Motown Records' Black Forum started with a bang when the new label released "Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam" as its first album in 1970. Originally recorded in April 1967 at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA, "Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam" was one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last and most important speeches. Ultimately, the release won a GRAMMY Award for Best Spoken Word Album in 1971 and is being re-issued on vinyl for the first time since 1970.
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Featured Upcoming Vinyl
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The Telephone Numbers Scarecrow II (Transparent Greenhouse)
Slumberland Records
October 10, 2025 -
Gomez Liquid Skin (Green) [2xLP]
Integral
October 17, 2025 -
Cat Burns How To Be Human
Sony UK
November 7, 2025 -
Mulatu Astatke Mulatu Plays Mulatu
Strut
September 26, 2025 -
Biohazard Divided We Fall
Frontiers New Recordings Physical Only
October 17, 2025 -
Revocation New Gods, New Masters
Metal Blade
September 26, 2025 -
Hatchie Liquorice (Red)
Secretly Canadian
November 7, 2025 -
James Morrison Fight Another Day (White)
Cooking Vinyl
October 3, 2025 -
Still in Love Recovery Language
Church Road Records
September 12, 2025 -
Chris Young I DIDN'T COME HERE TO LEAVE
Black River Entertainment
October 17, 2025 -
Priscilla Block Things You Didn't See Light (Gold)
InDent Records
October 10, 2025 -
The Vintage Caravan Portals [2xLP]
Napalm Records
September 26, 2025 -
Ruston Kelly Pale, Through the Window (Supersonic Blue)
Rounder
September 12, 2025 -
Trapeze Lost Tapes Vol. 1 (Yellow) [2xLP]
Metalville
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