Karl Hector & The Malcouns – Ngunga Yeti Fofa

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Tracklist:

A1: SEmai Thaqil
A2: Transition >A< B1: Circles B2: Ngunga Yeti Fofa B3. Can't Stand The Pressure Produced by: Whitefield/Curulija/Myland Recorded by: Curulija/Whitefield at 45 Studios Additional Recording by: Jochen Ströh at Lovelite Executive Producer: Jay Whitefield Mastered by Dave Cooley for Elysian Masters, Los Angeles, CA. Artwork by Kevin Lyons. Screenprinting by Anti Designs. 12" EP. 2013. NA 5101.

Heliocentrics – 13 Degrees of Reality

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Tracklist:

1. Feedback (Intro) (M. Catto, J. Ferguson, A. Owusu, J. Yglesias)
2. Ethnicity (M. Catto, J. Ferguson, J. Yglesias)
3. Public Safety Broadcast (Interlude)
4. Mysterious Ways (J. Ferguson, M. Catto, A. Owusu, O. Parfitt)
5. Dreams (Interlude) (L, Hughes)
6. Collateral Damage (J. Yglesias, M. Catto, J. Ferguson)
7. Outtake (Interlude) (A. Owusu, J. Ferguson, M. Catto)
8. Freeness Part 2 (O. Parfitt, M. Catto, J. Ferguson, J. Yglesias, T. Hodges)
9. Wrecking Ball (Prelude) (M. Burnham, M. Catto, J. Ferguson, A. Owusu)
10. Wrecking Ball (M. Burnham, M. Catto, J. Ferguson, A. Owusu)
11. Mind Readers (Interlude) (J. Ferguson, M. Catto)
12. Descarga Electronica (A. Owusu, J. Ferguson, M. Catto, J. Yglesias, T. Hodges)
13. A Musical Conspiracy (Interlude) (A. Owusu, M. Catto, J. Ferguson)
14. Eastern Begena (J. Ferguson, M. Catto, O. Parfitt, A. Owusu, D. Keane, M. Burnham)
15. Hall Of Mirrors (Interlude) (M. Catto, J. Ferguson)
16. Mr. Owusu, I Presume? (A Owusu, M. Catto, J. Ferguson, O. Parfitt, T. Hodges)
17. The Abstract and The Absolute (Interlude) (M. Catto, J. Ferguson)
18. Black Sky (M. Catto, J. Ferguson, J. Yglesias)
19. Prepare For Lift-Off (Interlude) (T. Hodges, A. Owuso, J. Ferguson, M. Catto)
20. Path Of The Black Sun (J. Ferguson, M. Catto, J. Yglesias
21. Calabash (J. Yglesias, M. Catto, J. Ferguson, A. Owusu, M. Burnham)
22. Vibrations of The Fallen Angels (Outro) (M. Catto, J. Ferguson, A. Owusu, O. Parfitt)

Produced, mixed and engineered by Malcolm Catto and Jake Ferguson with additional production and engineering by Mike Burnham.
Executive produced by Eothen Alapatt
All tracks recorded and mixed at Quatermass Studio, London.
Mastered at Electric Mastering, London. Art direction by Errol Richardson.

All music arranged and performed by The Heliocentrics:
Malcolm Catto – Drums, Marimbula, Percussion, Additional Guitar and Piano
Jake Ferguson – Bass, Begena, Additional Guitar, Vibes and Piano
Jack Yglesias – Percussion, Kalimba, Flutes, Homemade Instruments and String Arrangements on “Collateral Damage”
Ade Owusu – Guitar, Thai Guitar, Effected Santur, Feedback and Koto
Ollie Parfitt – Piano, Keys and Electronic Effects
Tom Hodges – Electronica
Mike Burnham – Ring Mod Guitar on “Wrecking Ball”
Shabaka Hutchings – Bass Clarinet
Danny Keane – Cello
Raven – Violin

CD, LP and Digital. 2013. NA 5097.

Apple And The Three Oranges – Free And Easy

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Tracklist:

What Goes Around Comes Around 2:42
Free And Easy Pt. 1 2:52
Free And Easy Pt. 2 3:14
Down Home Publicity 2:57
True Love Will Never Die 3:09
My Baby 3:12
Love Brings Out The Best Of You 1:57
Curse Upon The World 2:58
Moon Light 3:05
Gotta Stand For Something Pt. 1 3:03
Gotta Stand For Something Pt. 2 2:59
My Love Needs Your Love 3:20
I’ll Give You A Ring (When I Come, If I Come) 3:14

This compilation produced, researched, annotated and with liner notes by Eothen Alapatt; additional transcription and coordination by Henoch Moore.
All songs licensed courtesy Edwards “Apple” Nelson
Restoration and remastering by Dave Cooley and Kelly Hibbert for Elysian Masters, Los Angeles.
Art direction by Errol F. Richardson.

CD, LP and Digital. 2013. NA 5093.

Cook Classics – Cook Classics Vs. Now-Again

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Tracklist:

01. Rocky Vs. Rambo
02. Heart Me Back or DIE!
03. Dig The Streets
04. Home Is Where The Heart Is
05. Suck Me
06. Forgotten Lovers
07. 27 Jump Street
08. Shades
09. Sentimental Knock Knees
10. Spazz-O-Matic
11. Vanilla Love
12. Dude Complex
13. Wish You Were With Me
14. 1972
15. Lovely Ladies
16. I Am Complicated
17. Laveta Terrace
18. Complex
19. Kick It Out
20. Cheap Ass Real
21. Take Off Your Clothes
22. Complained The Whole Way Home
23. Ayo My Man 2

Produced and Recorded by Cook Classics at The Beat Locker, Los Angeles.

CD. 2013. NAML 005.

Stark Reality – Acting, Thinking, Feeling

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This anthology produced, with liner notes and annotation by Eothen “Egon” Alapatt.
Original sessions produced by Monty Stark, Stark Reality, Ahmad Jamal and WGBH, Boston.

Restoration and remastering by Dave Cooley and Kelly Hibbert for Elysian Masters, Los Angeles, USA.
Master Tape Transfers by Len Horowitz at History of Recorded Sound, Los Angeles, CA.
Art direction by Errol Richardson for Busy Monster, Toronto, Canada.
Original photography by Jim Bourne and others.
Original artwork by Mehitabel Katze (AKA Mel Dietmier)

3CD Tracklist:

Disc One and Disc Two: Stark Reality Discovers Hoagy Carmichael’s Music Shop

Disc One:

Merry Go Round
Junkman’s Song (Carmichael)
Thirty Days Hath September (Carmichael)
The Whale (Carmichael)
The Old Prospector (Carmichael)
Grandfather Clock (Smith, Carmichael)
Cooking (Carmichael)
Shooting Stars (Fisher, Carmichael)

Disc Two:

Rocket Ship (Carmichael)
Dreams (Chute, Carmichael)
Blue Pillow (Abercrombie)
Swing High (Carmichael)
Clouds (Carmichael)
Traveling (Carmichael)
Bustin’ Out of Doors (Carmichael)
Comrades (Dean, Carmichael)
All You Need to Make Music (Stark)

Disc Three: Roller Coaster Ride (1969) and Acting, Thinking, Feeling.

Pretty Music (Neloms)
Nani (Morrison, Stark)
Roller Coaster Ride (Stark)
Too Much Tenderness (Stark)
Red Yellow Moonbeams (Stark)
Sunday’s Song (Stark)
On Being Black (Stark)
Red Yellow Moonbeams (Stark)
New World Generation (Morrison, Stark)
Prelude to Say Brother (Stark)
Theme to Say Brother (Stark)
Acting, Thinking, Feeling Pt. 1 (Stark)
Acting, Thinking, Feeling Pt. 2 (Stark)
Acting, Thinking, Feeling Pt. 3 (Stark)

LP Tracklist:

As above, except that each song appears on the album on which it was originally issued and bonus tracks are all contained on a separate album.

6LP/3CD. NA 5094. 2013.