{"product_id":"fela-kuti-original-sufferhead-lp-vinyl","title":"Fela Kuti – Original Sufferhead","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFela's transition from Afrika 70 to Egypt 80 marked more than a band name change; it signaled a sharpening of his political focus in the wake of the 1977 Kalakuta Republic raid and his mother Funmilayo's death. The Egypt 80 era found him pushing Afrobeat's rhythmic architecture into longer, more demanding territory, with side-long compositions that rewarded patience and punished passive listening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"This edition of Original Sufferhead is a major event. With the release of box set #5, and now on this reissue, the title track of this magnificent album is presented in its full-length, 25 minutes 24 seconds glory. While preparing the master disc for the box set, our engineer Jedi, Colin Young, discovered four minutes of “lost” material on the B-side of the original pressing, including a superb keyboard solo by Fela. This had been omitted from subsequent reissues. The restored version used here starts and finishes with Fela’s keyboard work, a typically venturesome blend of futurism and visceralism.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal Sufferhead was the first album Fela released under Egypt 80’s name (he had disbanded Afrika 70 in 1979).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOn the title track, arguing from the personal to the political, Fela describes the inhuman treatment and poor living conditions experienced by working class Nigerians, the people he called sufferheads. In “Power Show,” Fela sings about the two-tier system dividing Nigerian society, in which the rich get treated one way and the poor another. This edition is pressed on ewuro (opaque light green) 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. Original Suffer Head\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Power Show\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 720841205234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Partisan Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.23.24\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 Arista (204 048)  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1982  ·  \u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Europe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Power Show – 14:55\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB Original Sufferhead – 21:12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCredits\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFemi Kuti – Alto Saxophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAchampong – Baritone Saxophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAkwete – Bass Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwona – Bass Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFela Kuti – Composed By, Arranged By, Producer (Produced By)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChief Udoh Essiet – Congas (1st)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDele Osho – Congas (2nd)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaseaswe Anam – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNicholas Avom – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfrica 70 – Ensemble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLekan Animashaun – Leader, Baritone Saxophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlele Adama – Percussion (Sticks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDele Sosimi – Piano (Rhythm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDurotimi Ikujenyo – Piano (Rhythm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFela Kuti – Piano, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKiala Ngala – Rhythm Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTunde Brown – Rhythm Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWale Toriola – Shekere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThomi Wroblewski – Sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOkalue Ojeah – Tenor Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYomi Ogundipe – Tenor Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOyinade Adeniran – Tenor Saxophone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOye Shobowale – Trumpet (1st)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOtenioro Olu Ifayehun – Trumpet (2nd)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlake Anikulapo Kuti – Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFehintola Anikulapo Kuti – Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIhase Anikulapo Kuti – Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRonke Anikunifa – Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSewanu Akran – Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"relix.shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54547585073470,"sku":"297274","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/4609\/5166\/files\/12633225691454-transparent-v2.png?v=1791436075","url":"https:\/\/reserveselects.myshopify.com\/products\/fela-kuti-original-sufferhead-lp-vinyl","provider":"Reserve Selects","version":"1.0","type":"link"}