Kool & The Gang - Love & Understanding (1976) US 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Kool & The Gang - Love & Understanding
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 900mb
Label: De-Lite Records/DEP 2018 | Released: 1976 | Genre: Funk-Fusion
A1 Love & Understanding 7:53
A2 Sugar 5:37
A3 Do It Right Now 3:56
A4 Cosmic Energy 3:15
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B1 Hollywood Swinging 5:43
B2 Summer Madness 8:02
B3 Universal Sound 4:06
B4 Come Together 2:38
Phonographic Copyright (p) – De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp.
Recorded At – Rainbow Theatre London
Recorded At – Mediasound
Published By – Delightful Music
Published By – Gang Music
Distributed By – P.I.P. Records
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Peter Duarte
Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Flute, Congas – Dennis Thomas
Arranged By – Kool & The Gang
Backing Vocals – Don Boyce, Royal Jackson, Something Sweet, Tomorrow's Edition
Bass, Vocals – Robert 'Kool' Bell
Design – Frank Daniel (3)
Drums, Vocals, Percussion – George M. Brown
Engineer – B. Clearwater, H. Goldberg, T. Rosiello
Executive-Producer – Khalis Bayyan
Guitar – Claydes Smith, Kevin Bell
Mastered By – Earl Williams (3)
Mixed By – Terry Rosiellio
Photography By – Bill Peronneau, Simon De Cherpitel
Piano – Ricky West
Producer – K.G. Productions
Tenor Saxophone – Dennis White
Tenor Saxophone, Flute [Alto], Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer [Arp] – Ronald Bell
Trombone – Ray Wright
Trombone, Vocals – Otha Nash
Trumpet – Spike Mickens
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals – Larry Gittens
Notes
Recorded at: Media Sound
B1, B2 & B3 were recorded live at the Rainbow Theatre in London, England.
All songs published by: Delightful Music/Gang Music
All Selections—BMI
Distributed by PIP Records
A division of Pickwick International, Inc. Woodbury, N.Y.
℗ 1976 De-Lite Recorded Sound
Printed in USA
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Label): DEP 2018-A
Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Label): DEP 2018-B
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 900mb
Label: De-Lite Records/DEP 2018 | Released: 1976 | Genre: Funk-Fusion
A1 Love & Understanding 7:53
A2 Sugar 5:37
A3 Do It Right Now 3:56
A4 Cosmic Energy 3:15
-
B1 Hollywood Swinging 5:43
B2 Summer Madness 8:02
B3 Universal Sound 4:06
B4 Come Together 2:38
Phonographic Copyright (p) – De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp.
Recorded At – Rainbow Theatre London
Recorded At – Mediasound
Published By – Delightful Music
Published By – Gang Music
Distributed By – P.I.P. Records
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Peter Duarte
Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Flute, Congas – Dennis Thomas
Arranged By – Kool & The Gang
Backing Vocals – Don Boyce, Royal Jackson, Something Sweet, Tomorrow's Edition
Bass, Vocals – Robert 'Kool' Bell
Design – Frank Daniel (3)
Drums, Vocals, Percussion – George M. Brown
Engineer – B. Clearwater, H. Goldberg, T. Rosiello
Executive-Producer – Khalis Bayyan
Guitar – Claydes Smith, Kevin Bell
Mastered By – Earl Williams (3)
Mixed By – Terry Rosiellio
Photography By – Bill Peronneau, Simon De Cherpitel
Piano – Ricky West
Producer – K.G. Productions
Tenor Saxophone – Dennis White
Tenor Saxophone, Flute [Alto], Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer [Arp] – Ronald Bell
Trombone – Ray Wright
Trombone, Vocals – Otha Nash
Trumpet – Spike Mickens
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals – Larry Gittens
Notes
Recorded at: Media Sound
B1, B2 & B3 were recorded live at the Rainbow Theatre in London, England.
All songs published by: Delightful Music/Gang Music
All Selections—BMI
Distributed by PIP Records
A division of Pickwick International, Inc. Woodbury, N.Y.
℗ 1976 De-Lite Recorded Sound
Printed in USA
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Label): DEP 2018-A
Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Label): DEP 2018-B
Kool & The Gang - Love & Understanding (1976) US 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Kool & The Gang - Love & Understanding (1976) US 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Kool & The Gang - Love & Understanding (1976) US 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
This Rip: 2014
This LP: EX+/From my personal collection
Cleaning: RCM Moth MkII Pro Vinyl
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Following on the heels of their 1975 smash Spirit of the Boogie, Kool & the Gang hit the road to tour the album and record new material. One tumultuous show, at London's Rainbow Theatre, became the core of Love & Understanding. Three live tracks, "Hollywood Swinging," "Summer Madness," and a dreamily mellow "Universal Sound," are all excellent reminders of just how good this band could sound when they found the vibe and had the funk firmly in hand. But as good as this stuff is, there are ominous glimmers among the goods, of musical moves the band were contemplating – heard most markedly in the bland "Sugar" and "Do It Right Now." For, despite the sureness with which they were creating driving funk, they were also struggling with the oncoming disco explosion. That push-pull was duly reflected in the album. The studio tracks are the most uneven. At their best, they are dominated by the opening title track and its near-instrumental twin shadow "Come Together," which closes. Both songs are horn heavy, an insistent call for unity, love, and peace. The rest of the album is sandwiched between this jazzy cacophony but, despite the rocky moments, Love and Understanding remains a remarkable album, recorded at a time when the band was still reveling in the grip of pure funk, uncorrupted by the mainstream.allmusic.com
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