30 April 2013

BOB REID ‎– THE BEST OF EMERGENCY (KWELA RECORDS, 1976)





A1. Africa Is Calling Me
A2. 500 Miles High

B1. Jurakudai
B2. Emergency Theme

Boulou Ferre, guitar
Bob Reid, bass, rhythm, bells, vocals
Sabu Toyozumi, percussion
Takashi Kako, piano
Glenn Spearman, soprano and tenor saxophone, rhythm, vocals

Recorded live at The Exit, Rotterdam - June 15, 1975.

Kwela Records ‎– 30 K 020

Vinyl Rip

20 comments:

  1. Nice album! Thank you very much, Nick.

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  2. Thanks Nick for this, as I look forward to your excellent posts.

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  3. I liked much his previous record, very little albums he recorded, thank you

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  4. Glenn Spearman never got his due really - great to see an early recording of his... this site rules... thank you.

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  5. some early Glenn? much obliged, thank you!

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  6. Thank you very much! A few years ago, I was keen to look for this album, but could not.

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  7. their "Homage to Peace" is trully gorgeous and this performance with same line-up is also very solid, what can i say, i'm very glad that now i can enjoy both their records!
    thanks much again, Nick!

    Igor

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  8. A-f*cking-mazing! thanks a zillion, this is gonna be on heavy rotation over here..
    peace, E-mile

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  9. Only just getting to listen now. Wow! That guitar sound on 500 Miles High is spectacular. Thank you mightily.

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  10. high! can you re-up please Nick this gemm on zippy or mediafire. thanks in advance.

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  11. I second that re-up request.

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  12. Hello
    could you re-up it please?

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  13. Thank you Ernst.

    Really great album and this band recorded so few, only two p's, fantastic.

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  14. Bob Reid – Africa Is Calling Me:
    SIDE 1:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5oiWN-TYyQ
    SIDE 2:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmGpk1N3umk

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