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Deluxe Edition 7LP Box Set!
Limited to 5,000 Sets Worldwide!
Knitting Factory Records and Partisan Records are proud to release the sixth installment of the much anticipated vinyl reissues from the Fela Kuti catalog. Vinyl Box #6 was curated by actor, producer, DJ, rapper and singer, Idris Elba aka DJ Big Driis. This edition features the albums Open & Close, Music of Many Colors, Stalemate, I Go Shout Plenty!!!, Live In Amsterdam (2LP), 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.
Fela Kuti (1938-1997) was a Nigerian musician, producer, arranger, political radical, outlaw and the originator of Afrobeat. Since his untimely death in 1997 he has become a worldwide musical icon. A titanic musical and sociopolitical voice, Fela's legacy spans decades and genres, touching on jazz, pop, funk, hip-hop, rock and beyond.
Features
- Limited Edition - 5,000 Sets Worldwide
- 7LP Box Set
- Curated by Idris Elba
- Albums Included: Open & Close, Music of Many Colors, Stalemate, I Go Shout Plenty!!!, Live In Amsterdam (2xLP) & Opposite People
- Artwork for Each Album Meticulously Recreated from the Original Vinyl Pressings
- 24-Page Booklet with Lyrics, Commentaries & Never-Before-Seen Photos
- 16" x 14" Poaster Designed by Lemi Ghariokwu
Selections
Open & Close - Fela Ransome Kuti and the Africa '70
- Open and Close
- Suegbe and Pako (Part I)
- Suegbe and Pako (Part II)
- Gbagada Gbogodo
Music of Many Colors - Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Roy Ayers
- 2000 Blacks Got to Be Free
- Africa - Center of the World
Stalemate - Fela Anikulapo Kuti and the Afrika Seventi
- Stalemate
- African Message (Don't Worry About My Mouth O)
I Go Shout Plenty!!! - Fela and Afrika '70
- I Go Shout Plenty
- Frustration
Live in Amsterdam - Fela Anikulapo Kuti
- M.O.P 1 (Movement Of The People no. 1) (Part One)
- M.O.P 1 (Movement Of The People no. 1) (Part Two)
- Gimme Shit, I Give You Shit
- C.C.P. (Custom Check Point)
Opposite People - Fela and Afrika 70
- O.P. (Opposite People)
- Equalisation of Trouser & Pant
