Richard Pryor - 'Craps' (After Hours) (2xLP, SUR exclusive Opaque Olive Vinyl) w/exclusive bonus trading card

Exclusive SUR variant color edition. Edition of 500. 

“The crown prince of comedy.” That’s how Richard Pryor was introduced at The Redd Foxx Club—and how he was known throughout the world. Was he also a righteous fool? No doubt. Was he a king among kings? That, too. And did he sire generations to follow in his comedic dynasty? You’re goddamned right he did. “'Craps' (After Hours)” finds Pryor at perhaps his most carnal, deeply ruminating upon (when not absolutely enjoying) all the ways fleshly pursuits from fighting and fornicating to drinking and drugging distract us, destroy us, and make us utterly human. Along the way, we get classic Pryor character studies, from the men enjoying the stage that was a Saturday night police lineup to the unfailingly polite white clientele of the whorehouses in his childhood environs, fathers ready to defend their daughters’ long-since departed honor, preachers enlivened by their personal relationships with God, tricks plying their trade while lying through their teeth, and, of course, Wino & Junkie, those staples of the streetcorner. Perhaps the most astounding thing is realizing that, in 2023, not a moment of these records feels out of date or distant; it’s all right there, the troubles of our times, unfolding then as they unfold now. At least then we had Richard Pryor to guide us through.

We’ve teamed up with Omnivore Records and Richard Pryor’s production company Indigo to pack this double-deluxe vinyl release, “'Craps' (After Hours),” with delights aplenty: sides one and two are the original, but newly remastered classic album, recorded live at The Redd Foxx Club in Hollywood, CA; side three is bonus material selected from “Evolution/Revolution: The Early Years (1966-1974)” and “No Pryor Restraint: Life in Concert,” now on vinyl for the very first time; and side four is an engraving of the original cover art for “Craps.” We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Pryor himself would call this one a real wing-dang-doodle!

Exclusive to the Stand Up! Records store and our vinyl variants, we have made a set of three original trading cards, each one paired with the album it is ordered with.

The project was co-produced with Chris Robinson (https://www.crob.info/), widely known and hailed for creating the Marvel Hip-Hop cover variants line and has also just reprinted the historic "All Negro Comics," which was the first all African-American made comic book from 1947 with liner notes and new material.

The portrait art on front is by Rob Guillory, a Louisiana native comic book artist, who has won both Eisner and Harvey awards (these are *the* most prestigious award in comic books, btw) for his comic The Chew (www.robguillory.com).

The designer of the cards is Randall Dahlk (https://randalldahlk.crevado.com/), who is also an Eisner and Harvey award-winning designer.

The backs of the cards have information from the liner notes for the LPs, and humorous spot illustrations in the tradition of Topps sports cards from local Minneapolis artist Adam Mathison-Sward (https://www.swarddraws.com/).

The cards are available while supplies last. One card per record.

Track Listing

1. Gettin' High`
2. F**K from Memory
3. Big Tits
4. Gettin' Some
5. The President
6. Ass-Hole
7. The Line-Up
8. Masturbating
9. Religion
10. Black Preachers
11. Being Born
12. Blow Our Image
13. Blackjack

1. I Spy Cops
2. Sugar Ray
3. White Folks
4. Indians
5. Ass Wupin'
6. Got a Dollar
7. Pres' Black Baby
8. Dope
9. Wino Panthers
10. After Hours
11. 280 Pound Ass
12. Crap Game
13. Insurance Man
14. Black and Proud
15. Gettin' the Nut
16. F**k the Faggot
17. Jackin' Off
18. Snappin' Pussy
19. Fartin'

1. Whorehouse, Pt. 1
2. Whorehouse, Pt. 2
3. Wino & Junkie (Alternate Version)
4. Attica (Behind Those Walls)

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