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Cat:KFR4008-1     Barcode:720841400813

7LP Boxset

Knitting Factory Records and Partisan Records are proud to release the sixth instalment of the much anticipated vinyl reissue box sets from the Fela Kuti catalogue.

Record Label: Knitting Factory Records

Format: Boxset

Genre: World

Release Date: 01/12/2023

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Description

Knitting Factory Records and Partisan Records are proud to release the sixth instalment of the much anticipated vinyl reissue box sets from the Fela Kuti catalogue.

Vinyl box #6 was curated by actor, producer, DJ, rapper and singer, Idris Elba, aka DJ Big Driis. This edition, out on December 1, features Open & Close, Music of Many Colors, Stalemate, I Go Shout Plenty!!!, Live In Amsterdam, and Opposite People. The artwork for each album has been meticulously recreated from the original vinyl pressings, alongside vintage vinyl label artwork. The box set is a limited edition of 5,000 worldwide. It includes a 24 page booklet featuring lyrics, commentaries by Afrobeat historian Chris May, and never before seen photos; as well as a 16” x 24” poster designed by Lemi Ghariokwu, the creative force behind many of Fela’s album covers. Previous box set curators include Chris Martin, Erykah Badu, Ginger Baker, Brian Eno, and Questlove.

Contains the albums Open & Close, Music of Many Colors, Stalemate, I Go Shout Plenty!!!, Live In Amsterdam (2xLP), and Opposite People. The artwork for each album has been meticulously recreated from the original vinyl pressings, alongside vintage vinyl label artwork. It includes a 24 page booklet featuring lyrics, commentaries by Afrobeat historian Chris May, and never before seen photos; as well as a 16” x 24” poster designed by Lemi Ghariokwu.

Track Listing

LP1 – Open & Close

Side A

  1. Open & Close

Side B

  1. Swegbe & Pako
  2. Gbagada Gbagada Gbogodo Gbogodo

LP2 – Music of Many Colors (Feat. Roy Ayers)

Side A

  1. 2000 Blacks Got to be Free

Side B

  1. Africa Centre of the World

LP3 – Stalemate

Side A

  1. Stalemate

Side B

  1. Don’t Worry About My Mouth O (African Message)

LP4 – I Go Shout Plenty!!!

Side A

  1. I Go Shout Plenty!!!

Side B

  1. Why Black Men Dey Suffer?

LP5 – Live In Amsterdam

Side A

  1. M.O.P. (Movement of the People) Political Statement Number 1 (Part 1)

Side B

  1. M.O.P. (Movement of the People) Political Statement Number 1 (Part 2)

Side C

  1. Custom Check Point
  2. You Gimme Shit I Give You Shit (Part 1)

Side D

  1. You Gimme Shit I Give You Shit (Part 2)

LP6 – Opposite People

Side A

  1. O.P. (Opposite People)

Side B

  1. Equalisation of Trouser and Pant
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