Craps

by Richard Pryor

Overview

Before Richard Pryor officially came out to the mainstream as a comedian and social critic who knew no boundaries, he honed his more raunchy material in black comedy clubs, road-testing the controversial act about sex, racism, and his own screwups that he would use to great effect later in his career. Craps, recorded live in 1971 at the Redd Foxx Club in Hollywood, is a perfect example -- one look at the distinctly adult-looking characters on the album cover and the X-rated track titles and you know the tame stuff Pryor once did on Ed Sullivan has been jettisoned in favor of the ribald. The comedian riffs his way through black culture ("Black Preachers," "I Spy Cops"), sex ("Big Tits," "Getting' the Nut"), and street life ("Wino Panthers," "Crap Game"). And though his monologues and segues aren't as razor-sharp and seamless as they would become on records like Bicentennial Nigger, they're still pretty damn funny. Tracks like "Jackin' Off" and "Masturbating" may seem redundant, but if anyone can expose the differences between the two and milk them for a laugh, it's Pryor. Though not part of Rhino's nine-disc anthology, this record was recently reissued on CD. ~ Steve Kurutz

Product Details

Release Date:	02/26/2021
Label:	Omnivore
UPC:	0816651019779
Rank:	145405

Tracks

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
14. I Spy Cops
15. Sugar Ray
16. White Folks
17. Indians
18. Ass Wupin'
19. Got a Dollar
20. Pres' Black Baby
21. Dope
22. Wino Panthers
23. After Hours
24. 280 Pound Ass
25. Crap Game
26. Insurance Man
27. Black and Proud
28. Gettin' the Nut
29. F**k the Faggot
30. Jackin' Off
31. Snappin' Pussy
32. Fartin'
33. Whorehouse, Pt. 1
34. Whorehouse, Pt. 2
35. Wino & Junkie [Alternate Version]
36. Attica (Behind Those Walls)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Richard Pryor   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Howard Goldstein   Art Direction,Design
Dominic Belmonte   Photography
Richard Pryor   Composer,Producer
Steve Pokorny   Compilation Producer
Reggie Collins   Compilation Producer
David Drozen   Producer
Richard Torres   Liner Notes
Louis Drozen   Executive Producer
Dan Kincaid   Digital Mastering