Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse

Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse
Studio album by Eugene McDaniels
Released	1971
Recorded	1971
Studio	Atlantic Recording Studio Regent Sound Studio (New York City)
Genre	Psychedelic soul funk Jazz-funk avant-garde Rare groove
Length	37:50
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Joel Dorn
Eugene McDaniels chronology
Outlaw (1970) Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse (1971) Natural Juices (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	(positive) link
Allmusic	link
Boston Phoenix	link
Metro Times	link
Pitchfork Media	8.7/10 link
Stylus Magazine	(positive) link
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Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse is an album of American soul music by artist Eugene McDaniels, released in 1971.

Overview[]

The album is dedicated to Roberta Flack who is credited: "Special thanks to Miss Roberta Flack for not being afraid to help a brother. She, in my opinion, is a lady of quality, grace, humanity and talent of the highest order. I love you, Bert-G."

As with McDaniel's previous album, this is not a typical Soul album, which can even be seen by the cover image (a picture of McDaniels screaming between two warring samurai).

This album dabbles in form between soul, funk, jazz, and even folk. In addition, it has been a collector's item among rap music and rare groove enthusiasts since the early 90s when several of the songs were sampled by many hip hop producers including Pete Rock, Q-Tip, Beastie Boys and later Earl Sweatshirt.

Aloe Blacc performed the album in its entirety at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2018.

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Eugene McDaniels

1. "The Lord Is Back" – 3:19
2. "Jagger the Dagger" – 6:02
3. "Lovin' Man" – 4:47
4. "Headless Heroes" – 3:32
5. "Susan Jane" – 2:10
6. "Freedom Death Dance" – 4:16
7. "Supermarket Blues" – 4:08
8. "The Parasite (For Buffy)" – 9:36

Personnel[]

• Harry Whitaker - piano, musical director
• Gary King - electric bass
• Miroslav Vitouš - acoustic bass
• Alphonse Mouzon - drums
• Richie Resnikoff - guitar
• Carla Cargill - female vocals

Technical

• Lew Hahn - engineer
• Patrick Roques - art direction and design
• Bill Del Conte - photography
• Harvey Konigsberg - samurai painting

External links[]

• The Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse at All About Jazz
• The Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse at Allmusic