Space Jungle Luv (180g LP)

Format: LP  Label: Now Again  Year: 2020  Media Condition: New  Sleeve/Cover Condition: New  TRACKS:  A1 River Luv Rite  A2 Follow Me  A3 Soul Love Now  B1 Space Jungle Funk  B2 The Connection  B3 Love's Messenger  Originally released in 1976.  PERSONNEL:  Congas – Rafael Solano, Richard "Dick" Watkins  Drums – Ronnie Toler  Electric Bass, Percussion – Muzi Nkabinde  Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Melvin "Slyp" Glover  Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Eka-Ete  Percussion – Richard "Dick" Watkins  Producer – Jimmy Gray  Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Vocals – Plunky Nkabinde  Timbales – Alfredo Mojica  Magical, mystical, Afrocentric, progressive -- words that could be used to describe any number of musical compositions by Sun Ra or his cosmic brothers and sisters, from John to Alice Coltrane, early '70s projects on record labels like Detroit's Tribe or Houston's Lightnin' or the interests of one Washington, DC native named Jimmy Gray that centered under one, perfect moniker: Black Fire.  Gray spent nearly three decades pushing boundaries as a Black American promoter, distributor and, finally, record label owner. Together with Oneness of Juju's leader James 'Plunky Nkabinde' Branch, Gray oversaw sixteen releases on Black Fire Records between 1975 and 1996.  These are the definitive reissues of the label's key titles. With this set, Oneness Of Juju and Black Fire's story burns forth into its fifth decade, its message not tempered, its sound pure. Its cycle, once again, complete. Each release is packaged in a thick, tip-on sleeve and includes a deluxe booklet with extensive notes on the album, the Black Fire collective, and the musical and cultural revolution they created.