Album
Music Is The Message
1972 · Jazz, Funk / Soul
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Music Is The Message is a Soul & Funk album by Kool & The Gang, originally released in 1972. On Gatefold: 17 pressings tracked.
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Music Is the Message is the fourth album of the funk-band Kool & the Gang. The album was released by Polyram on 26 September 1972. Personnel Robert (Kool) Bell (ba, vocals) Claydes Smith (guitar) Dennis (D.T.) Thomas (alto saxophone, percussion, flute; vocals) Khalis Bayyan (tenor saxophone, flute, vocals) Robert (Spike) Mickens (trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals) Rick West (piano, arp synthesizer, vocals) George Brown (drum, percussion, vocals) Additional personnel: Assunta Dell'Aquila (harp) .
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Tracklist
- 1Music Is the Message5:19
- 2Electric Frog (Pt. 1)3:43
- 3Electric Frog (Pt. 2)3:02
- 4Soul Vibrations4:40
- 5Love the Life You Live (Pt. 1 & 2)5:41
- 6Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)3:26
- 7Blowin With the Wind2:31
- 8Funky Granny5:55
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- warm
- celebratory
- funky
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Assunta Dell'AquilaHARP HARP , OTHER
- Claydes SmithGUITAR
- Dennis D.T. ThomasALTO SAXOPHONE, PERCUSSION, FLUTE, VOCALS
- George BrownDRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS
- Khalis BayyanTENOR SAXOPHONE, ALTO FLUTE, VOCALS TENOR SAXOPHONE, FLUTE , VOCALS
- Ricky WestPIANO, SYNTHESIZER , SOLOIST, VOCALS PIANO, SYNTHESIZER , VOCALS
- Robert Kool BellBASS, VOCALS
- Robert Spike MickensTRUMPET, FLUGELHORN, PERCUSSION, VOCALS TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN, VOCALS
- Ronald BellTENOR SAXOPHONE, ALTO FLUTE, VOCALS TENOR SAXOPHONE, FLUTE , VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 17 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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