black CIA agent, then, after realizing that shit ain't gonna change, takes those learned traits and creates a band of revolutionaries, this film was (wrongly) accused ofo being a riot-inducing anti-establishment flick, and ended up being pulled from distribution after the first week it came out in '73. I read the book a decade ago, and it helped me realize that revolutions start from the inside. I (finally) saw the movie about 2 years ago, and while it was mad ghetto, it was raw, especially considering the budget they were working with. Plus, the fact that Herbie Hancock did the score was the icing on the cake. This is that Head Hunters-era twisted funk jazz fusion style, which got me open around the time I first read this.In any case, my homey Che Grand said he was happy to find a track from the flick, and I realized, shit, I've had the soundtrack sitting on my harddrive ever since I saw the movie. Figured, its been 35 years, someone needs to liberate this. So I did. I also included a 58 second radio spot I found for this one. Some ill sample sources (shit, I think Hive and crew flipped this on the Welcome To Violence album) as well. Enjoy.
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