Fela – Box Set 5

Label: Knitting Factory Records – KFR4006-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Box Set, Compilation Country: US Released: Dec 2021 Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul Style: Afrobeat Tracklist Why Black Man Dey Suffer Side A Why Black Man Dey Suffer Side B Ikoyi Mentality Versus Mushin Mentality Noise for Vendor Mouth Side A Noise for Vendor Mouth Side B Mattress Excuse O Side A Excuse-O Side B Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is The Boss Kalakuta Show Side A Kalakuta Show Side B Don't Make Ganran Ganran (Te Je Je) Ikoyi Blindness Side A Ikoyi Blindness Side B Gab No Leti No N'Dolowo (Slap Me, Make I Get Money) Original Suffer Head Side A Original Suffer Head Side B Power Show Overtake Don Overtake Overtake Side A Overtake Don Overtake Overtake (Part I) Side B Overtake Don Overtake Overtake (Part II) Companies, etc. Pressed By – GZ Media Credits Engineer – Colin Young (5) Notes Box Set #5 was co-curated by Fela's son, world-renowned multi-instrumentalist and Afrobeat ambassador, Femi Kuti, and Chris Martin (Coldplay). This volume includes Why Black Man Dey Suffer, Noise for Vendor Mouth, Kalakuta Show, Excuse O, Ikoyi Blindness, Original Sufferhead, and Overtake Don Overtake Overtake. The artwork for each album has been meticulously recreated from the original vinyl pressings, alongside vintage vinyl label artwork. Audio was extensively restored and remastered by SeeWhyAudio, London. On "Kalakuta Show": Side A is titled "Kalakuta Show" on the back cover, and "Kalakuta" on center label; Side B is titled "Don't Make Ganran Ganran" on the back cover, and "Te Je Je" on center label. Original Suffer Head includes the extended 25-minute version of the title track, unavailable since the original Nigerian vinyl release. Made in Czech Republic.