Up Side Down (Vinyl LP) Soul Funk & DiscoUpside Down and Zombie, both released in 1976, were made at the midpoint of an extraordinary three year purple period during which Fela recorded 24 albums of new material. Upside Down was written by Fela to portray a worldly travelled African who searches the dictionary and finds the definition of upside down a perfect description of the African situation. Upside Down is unusual in that it includes a second lead vocalist, Fela's American friend Sandra
was considered by the band and many at the time to be the primary format and how most people would listen to Revolver
the City can be unkind
Manfred Mann was something different
the album is a pop staple throughout
is a great example of the influence of soul music and French pop bridging to the new Afro soul scene that the musicians of Kinshasa were involved in during the time of post-independence
It has long been a source of great frustration then that this perfectly formed Southern California masterpiece has been unavailable on vinyl for almost forty years
'Electric Warrior' album (1971) effectively buried the psychedelic folk rock of Tyrannosaurus Rex and immortalized the trashy hard rock of T Rex
just like the original release
A '60s classic from one of the bands that defined the era
and the mood of the eastern bloc in general (see Warszawa)
A concept album loosely based on man's fascination and allure for war throughout the ages
each and every song on Violator is worthy of mentioning: for instance the beautiful and haunting album closer Clean
