Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes* – Cosmic Funk

Lonnie Liston Smith And The Cosmic Echoes - Cosmic Funk album cover

Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Space-Age, Jazz-Funk
Year:	1974

Tracklist

		Cosmic Funk	5:35
		Footprints	6:08
		Beautiful Woman	6:57
		Sais (Egypt)	8:15
		Peaceful Ones	5:03
		Naima	4:02

Credits (14)

Lawrence Killian
Congas, Percussion
Haig Adishian
Design
Art Gore
Drums
Al Anderson (4)
Electric Bass
Bob Simpson
Engineer
Andrew Cyrille
Percussion

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	Cosmic Funk LP, Album	Flying Dutchman – BDL1-0591, Flying Dutchman – BDL 1-0591	US	1974	US — 1974
	Cosmic Funk LP, Album	Flying Dutchman – BDL 1-0591	Italy	1974	Italy — 1974	New Submission
	Cosmic Funk LP, Album	Flying Dutchman – BDL1-0591, Flying Dutchman – BDL 1-0591, Flying Dutchman – BXL1-0591 +1 more label...	US	1974	US — 1974
	Cosmic Funk LP, Album, Promo	Flying Dutchman – BDL1-0591, Flying Dutchman – BDL 1-0591	US	1974	US — 1974	New Submission
	Cosmic Funk LP, Album, Promo	Flying Dutchman – BDL 1-0591, Flying Dutchman – BDL 1 0591	Italy	1976	Italy — 1976	New Submission
	Cosmic Funk LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue	Flying Dutchman – PG-114	Japan	1978	Japan — 1978	New Submission
	Cosmic Funk LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo	Flying Dutchman – BVJJ-2825	Japan	1993	Japan — 1993	Recently Edited
	Cosmic Funk CD, Album, Reissue	BMG Victor Inc. – BVCJ-1018	Japan	1993	Japan — 1993	Recently Edited
	Cosmic Funk CD, Album, Reissue	RCA Victor – 07863 50591 2	Europe	1993	Europe — 1993	Recently Edited
	Cosmic Funk CD, Album, Reissue	RCA – 07863 50591-2	US	1993	US — 1993	Recently Edited
	Cosmic Funk CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered Digipak	RCA Victor – 74321851542	Europe	2001	Europe — 2001	Recently Edited
	Cosmic Funk LP, Album, Reissue Gatefold	Flying Dutchman – BDL 1-0591	US	2005	US — 2005
	Cosmic Funk CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered Papersleeve	Flying Dutchman – BVCJ-37495, Flying Dutchman – 82876-76495-2	Japan	2005	Japan — 2005	Recently Edited
	Cosmic Funk CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered Papersleeve	Flying Dutchman – BVCJ-37495, Flying Dutchman – 82876-76495-2	Japan	2005	Japan — 2005	New Submission
	Cosmic Funk CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered	BGP Records – CDBGPM 278	Europe	2014	Europe — 2014	New Submission
	Cosmic Funk CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered	BGP Records – CDBGPM 278	Europe	2014	Europe — 2014	New Submission
	Cosmic Funk CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo	Solid Records (6) – CDSOL-45718	Japan	2017	Japan — 2017	New Submission
	Cosmic Funk LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo Gold	Real Gone Music – RGM-0895, Flying Dutchman – RGM-0895	US	2019	US — 2019	Recently Edited
	Cosmic Funk CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered	Solid Records (6) – UVJZ-20098	Japan	2020	Japan — 2020	New Submission
	Cosmic Funk LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo	Real Gone Music – RGM-1340, Flying Dutchman – RGM-1340	US	2022	US — 2022	New Submission
	Cosmic Funk LP, Album, Reissue	BGP Records – HIQLP-088	UK	2022	UK — 2022
	Cosmic Funk CD, Album, Reissue, Repress	RCA Victor – 07863 50591 2	Europe		Europe	New Submission

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alexeyitenek Jun 10, 2022
referencing Cosmic Funk (LP, Album, Reissue) HIQLP-088
Spiritual Jazz at its finest. Always loved Lonnie Liston Smith.
alexeyitenek Jun 10, 2022
referencing Cosmic Funk (LP, Album) BDL1-0591
Spiritual Jazz at its finest. Can’t compare to the original recording. Love it.
vicious_violet Feb 8, 2022
referencing Cosmic Funk (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo) RGM-1340
this is great great great great great great great great!
savinuccio Nov 8, 2021
referencing Cosmic Funk (LP, Album) BDL 1-0591
Great album and very nice recordings !!!! Funk and spiritual influence !!! Absolute must have !!!
gotozerobassman Nov 29, 2020
referencing Cosmic Funk (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Gold) RGM-0895
Listening to it now. I have no problem with this pressing. Sounds great to my ears!
Recs-and-Tapes-Innit Jun 3, 2020
referencing Cosmic Funk (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Gold) RGM-0895
Not gold, rather a transparent vibrant orange. Outraged! (not really)
GalaxyExplorer Feb 1, 2020
Edited 2 years ago
referencing Cosmic Funk (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Gold) RGM-0895
Both these LLS Cosmic Echoes colored vinyl reissues are decent. I agree with Shimmel that they do have some kind of reverb ambiance going on, but it's good. I don't notice any mono or narrowing of the soundstage; that part is fine. Both of mine have a slight edge/dish warp, but it's minor. The records are mostly centered and they do look very nice. Only gripe is that they made no effort to reproduce the center label of the original LP.

These two complete my Cosmic Echoes collection! Worth picking up.
Shimmel Aug 23, 2019
referencing Cosmic Funk (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Gold) RGM-0895
Well, after a couple more listens, I have changed my mind about the mono sound of it BUT there is something unique about the mix that I can't quite put my finger on. It sounds kind of live or a little echoey or cacophonous in places . Really good!
Shimmel Aug 22, 2019
referencing Cosmic Funk (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Gold) RGM-0895
Beautiful sounding pressing! "Gold " vinyl is more of a transparent orange yellow, which I've seen before with originals from the seventies ( not this album, mind you). The mix on here sounds as if its monaural. I don't own an original to compare. Anybody else hear this verses an orignal? It sounds great, but nowhere on the sleeve does it claim to be mono. Just curious.
Expansive09 Sep 26, 2018
referencing Cosmic Funk (LP, Album) BDL1-0591
Great funky jazz album. Only thing that I utterly hate on this album is the really bad vocals luckily the instrumentals are what are the real meat of this album. The instrumentals are top notch with a very eastern melodic fortitude and the band is tight.