The Unknown Cases – Masimba Bele

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Label:	Rough Trade – OC 04 T
Format:	Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Stereo
Country:	Germany & Switzerland
Released:	1983
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Tribal

Tracklist

A		Masimba Bele	5:54
B		Oëkikawai	4:20

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The Unknown Cases
Copyright © – Turnstar Music
Copyright © – Essex Music Group
Recorded At – Bobby's Studio, Cologne
Mixed At – Can Studio
Distributed By – Rough Trade Deutschland
Distributed By – EFA
Distributed By – Disctrade

Credits

Mixed By – René Tinner
Musician [Additional Musicians] – Achim Fink, Coco (30), Dominik Von Senger, Olek Gelba, Raoul Walton, Reiner Linke, Rainer Winterschladen*, Winfried Beck, Wolfgang Schubert (4)
Performer [The Unknown Cases], Drums – Stefan Krachten
Performer [The Unknown Cases], Keyboards – Helmut Zerlett
Performer [The Unknown Cases], Vocals, Percussion – Reebop Kwaku Baah*
Photography By [Photos] – Wolfgang Burat
Recorded By – Robert Hartmann, The Unknown Cases, Winfried Beck
Written-By, Composed By – Zerlett*, Kwaku Baah*, Krachten*

Notes

Cover:
This record is dedicated to Christina and Nana Amma

Recorded at Bobby's Studio
Mixed at the Can-Studio

Made in the shade by The Unknown Cases
℗ 1983 The Unknown Cases
© 1983 Turnstar Music / The Essex Music Group

Optional distriubtion stickers may cover the printed Rough Trade Deutschland logo:
• EfA - Vertrieb 60 32.04
• Disctrade 42 (Switzerland)
• RTD (TBA)
• M 1-39-- (TBA)

Remark:
The cover was available in four different variations:
1) Rough cardboard cover with dark brown lettering
2) Rough cardboard cover with light brown lettering [this release]
3) Plain smooth cardboard cover with light brown lettering
4) White normal cover with light brown lettering (reissue from the late 80's)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Label Code: LC 5661
Rights Society: GEMA
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, handwritten): OC 04 T-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, handwritten): OC 04 T-B

Other Versions (5 of 21)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Masimba Bele (7", 45 RPM)	Roadrunner Records	RR 5520	Germany	1983
New Submission	Masimba Bele (12", 45 RPM, White Label)	Rough Trade	OC 04 T	Germany	1983
New Submission	Masimba Bele (7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label)	Our Choice	OC 04 T	Germany	1983
Recently Edited	Masimba Bele (12", 45 RPM)	Rough Trade	RTT 126	UK	1984
Recently Edited	Masimba Bele (12", 45 RPM)	Roadrunner Records	RR 125512	Benelux	1984

Reviews

DarkRob Nov 25, 2016
A great combination of synths and traditional music. Sounds still fresh today!
MrElReplicante Nov 2, 2012
Helmut Zerlett, of "Dunkelziffer"-fame, to most of the German people presumably best known from the "Harald Schmidt Show" on German private TV, created a dancefloor-'ethno'-smash-hit, that is still playable today! If you like it supersecretcosmic-stylee, adjust the pitch level down to "-8"...