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Charles Bradley "Black Velvet" Friday the 13th 2024 It landed on the YearThe final album from the late, great Screaming Eagle of Soul arrives, just over a year after Charles passed away. Along with fan favorites like Bradley's soul drenched renditions of Nirvana's "Stay Away," Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" and Rodriguez's "Slip Away," you'll hear four never before heard tracks from the vaults. If you step up to the black velvet wrapped box, you get the album on 180 gram vinyl, a 12" 45 rpm EP featuring stripped down mixes