URAL THOMAS - Nat-Ural LP+7"

Bonus 7".

Includes 12"x12" full colour booklet with a long interview with Ural, interviews with his contemporaries and tons of great photos. It covers his whole career as a soul singing legend.

Bonus five postcards featuring pictures of Ural from various stages of his career.

Bonus fold out paper featuring an old article about Ural's struggles with the city of Portland and a new article about how great Ural is on the other side. Includes inner sleeve with beautiful alternate covers for Nat-Ural.

Bonus poster of full colour promo shot of Ural in a mesh outfit hanging out in a birdbath.

In commemoration of soul singing legend Ural Thomas's 85th birthday. This giant tribute to Ural's 70 year music career includes 8-track recordings from the early 90s - possibly some begun as early as late 80s. There are synthesizers, drum machines, a chorus of vocal overdubs, guitars, bass, drums... a full band all Ural, recorded at home and now for the first time on LP.

The 7" - Two songs Ural recorded in the early 1960's at home with a bunch of kids from the neighborhood. Side A is the avant garde funk masterpiece Fade Away - featuring kids blowing into ten foot long bed posts outfitted with trombone slides. Side B is the sweet, simple soulful and life affirming ballad, "Smile".