Kool & The Gang – Music Is The Message
Label: |
De-Lite Records – DEP-2011 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album, Stereo
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Jazz-Funk |
Tracklist
| A1 | Music Is The Message | 5:45 | |
| A2 | Electric Frog (Part 1) | 3:34 | |
| A3 | Electric Frog (Part 2) | 3:02 | |
| A4 | Soul Vibrations | 4:42 | |
| B1 | Love The Life You Live (Part 1) | 3:01 | |
| B2 | Love The Life You Live (Part 2) | 2:48 | |
| B3 | Stop, Look & Listen | 3:29 | |
| B4 | Blowing With The Wind | 2:32 | |
| B5 | Funky Granny | 5:57 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Bell Sound Studios
- Mastered At – Bell Sound Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Allen Zentz Mastering
- Record Company – De-Lite Records
- Distributed By – P.I.P. Records
- Distributed By – Pickwick International, Inc.
- Published By – Delightful Music
- Published By – Gang Music
- Published By – Stephanye Music
- Published By – Bellboy (2)
- Published By – Assorted Music
Credits
- Alto Saxophone, Percussion, Flute, Vocals – Dennis (D.T.) Thomas*
- Bass, Vocals – Robert (Kool) Bell*
- Design [Back Liner] – Alfredo Seville
- Design [Cover] – The Design Group
- Drums, Percussion, Vocals – George Brown
- Guitar – Claydes Smith
- Harp – Assunta Dell'Aquila
- Liner Notes – Ronald Bell
- Mastered By [sƒ In Runouts] – Sam Feldman
- Piano, Synthesizer [Arp], Soloist, Vocals – Rick West*
- Producer, Arranged By – Kool And The Gang* (tracks: A1 to A4, B3, B4)
- Tenor Saxophone, Alto Flute, Vocals – Ronald Bell
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Vocals – Robert (Spike) Mickens*
Notes
Recorded at Bell Sound Recording Studios.
B4 shown as "Blowin' With The Wind" on cover and "Blowing With The Wind" on label.
The stamped "0" in Side A runout is identical to that found on Capitol, Jacksonville pressings; that, along with the Allen Zentz Mastering logo on Side A, appears to indicate Side A metalwork from Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville, known to have pressed for De-Lite during this time.
A1 to A4: Delightful Music / Gang Music (BMI)
B1, B2: Delightful Music / Stephanye Music (BMI)
B3: Bellboy & Assorted Music (BMI)
B4: Delightful Music / Gang Music (BMI)
B5: Delightful Music / Stephanye Music (BMI)
B4 shown as "Blowin' With The Wind" on cover and "Blowing With The Wind" on label.
The stamped "0" in Side A runout is identical to that found on Capitol, Jacksonville pressings; that, along with the Allen Zentz Mastering logo on Side A, appears to indicate Side A metalwork from Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville, known to have pressed for De-Lite during this time.
A1 to A4: Delightful Music / Gang Music (BMI)
B1, B2: Delightful Music / Stephanye Music (BMI)
B3: Bellboy & Assorted Music (BMI)
B4: Delightful Music / Gang Music (BMI)
B5: Delightful Music / Stephanye Music (BMI)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A etch / Bell Sound, 0 stamped): DEP-2011-A5... SIDE 1 Az 1 Bell Sound sf 0
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B etch / Bell Sound stamped): #2011-B1... Bell Sound sf
Other Versions (5 of 18)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Music Is The Message (LP, Album) | Mojo | 2347-004 | UK | 1972 | ||
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Music Is The Message (LP, Album) | De-Lite Records | 9088-2011 | Canada | 1972 | ||
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Music Is The Message (LP, Album, Jacksonville pressing) | De-Lite Records | DEP-2011 | US | 1972 | ||
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New Submission
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Music Is The Message (LP, Album) | De-Lite Records | DE-P-2011 | US | 1972 | ||
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New Submission
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Music Is The Message (LP, Album) | De-Lite Records | DEP-2011 | US | 1972 |
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Edited 10 years agoHeavy funk instrumentals (with sparse vocals on their modest-hit single "Love the Life You Live"), lusher than the first studio album, this set is all killer no filler. Even the tracks that slow down the funk, "Stop, Look & Listen"/"Blowin' With The Wind" are played with such conviction they manage to keep your attention. Side note: I've always wondered if the "Electric Frog" inspired Fred Wesley and the J.B.'s "Blow Your Head" as they both begin with a wild synth motif before having drums dropped over them and launching into the full band.
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