{"product_id":"fela-kuti-excuse-o-lp-vinyl","title":"Fela Kuti – Excuse-O","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded during the peak years of his Afrika 70 ensemble, Excuse-O captures Fela Ransome-Kuti at his most sharply observational, turning the personal and the political into one seamless, propulsive argument. The two extended compositions here show how Afrobeat's architecture, long builds, locked rhythms, and horn punctuation, could carry social critique as naturally as any speech or pamphlet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLimited orange colored vinyl LP pressing. Excuse-O isn't just a showcase of Fela's ability to build a groove that could fill a full LP side; it's a masterclass in personal and political criticism wrapped in two exceptional extended grooves. The title track A-side is a jittery rhythm where Fela sings of the many small agitating things that he comes across that could lead to an argument, or if unchecked, escalate to a fistfight; the track culminates in his annoyance of finding another man chatting up a woman he just went to buy a drink for. The B-side is a denunciation of Nigerians' cultural inferiority complex and how the use of \"proper English\" language affected all aspects of one's life. This pointed commentary on post-colonial life is set in a smoother groove with call-and-response vocals driving the message home. This album marks the moment he moved away from singing exclusively in Yoruba and began to sing more in Pidgin, or as he called it \"Broken English,\" to widen the appeal of his music. This edition is pressed on Monkey Kola Orange (opaque orange) vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_START --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Excuse (13:45)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Mr Grammarticalogy-Lisationalsim Is The Boss (16:39)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720841207436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Partisan Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26.24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- discogs-import --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"discogs-import\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Knitting Factory Records (KFR5011)  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e USA \u0026amp; Europe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD One: Open And Close \/ Afrodisiac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1-1 Open \u0026amp; Close – 14:55\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1-2 Swegbe And Pako – 12:30\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1-3 Gbagada Gbagada Gbagodo Gbogodo – 9:19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1-4 Alu Jon Jonki Jon – 12:41\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1-5 Jeun Ko Ku (Chop 'n Quench) – 7:14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1-6 Eko Ile – 6:41\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1-7 Je Nwi Temi (Don't Gag Me) – 13:15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Two: J.J.D. (Johnny Just Drop) \/ Unnecessary Begging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2-1 J.J.D. (Johnny Just Drop) – 23:22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2-2 Unnecessary Begging – 16:11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2-3 No Buredi (No Bread) – 14:05\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Three: Zombie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-1 Zombie – 12:26\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-2 Mister Follow Follow – 12:57\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-3 Observation Is No Crime – 13:25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-4 Mistake – 14:46\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Four: Underground System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4-1 Underground System – 28:27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4-2 Pansa Pansa – 17:20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4-3 Confusion Break Bones – 29:10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Five: Fela With Ginger Baker Live!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5-1 Let's Start – 7:47\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5-2 Black Man's Cry – 11:38\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5-3 Yeye De Smell – 13:16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5-4 Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want To Die) – 12:40\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5-5 Ginger Baker \u0026amp; Tony Allen Drum Solo – 16:21\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Six: Live In Amsterdam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6-1 M.O.P. (Movement Of The People) – 37:04\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6-2 You Gimme Shit I Give You Shit – 24:59\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6-3 Custom Check Point – 16:02\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Seven: VIP \/ Authority Stealing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7-1 V.I.P. (Part 1 \u0026amp; 2) – 20:10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7-2 Authority Stealing (Part 1 \u0026amp; 2) – 24:08\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Eight: Yellow Fever \/ Na Poi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8-1 Yellow Fever – 15:22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8-2 Na Poi (1975 Version) – 13:32\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8-3 Na Poi (Part 1 And 2) – 25:17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8-4 You No Go Die... Unless – 7:34\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Nine: Alagbon Close \/ Why Black Man Dey Suffer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9-1 Alagbon Close – 17:30\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9-2 I No Get Eye For Back – 11:24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9-3 Why Black Man Dey Suffer – 15:15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9-4 Ikoyi Mentality Versus Mushin' Mentality – 12:57\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Ten: Before I Jump Like Monkey Give Me Banana \/ Excuse-O\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10-1 Monkey Banana – 11:36\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10-2 Sense Wiseness – 12:57\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10-3 Excuse 0 – 13:35\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10-4 Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is The Boss – 16:35\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Eleven: Everything Scatter \/ Noise For Vendor Mouth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11-1 Everything Scatter – 10:34\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11-2 Who No Know Go Know – 15:09\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11-3 Noise For Vendor Mouth – 15:23\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11-4 Mattress – 13:54\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Twelve: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12-1 Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense – 25:48\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12-2 Look And Laugh – 30:49\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12-3 Just Like That – 22:17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Thirteen: Koola Lobitos 64-68 \/ The '69 Los Angeles Sessions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-1 Highlife Time – 5:23\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-2 Omuti Tide – 3:51\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-3 Ololufe Mi – 5:18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-4 Wadele Wa Rohin – 4:07\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-5 Laise Lairo – 4:14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-6 Wayo – 4:43\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-7 My Lady Frustration – 7:01\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-8 Viva Nigeria – 3:47\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-9 Obe – 3:13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-10 Ako – 2:43\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-11 Witchcraft – 5:27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-12 Wayo (2nd Version) – 3:29\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-13 Lover – 6:11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-14 Funky Horn – 4:44\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-15 Eko – 4:15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13-16 This Is Sad – 4:23\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Fourteen: Roforofo Fight \/ The Fela Singles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14-1 Roforofo Fight – 15:41\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14-2 Go Slow – 17:24\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14-3 Question Jam Answer – 13:40\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14-4 Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am – 12:05\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14-5 Shenshema Answer – 9:09\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14-6 Ariya – 10:18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Fifteen: Confusion \/ Gentleman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15-1 Confusion (Part 1 \u0026amp; 2) – 25:37\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15-2 Gentleman – 14:41\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15-3 Fefe Naa Efe – 8:12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15-4 Igbe – 8:08\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Sixteen: Shakara \/ Fela's London Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16-1 Lady – 13:49\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16-2 Shakara – 13:25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16-3 J'Ehin J'Ehin – 7:26\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16-4 Egbe Mi O – 13:15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16-5 Who're You – 9:30\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16-6 Buy Africa – 5:50\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16-7 Fight To Finish – 7:25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Seventeen: Expensive Shit \/ He Miss Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17-1 Expensive Shit – 13:14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17-2 Water No Get Enemy – 11:00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17-3 He Miss Road – 10:47\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17-4 Monday Morning In Lagos – 11:15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17-5 It's No Possible – 17:37\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Eighteen: Stalemate \/ Fear Not For Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18-1 Stalemate – 12:55\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18-2 Dont't Worry About My Mouth O – 15:44\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18-3 Fear Not For Man – 14:14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18-4 Palm Wine Sound – 15:17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Nineteen: Ikoyi Blindness \/ Kalakuta Show\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19-1 Ikoyi Blindness – 15:08\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19-2 Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo – 14:13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19-3 Kalakuta Show – 14:31\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19-4 Don't Make Garan Garan – 16:04\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Twenty: Upside Down \/ Music Of Many Colours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20-1 Upside Down – 14:44\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20-2 Go Slow – 14:36\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20-3 2000 Blacks Got To Be Free – 18:38\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20-4 Africa Centre Of The World – 17:31\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Twenty One: Beasts Of No Nation \/ ODOO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21-1 Beasts Of No Nation – 28:20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21-2 O.D.O.O. – 31:54\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Twenty Two: Army Arrangement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e22-1 Army Arrangement – 30:01\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e22-2 Government Chicken Boy – 29:15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Twenty Three: Coffin For Head Of State \/ Unknown Soldier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23-1 Coffin For Head Of State – 22:43\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23-2 Unknown Soldier (Part 1 And 2) – 31:09\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Twenty Four: Shuffering And Shmiling \/ No Agreement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24-1 Shuffering And Shmiling – 21:34\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24-2 No Agreement – 15:31\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24-3 Dog Eat Dog – 15:33\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Twenty Five: Opposite People \/ Sorrow Tears And Blood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25-1 Opposite People – 16:39\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25-2 Sorrow Tears And Blood – 16:42\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Twenty Six: Original Sufferhead \/ ITT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26-1 Original Sufferhead – 21:10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26-2 Power Show – 14:48\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26-3 I.T.T. – 24:03\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Twenty Seven: I Go Shout Plenty\/Frustration\/Mistake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27-1 I Go Shout Plenty – 12:57\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27-2 Frustration – 13:43\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27-3 Mistake (Live At The Berlin Jazz Festival - 1978) – 14:48\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Twenty Eight: Perambulator W. Na Fight-O And Beautiful Dancer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e28-1 Perambulator – 14:45\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e28-2 Na Fight-O – 8:18\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e28-3 Beautiful Dancer – 6:59\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD Twenty Nine: Colonial Mentality W. 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