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Brotherman is a studio album recorded by The Final Solution in the 1970s, for an incomplete and unreleased blaxploitation film of the same name. The album was not released until 2008, when it appeared on the Numero Group label. [1] [2] [3]

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Brotherman is a soundtrack album by The Final Solution.

References

  1. Steve Dollar (August 12, 2008). "'Brotherman': The Soul Soundtrack That Almost Wasn't". NY Sun.
  2. Bill Meyer (August 12, 2008). "Dusted Reviews". Dusted Magazine.
  3. Joe Tangari (September 23, 2008). "The Final Solution - Brotherman OST". Pitchfork.