OsibisaOsibirock

Label:

Warner Bros. Records – BS 2802

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul

Style:

Fusion, Funk

Tracklist

A1Who's Got The Paper2:27
A2Why5:35
A3Osibirock3:02
A4Kelele5:20
A5Atinga Bells0:35
B1African Jive4:00
B2We Belong4:21
B3Komfo (High Priest)4:47
B4Kangaroo2:50
B5Home Affairs4:57

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Copyright ©Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Published ByWarner Bros. Music, Inc.
  • Published ByWB Music Corp.
  • Published ByArabrab Music, Inc.
  • Recorded AtChipping Norton Recording Studios
  • Mixed AtChipping Norton Recording Studios
  • Recorded AtLansdowne Studios
  • Mixed AtLansdowne Studios
  • Lacquer Cut AtSterling Sound
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria

Credits

  • Arranged By, Performer [Performed By], Composed ByOsibisa
  • Art DirectionEd Thrasher
  • Bass Guitar, PercussionJean Dikoto Mandengue*
  • Congas, PercussionKofi Ayivor
  • Cover [Cover Co-ordinated By]Gail Clark
  • DesignGribbitt, Ltd!*
  • Design Concept [Cover Concept]Peter Gallen
  • Drums, PercussionSol Amarfio
  • Engineer [Recording]Ashley Howe
  • GuitarPaul Golly
  • Keyboards, PercussionKiki Gyan
  • Mastered ByLH*
  • Other [Production Liason]Teddy Osei
  • Painting [Cover Painting "Negro Attacked By A Jaguar"]Henri Rousseau
  • Photography By [Photograph Of Osibisa]Graham Hughes (2)
  • ProducerPeter Gallen
  • Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, PercussionTeddy Osei
  • Trumpet, Flugelhorn, PercussionMac Tontoh

Notes

Columbia, Santa Maria pressing variant as indicated by a tiny "s" etched in runouts.

Recorded and mixed at Chipping Norton Studios, Oxfordshire and Lansdowne Studios, London, Summer, 1974
[Cover painting] Reproduction by kind permission of The Kunstmuseum, Basle, Switzerland

All songs published by Warner Bros. Music., Inc. (ASCAP)
A Special Thanks to our road crew - Stan, Rob and John

℗ 1974 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Printed in U.S.A.
Made in US.A. ©1974 - Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Publishing credits on labels:
All selections published by WB Music Corp. ASCAP except as indicated
A4: Arabrab Music, Inc. - ASCAP

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): s 1 BS 2802 40833-1B STERLING 2 LH A 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): s 1 BS 2802 40834-1B 1B STERLING 2 A 1

Other Versions (5 of 48)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Recently Edited
Osibirock (LP, Album)Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. RecordsK 56048, K56048, BS 2802UK1974
New Submission
Osibirock (LP, Album)Warner Bros. RecordsWB 56048Germany1974
New Submission
Osibirock (LP, Album)Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. RecordsWB 56048, BS 2802Netherlands1974
New Submission
Osibirock (LP, Album)Warner Bros. Records548Turkey1974
Recently Edited
Osibirock (LP, Album)Warner Bros. RecordsBS 2802Australia1974

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Reviews

  • chiefobeef's avatar
    chiefobeef
    This is some kind of weird fusion of mod-world-afro-punk-jazz and I am all about it.

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