MonoMono "The Dawn of Awareness" LP NM/VG+ w HP
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The Dawn of Awareness Review by Rick Anderson
The second album in a series of three reissues from Nigerian bandleader Joni Haastrup, Dawn of Awareness was the sophomore effort by his band MonoMono, following their very impressive debut, Give the Beggar a Chance. It's tempting to read more into the two albums' titles than one probably should: while the first album focused on relatively concrete social issues (best song title: "The World Might Fall Over"), the mood on Dawn of Awareness is a bit more introspective. Sonically, this is real Age of Aquarius stuff: the grooves are at times downright spacy (note in particular the acid-drenched "Awareness Is Wot You Need" and the only slightly less discursive "Plain Fighting"), and even by Afro-pop standards they sometimes focus a bit too much on the extended elaboration of a single two-chord idea (note in particular the jazzily pretty but eventually rather tedious "Get Yourself Together"). But those ideas and their elaborations are consistently attractive, and there are moments of genius here; "Tire Loma da Nigbehin" is very lovely, and "Ipade Aladun" surprises with its spoken word intro (a defense of the band's energetic stage presence: they may jump around on-stage as if drunk, Haastrup explains, but it's only because they love the music and want to share its energy) followed by a startlingly slow, almost deliberate groove counterposed by vigorous and heartfelt vocals. This album is more uneven than its predecessor, but very much worth hearing.
Monomono – The Dawn Of Awareness
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Label: Capitol Records – ST-11327
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Jacksonville Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1974
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Afrobeat, Funk
A1 Plain Fighting 5:39
A2 Ipade Aladun 8:05
A3 Get Yourself Together 5:05
B1 Awareness Is Wot You Need 6:17
B2 Make Them (You) Realise 6:40
B3 Tire Loma Da Negbehin 4:45
Record Company – Capitol Industries-EMI, Inc.
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI (Nigeria) Ltd.
Published By – Beechwood Music Corp.
Produced For – Monomono Productions
Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
Recorded At – EMI Studios Lagos
Mixed At – EMI Studios Lagos
Art Direction – Roy Kohara
Bass, Vocals, Percussion – Kenneth Okulolo*
Drums [Trap Drums] – Stephen Kontor
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Friday Jumbo
Engineer [Recording], Engineer [Remixing] – Emmanuel Odenusi*
Lead Guitar, Vocals – Jimi Adams*
Mastered By – Wly*
Photography By – Don Peterson (2)
Producer, Arranged By, Percussion, Talking Drum, Composed By – Joni Haastrup
Producer, Composed By – Odion Irouje*
Recorded and mixed at EMI Studios (Nigeria) by Emmanuel Odenusi.
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): ST 1-11327
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): ST 2-11327
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): ST 1 11327 F1 WLY Mastered By Capitol ()
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): ST 2 11327 F1 WLY Mastered By Capitol ()
Rights Society: BMI
Pressing Plant ID: ()
GOLDMINE GRADING
MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.
NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.
VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.
VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.
GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.
POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.
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