Media Condition : Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
Format : LP, Album, RE
Genre : Jazz
Style : Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label : Be With Records
Country : Worldwide
Released: 22 Oct 2021
Notes:
℗ 1973 Mercury Records Limited © 2021 Mercury Records Limited Joy Yates by courtesy of [l904 Maestro special effects by Henri Selmer & Co. Ltd., London 'Roots' was recorded (August 1973) and mixed (September) in [l308816 London. The track 'Roots' is a condensed version of a forty-minute composition which was commissioned by the Lambeth New Music Society in January 1973. 'Caliban' is the third section of a composition in four parts called 'Ban, Ban, Caliban' which was commissioned by the Globe Playhouse Trust in April 1973 as part of the Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations. Text side A: "When I was just a child the sun shone every day" Text side B: "When I was just a child the moon lit every night" Runouts Side A: BEWITH 102 LP A1 etched/ 31981 1A stamped Side B: BEWITH 102 LP B1 etched/ 31981 1B stamped Made in Europe Manufactured and printed in the Netherlands. From the official Be With Records website: "This Be With edition of Roots has been re-mastered from the original Vertigo master tapes, Simon Francis’ mastering working together with Pete Norman’s cut to weave their usual magic with these wonderful recordings. The crazy cover has been restored at Be With HQ as the finishing touch to this long overdue re-issue."
Track List:
A1. Roots 9:24
A2. Images 4:55
A3. Caliban 4:35
B1. Whapatiti 3:22
B2. Capricorn 4:00
B3. Odokamona 3:24
B4. Southern Roots And Celebration 7:45