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Format Details:
Release Date: 01 March 2024
Label: Esoteric / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5013929721128
Genres: Rock
Release Date: 13 March 2026
Label: Music On Vinyl
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8719262039636
Genres: Rock
Description
REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL TAPES WITH THREE BONUS TRACKS
PLUS A BOOKLET WITH INFORMATIVE LINER NOTES.
Originally released in 1970, ‘Afreaka!’ was the sole album by Demon Fuzz, an Afrom Rock band who made their mark by signing to Pye Records Progressive imprint Dawn. A melding of rock, jazz and African influences, the album was a funky masterpiece.
Recently re-evaluated and sampled by many DJs of a new generation, this Esoteric Recordings re-issue has been remastered from the original analogue master tapes and includes all three tracks from their 1970 maxi-single (‘I Put A Spell On You’, ‘Message to Mankind’ and ‘Fuzz Oriental Blues’) as bonus tracks.
Description
Demon Fuzz was an afro-rock group of which its members had all immigrated to Britain from Commonwealth countries. Released in 1970 the band's only album, the extraordinary Afreaka!, demonstrates their excellence in playing psychedelic soul, dub-heavy funk, progressive rock, afro-jazz and black acid rock. Demon Fuzz these days are amongst the most bootlegged and sampled bands from the early 70s British underground. It was a Billboard "4-STAR" selection in June 1971.
The band's name means "devil's children or bad policemen". They originally played soul, but the music they heard during a trip to Morocco lead to a change in their style to what has been described as a blend of funk, rock, jazz, and African music.
Afreaka! is now available as a limited edition of 2000 individually numbered copies on purple translucent coloured vinyl. The sleeve has a nice linen laminate finish.
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Zeke
Tito Puente
Jeff Buckley
Mike Oldfield
Carlos Walker
PM
The Meters
The Almighty
Various Artists
