ORLANDO JULIUS & HIS MODERN ACES LP (Super Afro Soul)
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215
$ 215
Sold For
Nov 5, 2004
Sold Date
Oct 29, 2004
Start Date
$ 15
Start price
6
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USA
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Description
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- TITLE: Super Afro Soul
- FORMAT: 10-inch LP
- RELEASE DATE: 1966
- LABEL/Location: Polydor; distributed by Philips (West African) Records - NIGERIA PRESS
- CATALOGUE #: PLP 003
- LABEL DESCRIPTION: see Scan
- COVER INFO: medium-thin cardboard
- SELECTED MUSICIANS: Orlando Julius, Johnny Haastrup, Akanbi Moses, Skido Young, Oladele Davis, Olusola Ololade, Adeleke
- SELECTED INSTRUMENTS: congas, claves, saxes, electric guitar, misc. percussion
- NUMBER OF TRACKS: 10 (all originals)
- CUTS: Mapami; Efoyeso, Ise Owo; Solo Hit; Onisuru; Wakalole; Mafagba Seyeye; Bojubari; My Girl; Jagua Nana
- DESCRIPTION: Ooooh yeah! INCREDIBLE EARLY NIGERIAN-PRESS 10-INCH AFRICAN LP by LEGENDARY band! I believe this is the original press from 1966 (but can’t verify it). It’s definitely a Nigerian press, with both "Philips" and "Polydor" on the labels, the Polydor logo at the upper right on the front and back cover, and "Distributed by Philips (West African) Records" in capital letters at bottom left on front cover. Anyway, this thing’s MONSTER – mostly mid/up-tempo, blending AFRICAN HIGHLIFE with AMERICAN SOUL and some FUNK elements. I’ve seen it described as "highlife", but it’s not as mellow as what usually is considered as highlife. It has lots of percussion and some FUNKY PERCUSSION BREAKS – a no-brainer for sampling/mixing. I wouldn’t call it "afrobeat", but it definitely has some early elements of that style. Perhaps it could be called "early juju", but I’m not familiar enough with African styles to be sure.
No matter what you call it, it’s BRILLIANT!
CONDITION (See GRADING GUIDELINES below for further details)
- VINYL: Side 1: VG/VG-; Side 2: G+/VG- Overall plays well with only slight surface noise. Some scratches cause skips on the first track of Side 2 ("Wakalole"), making that track pretty much unplayable. The scratches affect a few grooves at the very beginning of the second track ("Mafagba Seyeye") - causes a couple skips, but otherwise no problems. The only other problem is the very end of Side 1, track 2 ("Efoyeso") - a super-tiny mark which causes one skip. The mark is so tiny that it’s barely visible, and doesn’t look like it could cause a skip. I tried to buff it a bit, but couldn’t eliminate the skip (the winner might be more successful!)
- COVER: VG/VG+ (sharp, slight paper flaking bottom right, very-light stain from small removed sticker upper right on back)
- LABELS: VG+/++
- Guidelines reflect TYPICAL factors determining grade - variations are noted in the description.
- Please note I DO NOT USE EXCELLENT (EX) as a grade.
- Please note my VG and G grades for vinyl generally are BETTER THAN GOLDMINE'S
- Flaws for ALL covers graded VG or less, and labels graded VG+ or less, are noted in the description.
- Vinyl graded VG or less is appropriately spot play-graded to assure sound quality.
- Grades below G are not listed, as I typically do not sell merchandise in such condition.
- Intermediate grades (e.g., NM-, VG/VG+, G+) are used, as applicable.
- MINT - Factory Sealed; cover virtually flawless
- NM+ (Near Mint Plus) - Factory sealed with minor cover flaws, OR an otherwise mint LP recently opened by me and played in spots for demonstration purposes
- NM (Near Mint) - vinyl, cover and labels nearly flawless
- VG+ (Very Good Plus) - what many refer to as "excellent"; pretty close to NM. Full or nearly full-gloss vinyl with a few minor surface or sleeve marks; possibly one or a couple small, light scuffs or scratches (if basically inaudible) on an otherwise NM piece. Expect minimal or very slight (at worst) surface noise in spots. Cover has very slight general wear, OR minimal wear and a couple of very minor flaws (noted as applicable in the description)
- VG (Very Good) - Vinyl still very shiny, has a few light scuffs, sleeve marks and hairline scratches. Expect only slight surface noise in spots
- VG- (Very Good Minus) - Vinyl still shiny or very shiny, has a few light scuffs, surface marks and/or small scratches, plus some sleeve marks and hairline scratches. Expect slight surface noise that's noticeable but NOT overwhelming.
- G (Good) - Vinyl typically still shiny (sometimes very shiny); has some scuffs and some surface marks, generally a few or some light scratches, plus lots of sleeve marks and hairline scratches. Expect some surface noise throughout that's noticeable but NOT overwhelming - NO skips, sticks, heavy scuffs, deep scratches, excessive noise, or loud pops or clicks (unless noted in description) 7¼ % SALES TAX ADDED TO ITEMS SHIPPED WITHIN TEXAS.
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