Richard Pryor

Richard Franklin Lenox Thomas Pryor (born December 1, 1940 in Peoria, Illinois) is an American comedian and actor.

Discography

• Richard Pryor (Dove/Reprise, 1968)
• Craps (After Hours) (Laff Records, 1971, reissued 1993 by Loose Cannon/Island)
• That Nigger's Crazy, (Partee/Stax, 1974, reissued 1975 by Reprise)
• ...Is It Someting I Said?, (Reprise, 1975, reissued 1991 on CD by Warner Archives)
• Bicentennial Nigger, (Reprise, 1976)
• L.A. Jail, (Tiger Lily, 1977)
• Are You Serious???, (Laff, 1977)
• Who Me? I'm Not Him, (Laff, 1977)
• Black Ben The Blacksmith, (Laff, 1978)
• The title track was first issued as "Prison Play" on Richard Pryor, in spite of Warner Bros.' ownership of that particular master recording.
• The Wizard Of Comedy, (Laff, 1978])
• Wanted/Richard Pryor - Live In Concert (2-LP set), (Warner Bros., 1978)
• Outrageous, (Laff, 1979)
• Insane, (Laff, 1980])
• Holy Smoke!, (Laff, 1980])
• Rev. Du Rite, (Laff, 1981)
• Live On The Sunset Strip (Warner Bros., 1982)
• Richard Pryor Live! (picture disc), (Phoenix/Audiofidelity, 1982)
• Supernigger, (Laff. 1983)
• Here And Now, (Warner Bros., 1983)

Compilations and repackagings

• Pryor Goes Foxx Hunting, (Laff. 1973)
• Split LP with Redd Foxx, containing previously released tracks from Craps (After Hours)
• Down And Dirty, (Laff. 1975)
• Split LP with Redd Foxx, containing previously released tracks from Craps (After Hours)
• Richard Pryor Meets... Richard & Willie And... The SLA!!, (Laff. 1976)
• Split LP with black ventriloquist act Richard And Willie, containing previously released tracks from Craps (After Hours)
• Richard Pryor's Greatest Hits, (Warner Bros., 1977)
• Contains tracks from Craps (After Hours), That Nigger's Crazy, and ...Is It Something I Said?, plus a previously unreleased track from 1975, "Ali".
• Blackjack, (Laff. 1983)
• Repackaged and retitled reissue of Craps (After Hours).
• Show Biz, (Laff. 1983)
• Repackaged and retitled reissue of Black Ben The Blacksmith.
• Richard Pryor Live!, (Laff. 1983)
• Repackaged reissue of the Phoenix/Audiofidelity picture disc from 1982. The album lists two tracks ("Vegas" and "Negro") that only appear on the picture disc, despite the fact that they are listed on the disc label of the Laff release.
• ...And It's Deep Too! The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968-1992) (9-CD box set) (Warner Bros./Rhino, 2000)
• Box set collection of Richard Pryor, That Nigger's Crazy, ...Is It Something I Said? (with "Ali" from Richard Pryor's Greatest Hits appended as a bonus track), Bicentennial Nigger, Wanted/Richard Pryor - Live In Concert (on 2 CDs), Live On The Sunset Strip, Here And Now (with a previously unreleased 1983 interview appended as a bonus track), and ' (an entire disc of previously unissued material from 1973 to 1992 exclusive to the box).
• The Anthology (1968-1992) (2-CD set) (Warner Bros./Rhino], 2002 in music/2002)
• Highlights culled from the albums collected in the ...And It's Deep Too! box set.
• ' (2-CD set) (Warner Bros./Rhino], 2005 in music/2005)
• Pryor-authorized compilation of material released on Laff, including the entire Craps (After Hours) album.