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1970 studio album by Demon Fuzz
Afreaka!
Studio album by Demon Fuzz
ReleasedNovember 1970
RecordedSummer 1970
Genre
Length40:46
LabelDawn
ProducerBarry Murray
Demon Fuzz chronology
Afreaka!
(1970) 		Roots and Offshoots
(1976)
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Afreaka! was the first album released by the English rock band Demon Fuzz. It was initially issued in 1970 by Dawn Records, to which the group was signed. The following year, a U.S. pressing was made by Janus Records (catalog number JLS 3028). It was a Billboard "4-STAR" selection in June 1971. In the 21st century, another pressing on vinyl was made by Janus under the same catalog number as the 1971 edition.

Three CD reissues were produced, all of which include as bonus tracks 'Message To Mankind', 'Fuzz Oriental Blues' and the band's cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' 'I Put A Spell On You', all from the group's 1970 maxi-single. In Japan, a two-CD (12-cm and 8-cm) set in a gatefold paper sleeve was made by Arcàngelo in 2004. Castle Music released a CD (catalog number CMRCD 1197) in 2005. Esoteric Recordings in the UK issued a CD in 2009 (catalog number ECLEC2111).

The musical style has predominantly been described as progressive rock, psychedelic soul and funk, as well as acid rock, jazz fusion and jazz rock. The recording is sometimes sampled by latter-day DJs.

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Past, Present, and Future"
  • Ray Rhoden
  • W. Raphael Joseph
9:43
2."Disillusioned Man"
  • Ray Rhoden
  • W. Raphael Joseph
4:53
3."Another Country" (The Electric Flag cover)Ron Polte8:20
Total length:22:59
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Hymn to Mother Earth"
  • Ray Rhoden
  • W. Raphael Joseph
7:55
5."Mercy (Variation No. 1)"Ray Harris9:35
Total length:17:31
Compact disc bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins cover)Jay Hawkins3:55
7."Message to Mankind" 3:54
8."Fuzz Oriental Blues" 6:45

Credits

  • Sleepy Jack Joseph - bass
  • Ayinde Folarin - congas
  • Paddy Corea - congas, flute, sax, arrangements
  • Steven John - drums
  • W. Raphael Joseph - guitar
  • Ray Rhoden - piano, organ
  • Barry Murray - production
  • Clarance Brooms Crosdale - trombone
  • Smokey Adams - vocals

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Afreaka! [Bonus Tracks] - Demon Fuzz". Allmusic. a wild mash of Afro-Latin funk, breakbeats, tripped-out soul, jazz fusion, and psychedelic journeying. DJs like Gilles Petersen have been hip to Demon Fuzz for years, and as of the 21st century other club jocks are sampling this LP.
  2. ^ "Demon Fuzz - Afreaka! (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  3. "New LP/Tape Releases". Billboard. 1971-06-26. p. 52. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  4. "4-STAR". Billboard. 1971-06-26. p. 51. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  5. "DEMON FUZZ / デモン・ファズ + シングル". diskunion. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  6. "Demon Fuzz". Wax Poetics. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  7. ^ "Demon Fuzz "Afreaka!" (1970, Music On Vinyl)". Music Is My Sanctuary. demonstrates their excellence in playing psychedelic soul, dub-heavy funk, progressive rock, afro-jazz and black acid rock.
  8. ^ "Afreaka!". Record Collector. despite the tribal imagery and ethnic progressive rock label, Afreaka! is a mixed bag of jazz-rock
  9. Corbett, John (May 18, 2017). Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium. Duke University Press. p. 71. ISBN 9780822373155. a strange progressive rock record
  10. "Demon Fuzz "Afreaka!" (1970)". Jive Time Records. Demon Fuzz's blend is just right and succeeds in cooking up an appetising dish of progressive rock/soul/jazz/world fusion
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