Afreaka!

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Afreaka!
Afreaka! album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Demon Fuzz
ReleasedNovember 1970
RecordedSummer 1970
Genre
Length40:46
LabelDawn Records
ProducerBarry Murray
Demon Fuzz chronology
Afreaka!
(1970) 		Roots and Offshoots
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[5]

Afreaka! was the first album released by the English band Demon Fuzz. It was initially issued in 1970 by Dawn Records, to which the group was signed. The following year, a U.S. pressing was made by Janus Records (catalog number JLS 3028).[6][7] It was a Billboard "4-STAR" selection in June 1971.[8] In the 21st century, another pressing on vinyl was made by Janus under the same catalog number as the 1971 edition.[6]

Three CD reissues were produced, all of which include as bonus tracks 'Message To Mankind', 'Fuzz Oriental Blues' and the band's cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' 'I Put A Spell On You', all from the group's 1970 maxi-single. In Japan, a two-CD (12-cm and 8-cm) set in a gatefold paper sleeve was made by Arcàngelo in 2004.[9] Castle Music released a CD (catalog number CMRCD 1197) in 2005.[10] Esoteric Recordings in the UK issued a CD in 2009 (catalog number ECLEC2111).

The musical style has predominantly been described as progressive rock,[1][2][3][4] soul[4][5] and funk.[1][5] The recording is sometimes sampled by latter-day DJs.[5]

Track listing for Dawn Records LP[]

  1. Past, Present, and Future (9:50)
  2. Mercy (Variation No. 1) (9:20)
  3. Another Country (8:28)
  4. Disillusioned Man (4:58)
  5. Hymn to Mother Earth (7:00)

All tracks were credited to Ray Rhoden and W. Raphael Joseph, except for the second track, which was credited to W. Mitchel and Paddy Corea and track three which was written by Ron Polte and originally recorded by The Electric Flag. Corea was credited with "all arrangements".[11]

Track listing for Janus vinyl reissue[]

  1. Past Present and Future (9:50)
  2. Disillusioned Man (4:58)
  3. Another Country (8:28)
  4. Hymn to Mother Earth (8:10)
  5. Mercy (variation no. 1) (9:20)

Track listing for Castle Music CD[]

  1. Past, Present and Future - 9:55
  2. Disillusioned Man - 4:59
  3. Another Country - 8:32
  4. Hymn to Mother Earth - 8:12
  5. Mercy (Variation No. 1) - 9:40
  6. I Put a Spell on You - 3:55
  7. Message to Mankind - 3:54
  8. Fuzz Oriental Blues - 6:45

Credits[]

  • Sleepy Jack Joseph - bass
  • Ayinde Folarin - congas
  • Paddy Corea - congas, flute, sax, arrangements
  • Steven John - drums
  • W. Raphael Joseph - guitar
  • Ray Rhoden - piano, organ
  • Barry Murray - production
  • Clarance Brooms Crosdale - trombone
  • Smokey Adams - vocals

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Demon Fuzz "Afreaka!" (1970, Music On Vinyl)". Music Is My Sanctuary. demonstrates their excellence in playing psychedelic soul, dub-heavy funk, progressive rock, afro-jazz and black acid rock.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Afreaka!". Record Collector. despite the tribal imagery and ethnic progressive rock label, Afreaka! is a mixed bag of jazz-rock
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Corbett, John (May 18, 2017). Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium. Duke University Press. p. 71. ISBN 9780822373155. a strange progressive rock record
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Demon Fuzz "Afreaka!" (1970)". Jive Time Records. Demon Fuzz’s blend is just right and succeeds in cooking up an appetising dish of progressive rock/soul/jazz/world fusion
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Jurek, Thom. "Afreaka! [Bonus Tracks] - Demon Fuzz". Allmusic. a wild mash of Afro-Latin funk, breakbeats, tripped-out soul, jazz fusion, and psychedelic journeying. [...] DJs like Gilles Petersen have been hip to [...] Demon Fuzz for years, and as of the 21st century [...] other club jocks are [...] sampling this [...] LP.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Demon Fuzz - Afreaka! (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  7. ^ "New LP/Tape Releases". Billboard. 1971-06-26. p. 52. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  8. ^ "4-STAR". Billboard. 1971-06-26. p. 51. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  9. ^ "DEMON FUZZ / デモン・ファズ + シングル". diskunion. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  10. ^ "Demon Fuzz". Wax Poetics. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  11. ^ "Afreaka! LP (Dawn Records) liner notes".
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