Ebo Taylor – Life Stories (Highlife & Afrobeat Classics 1973-1980)

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Label:

Strut – STRUT072LP

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation

Country:

UK

Released:

Apr 11, 2011

Genre:

Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country

Style:

Highlife, Afrobeat

Tracklist

Hide Credits A1 Ebo Taylor– Heaven Composed By, Arranged By – Ebo Taylor Composed By, Arranged By – Ebo Taylor 6:06 A2 Ebo Taylor– Atwer Abroba Composed By, Arranged By – Ebo Taylor Producer – E. Ayansu Composed By, Arranged By – Ebo Taylor Producer – E. Ayansu 8:15 A3 Ebo Taylor & Uhuru-Yenzu*– What Is Life Composed By, Arranged By, Producer – Ebo Taylor Composed By, Arranged By, Producer – Ebo Taylor 4:43 B1 Apagya Showband*– Tamfo Nyi Ekyir Composed By, Arranged By – Ebo Taylor Composed By, Arranged By – Ebo Taylor 3:57 B2 Ebo Taylor– Peace On Earth Composed By, Arranged By – Ebo Taylor Producer – E. Ayansu Composed By, Arranged By – Ebo Taylor Producer – E. Ayansu 7:48 B3 Ebo Taylor & Uhuru-Yenzu*– Victory Composed By, Arranged By, Producer – Ebo Taylor Composed By, Arranged By, Producer – Ebo Taylor 4:23 B4 Asasse Ase*– Ohiani Sua Efir Arranged By – Ebo Taylor Composed By – Traditional Arranged By – Ebo Taylor Composed By – Traditional 4:02 C1 Ebo Taylor– Aba Yaa Composed By – Ebo Taylor Producer – George Prah* Composed By – Ebo Taylor Producer – George Prah* 15:01 C2 Ebo Taylor– Ohye Atar Gyan Composed By, Arranged By – Ebo Taylor Composed By, Arranged By – Ebo Taylor 6:09 D1 Ebo Taylor & Uhuru-Yenzu*– Love And Death Composed By, Arranged By, Producer – Ebo Taylor Composed By, Arranged By, Producer – Ebo Taylor 8:23 D2 Ebo Taylor & The Pelikans*– Egya Edu Composed By – Ebo Taylor Producer – Kofi S.O. "Abookyi" Lindsay Composed By – Ebo Taylor Producer – Kofi S.O. "Abookyi" Lindsay 10:01 D3 Pat Thomas (3) & Ebo Taylor– Ene Nyame Nam 'A' Mensuro Composed By, Arranged By, Directed By – Ebo Taylor Producer – James Kwadwo Kwarteng Composed By, Arranged By, Directed By – Ebo Taylor Producer – James Kwadwo Kwarteng 6:20

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – The Carvery
• Pressed By – Pallas – 22308
• Pressed By – Pallas – 22309

Credits

• Compiled By – Duncan Brooker, Quinton Scott
• Design [Package Design By] – Matt Thame
• Liner Notes [Sleeve Notes] – Miles Cleret
• Liner Notes [Track Descriptions] – Jon Lusk
• Management [Ebo Taylor] – Eric Trosset
• Management [Product], Coordinator [Release Co-ordination] – Marie Clausen, Quinton Scott
• Mastered By, Engineer [Audio Restoration] – Frankie Francis

Notes

Comes in gatefold sleeve with liner notes, photographs and original covers inside.
Contains download code for the free MP3 download of the compilation.

Audio restoration and mastered at Carvery Cuts.

A1 taken from the Essiebons LP 'Ebo Taylor' (EBLS 6166)
A2 taken from the Philips LP 'Twer Nyame' (6354 017)
A3 taken from the Essiebons LP 'Conflict' (INLS 6143)
B1 taken from the Essiebons 45 'Tamfo Nyi Ekyir b/w Mumude' (EB 422)
B2 taken from the Philips LP 'Twer Nyame' (6354 017)
B3 taken from the Essiebons LP 'Conflict' (INLS 6143)
B4 taken from the Capeside EP 'Asaase Ase' (TAMA 8137545)
C1 taken from the Gapophone LP 'Gapophone Various Bands' (GAPO 779)
C2 taken from the Essiebons LP 'Ebo Taylor' (EBLS 6166)
D1 taken from the Essiebons LP 'Conflict' (INLS 6143)
D2 taken from the Abookyi LP 'Ebo Taylor & The Pelikans' (ABLS 01)
D3 taken from the Pan African Records LP 'Pat Thomas & Ebo Taylor' (PAR 006)

Artist for Track B4 appears as 'Asaase Ase' on the inside of the gatefold sleeve.
Artist for Track B1 appears as 'Apagya Showband, The' on the inside of the gatefold sleeve.
Title for Track A3 appears as 'What Is Life?' on the inside of the gatefold sleeve.

Strut is part of the !K7 label group.

Manufactured in the E.U.

℗ 2011 Strut
© 2011 Strut

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 730003 307218
• Label Code: LC 07306
• Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side A): STRUT072LP-A1 The Carvery -22308-
• Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side B): STRUT072LP-B2 The Carvery -22308-
• Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side C): STRUT072LP-C1 -22309-
• Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side D): STRUT072LP-D1 -22309-