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"Old Grey Whistle Test" London UK 1/72: 1. Keep On Keepin' On 2. We've Got To Have Peace 3. Curtis on Discovery (interview) Radio City Music Hall NYC 7/6/72: 4. Stone Junkie 5. Pusherman In The Studio '72: 6. Freddie's Dead 7. Eddie, You Should Know Better 8. Curtis on Songwriting (interview) The Push Expo '72 - Chicago '72: 9. We People Who Are Darker Than Blue 10. Give Me Your Love "The Midnight Special" - L.A. '72: 11. Superfly 12. Freddie's Dead 13. Curtis on Superfly (interview) "The Midnight Special" - L.A. 6/8/73: 14. Superfly 15. Back To The World 16. Curtis on Politics (interview) 1st Annual Black Caucus Benefit Washington DC 9/25/74: 17. Give Me Your Love 18. Curtis on Curtis (interview)

Curtis Mayfield - guitar Master Henry Gibson - bongos & congas Scott Harris - drums Lucky Scott - bass Craig McMullen - guitar. some analog distortion T2 from apprx 1:12 to 1:19 Tracks "Keep on keepin' on" to "Give me your love" included in the Keep on Keepin' on release by Big 'Fro; The Big 'Fro label did a valuable if unauthorized service to soul collectors by making available a good amount of unreleased vintage material by soul stars, an area that has received relatively little attention from bootleggers. This CD compiles live, radio, and television performances as well as a studio outtakes of "Freddie's Dead" and "Eddie You Should Know Better" from 1972, although no details other than year of recording are supplied for those from what was arguably Curtis Mayfield's greatest period of a distinguished career. For all of the tracks hail from 197274, a point at which the Superfly soundtrack had vaulted him to superstardom. The sound is good in fact, sometimes it's release quality, though some of the concert material is a little below that standard and the performances excellent, although they don't hugely deviate from the familiar studio versions. In addition to renditions of a few Superfly highlights ("Pusherman" and two versions apiece of "Superfly," "Freddie's Dead," and "Give Me Your Love"), there are also a few of the better nonSuperfly songs from Mayfield's most socially conscious period, including "Keep on Keepin' On," "We Got to Have Peace," "Stone Junkie," and "We People Who Are Darker Than Blue." If nothing else, it offers further proof of Mayfield's mastery of the soulrock wahwah guitar, as he uses the effects with as much assurance live as he did in the studio. Although 18 tracks are listed, that's a little deceptive; five of the "cuts" are actually excerpts of interviews with Mayfield, from undocumented sources. - Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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