Cymande – Cymande

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Label:	Janus Records – JLS-3044
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Gatefold
Country:	US
Released:	Sep 1972
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul

Tracklist

A1	Zion I Written-By – Pablo Gonsales	3:29
A2	One More Written-By – Steve Scipio	3:06
A3	Getting It Back Written-By – Steve Scipio	4:16
A4	Listen Written-By – Steve Scipio	4:37
A5	Rickshaw Written-By – Steve Scipio	5:50
B1	Dove Written-By – Cymande	10:50
B2	Bra Written-By – Steve Scipio	5:00
B3	The Message Written-By – Steve Scipio	4:19
B4	Ras Tafarian Folk Song Written-By – Pablo Gonsales	3:08

Companies, etc.

Produced For – GRT Corporation
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – GRT Corporation
Published By – Heavy Music, Inc.
Record Company – GRT Corporation
Record Company – Chess/Janus Records

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Flute, Bongos – Mike Rose*
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Derek Gibbs
Bass Guitar – Steve Scipio
Congas – Pablo Gonsales
Coordinator – Mia Krinsky
Drums – Sam Kelly
Guitar – Patrick Patterson
Liner Notes – Cymande
Mastered By – RL*
Producer, Sleeve Notes – John Schroeder
Supervised By – Bob Scerbo
Tenor Saxophone – Peter Serreo
Vocals, Percussion – Ray King

Notes

Recorded in London, England

All selections published by Heavy Music, Inc. (BMI)

From the inner gatefold release notes: "We call our music NYAH-ROCK, and through it we speak of our ideals, our heritage and ourselves"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): JLS-3044-A
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): JLS-3044-B

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Cymande (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Janus Records	JLS 3044, JLS-3044	US	1972
New Submission	Cymande (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Philips	6305 181		1972
New Submission	Cymande (8-Track Cartridge, Album, Quadraphonic)	Janus Records	7098-3044H	US	1972
Recently Edited	Cymande (LP, Album, Gatefold)	RCA Victor	443.055		1972
	Cymande (LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Press, Gatefold)	Janus Records	JLS 3044, JLS-3044	US	1972

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Reviews

dylaf Jun 12, 2023
Edited 3 months ago

I when really getting into the routes of Hip- Hop & breakbeat, buying 'Super Disco Brake's Volume 3' from a second hand store. Must have been around 1986. There's one track on that compilation that will never leave me. I've had months by not sparing it a thought, & then BANG it's in my head so hard it feels like the absolute rhythm of life, even the very meaning of life...

That track is 'Bra'.

This whole LP is untouchable, with the addition of 'Dove' & 'The Message', plus all the music, its in a league of its own & stands up tall over many an early funk set for certain.

To learn some years later the band were formed in the UK was both a blessing and a huge surprise (this LP recorded in Soho, London); with 'Bra; always sounding to me like the most American music I could possibly imagine... (I mean this was an NYC corner/block/B-Boy CLASSIC) and to upgrade from my Paul Winley bootlegs to the real deal a defining moment on Discogs.

More holy than a holy grail, this is a sacred temple, one you will never fully leave. You will be blessed...

I hope in the near future to compare this pressing with the 'Alaska' 1st UK pressing (released a year later in 1973). For now I'll just say, I can't imagine a better pressing than this. A great source recording & mix- down complimented by a brilliant vinyl master. Every instrument in its correct field, loud & proud; bass/low's rich, detailed & deep / mid's bright & clear / high's a foot in the air above the speakers. And, very little background noise in the quiet ages. I am not sure what more you could hope for.