[2022-07-08] Kool And The Gang "The Albums Vol. 1: 1970-1978" 13CD box set (Edsel UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:55 pm

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09V8D1PR1/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09V8D1PR1/?tag=imwan-21

Description
• 13 CD box set
• 119 tracks
• Contains all of their 12 Studio & Live albums from 1970-1978
• Includes a 'Singles Selection' CD

Kool & The Gang are one of the most sampled bands in music history.

From their roots in the mid-late ‘60s, the band has explored many musical styles from jazz and soul, funk and rock, R&B/pop, with Gene Redd at the helm for their first handful of albums.

Formed by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell (Muhammad Bayyan) and Ronald Bell (Khalis Bayyan) and five close friends, Kool & The Gang signed to De-Lite Records in 1969, releasing their eponymous debut album, “Kool And The Gang” worldwide the following year, having reached the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart with the title track.

In 1973, Kool & The Gang reached the Billboard Top 30 for the first time with ‘Funky Stuff’, which was swiftly followed by ‘Jungle Boogie’ and ‘Hollywood Swinging’, which both reached the US Top 10. These are two of their most instantly recognisable earlier recordings, due to them being sampled and featured in present day TV commercials.

More hits followed, including 1975’s ‘Summer Madness’, again instantly recognisable from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince’s (aka Will Smith) global hit ‘Summertime’ in 1991. However, it was the inclusion of their 1976 track ‘Open Sesame’ on the 50 million selling units “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack, that they really gained worldwide commercial popularity and recognition.

“The Albums Vol. 1: 1970-1978” is the first of two box sets that cover the band’s first 20 years. The set contains 119 tracks across 13 CDs, from the band’s twelve studio and live albums, released worldwide from 1970’s debut “Kool & The Gang” and 1978’s “Everybody’s Dancin’”, as well as a “Singles Selection” disc, containing singles edits and non-LP tracks.

Kool & The Gang’s musical legacy remains in full force with their brand of melodic jazz, funk soul and pop. And all this as the pre-cursor to what became the band’s platinum period but more to follow. Watch this space.....

Tracklist
[CD1: Kool & The Gang]
1. Kool & The Gang
2. Breeze & Soul
3. Chocolate Buttermilk
4. Sea Of Tranquility
5. Give It Up
6. Since I Lost My Baby
7. Kool's Back Again
8. The Gang's Back Again
9. Raw Hamburger

[CD2: Live At The Sex Machine]
1. Medley: What Would The World Be Like Without Music / Let The Music Take Your Mind
2. Walk On By
3. Chocolate Buttermilk
4. Trying To Make A Fool Of Me
5. Who's Gonna Take The Weight Part 1 & 2
6. Pneumonia
7. Wichita Lineman
8. I Want To Take You Higher
9. Funky Man
10. The Touch Of You

[CD3: Live At P.J.'s]
1. N.T.
2. Ricksonata
3. Sombrero Sam
4. Ronnie's Groove
5. Ike's Mood / You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
6. Lucky For Me
7. Dujii

[CD4: Music Is The Message]
1. Music Is The Message
2. Electric Frog (Part 1)
3. Electric Frog (Part 2)
4. Soul Vibrations
5. Love The Life You Live (Part 1)
6. Love The Life You Live (Part 2)
7. Stop, Look & Listen
8. Blowing With The Wind
9. Funky Granny

[CD5: Good Times]
1. Good Times
2. Country Junky
3. Wild Is Love
4. North, East, South, West
5. Making Merry Music
6. I Remember John W. Coltrane
7. Rated X
8. Father, Father

[CD6: Wild And Peaceful]
1. Funky Stuff
2. More Funky Stuff
3. Jungle Boogie
4. Heaven At Once
5. Hollywood Swinging
6. This Is You, This Is Me
7. Life Is What You Make It
8. Wild And Peaceful

[CD7: Light Of Worlds]
1. Street Corner Symphony
2. Fruitman
3. Rhyme Tyme People
4. Light Of Worlds
5. Whiting H. & G.
6. You Don't Have To Change
7. Higher Plane
8. Summer Madness
9. Here After

[CD8: Spirit Of The Boogie]
1. Spirit Of The Boogie
2. Ride The Rhythm
3. Jungle Jazz
4. Sunshine And Love
5. Ancestral Ceremony
6. Mother Earth
7. Winter Sadness
8. Caribbean Festival

[CD9: Love & Understanding]
1. Love & Understanding
2. Sugar
3. Do It Right Now
4. Cosmic Energy
5. Hollywood Swinging [Live]
6. Summer Madness [Live]
7. Universal Sound [Live]
8. Come Together [Live]

[CD10: Open Sesame]
1. Open Sesame
2. Gift Of Love
3. Little Children
4. All Night Long
5. Whisper Softly
6. Super Band
7. L-O-V-E
8. Sunshine

[CD11: The Force]
1. A Place In Space
2. Slick Superchick
3. Just Be True
4. The Force
5. Mighty Mighty High
6. Oasis
7. Life's A Song
8. Free

[CD12: Everbody's Dancin']
1. Everybody's Dancin'
2. Dancin' Shoes
3. Big Chief Funkum
4. I Like Music
5. You Deserve A Break Today
6. At The Party
7. Stay Awhile
8. It's All You Need
9. Peace To The Universe

[CD13: Singles Selection]
1. Raw Hamburger [7" Version]
2. Let The Music Take Your Mind [Single Version]
3. Can't Stop (Doing It To You)
4. Kool It (Here Comes The Fuzz)
5. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
6. Who's Gonna Take The Weight (Pt. 1)
7. Pneumonia [Single Version]
8. The Penguin
9. Higher Plane [Single Edit]
10. Spirit Of The Boogie [Edit]
11. Caribbean Festival
12. Caribbean Festival [Disco Version]
13. Get Down With The Boogie
14. Open Sesame (Pt. 2) / Groove With The Genie
15. Love & Understanding (Come Together) [Single Version]
16. Super Band [7" Version]
17. Slick Superchick [Single Version]
18. Everybody's Dancin' [Single Version]

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Linda · **Posted:** Tue May 31, 2022 9:55 am

JoeP · **Joined:** 20 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 542

Wow, didn't know that they had albums as far back as 1970.

[2022-07-08] Kool And The Gang "The Albums Vol. 1: 1970-1978" 13CD box set (Edsel UK)

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