William OnyeaborWho Is William Onyeabor?

Label:

Wilfilms Records – LP 0079

Series:

World Psychedelic Classics – 5

Format:

3 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo

Country:

UK, Europe & US

Released:

Genre:

Folk, World, & Country

Style:

Leftfield

Tracklist

A1 Body And Soul 10:08
A2 Atomic Bomb 7:51
B1 Good Name 10:08
B2 Something You Will Never Forget 10:07
C1 Why Go To War 9:06
C2 Love Is Blind 7:57
D1 Heaven And Hell 4:03
D2 Let's Fall In Love 7:23
D3 Fantastic Man 6:27
E1 The Way To Win Your Love 7:24
E2 Love Me Now 7:12
E3 Jungle Gods 4:03
F1 When The Going Is Smooth And Good 12:53
F2 Untitled 0:45

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Luaka Bop, Inc.
  • Copyright ©Luaka Bop, Inc.
  • Record CompanyWilfilms Limited
  • Published ByShake Boom
  • Mastered AtMasterdisk
  • Lacquer Cut AtJoe Lambert Mastering
  • Pressed BySchallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 29630
  • Pressed BySchallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 29631
  • Pressed BySchallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 29632
  • Edited AtSee Why Audio

Credits

  • Art Direction [Sleeve Art Curated By]Trevor Schoonmaker
  • ArtworkPaul Tyree-Francis
  • Compiled ByUchenna Ikonne
  • Executive-ProducerYale Evelev
  • Lacquer Cut ByJ.Lambert*
  • Liner NotesVivien Goldman
  • Mastered ByScott Hull (2)
  • Transferred By [Vinyl Transfers]Kieran Hebden
  • Written-By, Recorded ByWilliam Onyeabor

Notes

Includes printed inner sleeves and a coupon for the album to obtain via code from LuakaBop.com/Gimme.

Beautiful vinyl transfers by Colin Young at See Why Audio in London and also Kieran Hebden in Woodstock, N.Y.

Catalogue number "6 80899 0079-1-7" is printed on the spine, "LP 0079" is printed on the face labels.

F2 is an instrumental excerpt of "I Need You All Life" and is not mentioned on the cover or label.
Comes with a code to tracks A1 to F1.
Tracks E1 to F2 not on CD version.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 6 80899 00791 7
  • Barcode (Scanned): 680899007917
  • Matrix / Runout (A-Side runout): LUAKA BOP 0079 A J.Lambert @JLM -29630-
  • Matrix / Runout (B-Side runout): LUAKA BOP 0079 B J.Lambert @JLM -29630-
  • Matrix / Runout (C-Side runout): LUAKA BOP 0079 C J.Lambert @JLM -29631-
  • Matrix / Runout (D-Side runout): LUAKA BOP 0079 D J.Lambert @JLM -29631-
  • Matrix / Runout (E-Side runout): LUAKA BOP 0079 E J.Lambert @JLM -29632-
  • Matrix / Runout (F-Side runout): LUAKA BOP 0079 F J.Lambert @JLM -29632-
  • Rights Society: ASCAP

Other Versions (5 of 7)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Who Is William Onyeabor? (CD, Compilation) Luaka Bop 6 80899 0079-2-4, CD 0079 US 2013
Recently Edited
Who Is William Onyeabor? (13×File, MP3, Compilation, 320 kbps) Luaka Bop none US 2013
New Submission
Who Is William Onyeabor? (2×CD, Compilation, Promo, Sampler) Luaka Bop 6 80899 0079-2-4 US 2013
New Submission
Who Is William Onyeabor? (CDr, Compilation, Promo) Wilfilms Records none US 2013
New Submission
Who Is William Onyeabor? (13×File, FLAC, Compilation, 320 kbps) Luaka Bop none US 2013

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Reviews

  • ecoforager's avatar
    ecoforager
    Absolute vibe from the first to the last track. William Onyeabor is a saint sent from heaven to let the sounds of God flow through him. Uplifting, groovy, and speaks to the heart in a way that brings one back to the natural love that is human life.
    • you_did_it's avatar
      you_did_it
      fantastic bullshit...referring to the original rough mix with them edges this compi sounds like an inbetween of singing a child into sleep n creamy gay-disco...transfering political | critical messages whenever packed in a easily understandable kind to follow them days of first issueing now this sounds belonglesness cheesy...not to understand me wrong: great artist n great music but only by them originals...better go for them n see
      • jah-collector-tempa's avatar
        that's a fantastik album for you must to have it
        • hhulic11's avatar
          hhulic11
          Fantastic Man sounds noticeably lower quality on mine than the rest of tracks. Does anyone else have the same issue?
          • jonarmst's avatar
            jonarmst
            Based on how many times this has shown up in my recommendations in the past decade, it is safe to say I actually know who William Onyeabor is.
            • Bartholomew's avatar
              Bartholomew
              William Onyeabor is from another planet it seems... freaky and wonderful! Who is William Onyeabor??
              • bigmix's avatar
                bigmix
                Can someone please the weight of the vinyl, is it 180 gram ?
                • TheJanitor666's avatar
                  TheJanitor666
                  Anyone else missing the label or disc 1 side 2?
                  • TobiTobsucht's avatar
                    TobiTobsucht
                    Edited 3 years ago
                    After a long time i grab this one. Great music, but why doesn't someone invent printed poly inner sleeves? :)
                    • warpedwarped's avatar
                      warpedwarped
                      sadly enough I did not get a code with my sealed copy

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