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    Fela Kuti Expensive Shit

    Knitting Factory Records
    African
    • Fela Kuti – Expensive Shit
    • Fela Kuti – Water No Get Enemy
    • 1. Expensive Shit
    • 2. Water No Get Enemy

    'Expensive Shit' is one of Fela's most notorious albums! This killer afro-beat LP was originally release in 1975 and now gets a reissue on Brooklyn-based Knitting Factory Records! 

    Other Releases by Fela Kuti

    Fela KutiO.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)Knitting Factory Records
    ‘Overtake Don Overtake Overtake’ was the penultimate album of newly recorded studio material released by Fela before he passed in 1997.Like its immediate...
      Fela KutiNoise For Vendor MouthKnitting Factory Records
      The Nigerian establishment labelled Kalakuta Republic inhabitants as ‘hooligans’, ‘hemp smokers’, etc. ‘Noise For Vendor Mouth’ is Fela’s...
      Compilations
      • – Noise For Vendor Mouth
      • – Mattress
      • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2019-3£20.99
        In stockAdd to Bag
      Fela KutiGentleman: 50th AnniversaryKnitting Factory Records
      “Gentleman is the last of Fela's early 1970s albums recorded with the Africa 70. The title track can be interpreted literally or as a metaphor concerning...
      African
        • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2009-8£23.99
          Limited smoke coloured vinyl edition
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        Fela KutiArmy ArrangementKnitting Factory Records
        Fela Kuti stories Nigeria’s attempt at ‘democracy’ in 1979 after more than a decade ofmilitary rule told through this album, originally released...
        African
        • – Army arrangement (vocal)
        Fela KutiCoffin For Head Of StateKnitting Factory Records
        Fela Kuti made some frantic albums in his career--ones that popped with his enthusiastic political disobedience and ones that roared with fury at the Nigerian...
        African
        • – Coffin For Head Of State part 1
        Fela KutiJ.J.D (Johnny Just Drop!!) Live!! At Kalakuta RepublikKnitting Factory Records
        Originally released in 1977, ‘Johnny Just Drop (J.J.D.)’ features Fela lampooning Nigeria’s ‘been-tos’, people who had been to Europe or America...
        African
          • LP + Download Code KFR2026-1£23.99
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          Fela KutiNo AgreementKnitting Factory Records
          ‘No Agreement’ is sometimes overlooked among Fela’s 1977 releases, eclipsed by albums such as ‘Johnny Just Drop (J.J.D.)’ and ‘Sorrow Tears...
          African
          • – No Agreement
          • – Dog Eat Dog
          • LP + Download Code KFR2007-1£23.99
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          Fela KutiUnderground SystemKnitting Factory Records
          Reissue of one of Fela's later recordings, comprised of two extended tracks, the title cut and the classic, 'Pansa Pansa'.
          African
          • – Underground System
          • – Pansa Pansa
          Fela KutiFela's London SceneKnitting Factory Records
          Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in 1971. Essential Fela Kuti, featuring Tony Allen on drums!
          African
          • – J'Ehin J'Ehin
          • – Who're You?
          • – Buy Africa
          Fela KutiI.T.T.Knitting Factory Records
          'International Thief Thief' classic Fela from 1979
          African
            Fela KutiAlagbon Close Knitting Factory
            Unmissable classic afro-beat! Alagbon Close represents one of the first times anyone had directly taken on the Nigerian authorities in such a brash manner!   
            African
            • – alagbon close
            • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2011-8£23.99
              50th anniversary special - Jollof orange vinyl
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            • LP KFR2011-1£17.99
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            Fela KutiEverything Scatter (2015 Reissue)Knitting Factory Records
            Another killer gem from the undisputed 'King Of Afrobeat' Fela Kuti! Originally released in 1975. Expect nothing less than perfection. Sweet locked-in...
            African
            • – Everything Scatter
            • – Who No Know Go How
            Fela KutiNa PoiKnitting Factory Records
            Hypnotic afrobeat bullet from 1972 - recorded in Lagos. Sprited percussion, tight horns, and pure funk! As with most of the great man's albums, this is...
            African
            • – na poi (part 1)
            • – na poi (part 2)
            • – you no go die...unless
            Fela KutiTeacher Don't Teach Me NonsenseKnitting Factory Records
            In 'Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense', Fela explains the role of the teacher in any society with the concept that all the things we consider to be problems...
            African
            • – Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
            Fela KutiHe Miss RoadKnitting Factory Records
            He Miss Road', also 1975, was produced by Ginger Baker. A deep and darker shade of afro-beat that is one of Fela's best.
            African
            • – He Miss Road
            • – Monday Morning In Lagos
            • – It's No Possible
            Fela KutiAlagbon Close / Why Black Man Dey SufferKnitting Factory
            Alagbon Close represents one of the first times anyone had directly taken on the Nigerian authorities in such a brash manner. Why Black Man Dey Suffer:...
            African
            • – Alagbon Close
            Fela KutiFela With Ginger Baker Live!Knitting Factory Records
            'Let's Start' - Seriously killer tune! and loads more. It's hard to go wrong with Fela Kuti's work from the 1970s, and LIVE!, which features the Afrobeat...
            African
            • – Let's Start
            Fela KutiOriginal Suffer Head And I.T.TKnitting Factory Records
            Yet more essential afrobeat from the African equivalent of James Brown! All his albums are great!
            African
            • – I T T

            Other Releases on Knitting Factory Records

            Fela KutiO.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)Knitting Factory Records
            ‘Overtake Don Overtake Overtake’ was the penultimate album of newly recorded studio material released by Fela before he passed in 1997.Like its immediate...
              Fela KutiNoise For Vendor MouthKnitting Factory Records
              The Nigerian establishment labelled Kalakuta Republic inhabitants as ‘hooligans’, ‘hemp smokers’, etc. ‘Noise For Vendor Mouth’ is Fela’s...
              Compilations
              • – Noise For Vendor Mouth
              • – Mattress
              • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2019-3£20.99
                In stockAdd to Bag
              Fela KutiGentleman: 50th AnniversaryKnitting Factory Records
              “Gentleman is the last of Fela's early 1970s albums recorded with the Africa 70. The title track can be interpreted literally or as a metaphor concerning...
              African
                • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2009-8£23.99
                  Limited smoke coloured vinyl edition
                  In stockAdd to Bag
                Fela KutiArmy ArrangementKnitting Factory Records
                Fela Kuti stories Nigeria’s attempt at ‘democracy’ in 1979 after more than a decade ofmilitary rule told through this album, originally released...
                African
                • – Army arrangement (vocal)
                Fela KutiCoffin For Head Of StateKnitting Factory Records
                Fela Kuti made some frantic albums in his career--ones that popped with his enthusiastic political disobedience and ones that roared with fury at the Nigerian...
                African
                • – Coffin For Head Of State part 1
                Fela KutiJ.J.D (Johnny Just Drop!!) Live!! At Kalakuta RepublikKnitting Factory Records
                Originally released in 1977, ‘Johnny Just Drop (J.J.D.)’ features Fela lampooning Nigeria’s ‘been-tos’, people who had been to Europe or America...
                African
                  • LP + Download Code KFR2026-1£23.99
                    In stockAdd to Bag
                  Fela Kuti & Roy AyersMusic Of Many ColoursKnitting Factory Records
                  Reissue of the classic ‘Music Of Many Colours’, the joint album between Roy Ayers and Fela Kuti, recorded after a three week tour of Nigeria’s major...
                  African
                  • – 2000 Blacks Got To Be Free
                  • – Africa-Center Of The World
                  Fela KutiNo AgreementKnitting Factory Records
                  ‘No Agreement’ is sometimes overlooked among Fela’s 1977 releases, eclipsed by albums such as ‘Johnny Just Drop (J.J.D.)’ and ‘Sorrow Tears...
                  African
                  • – No Agreement
                  • – Dog Eat Dog
                  • LP + Download Code KFR2007-1£23.99
                    In stockAdd to Bag
                  Fela KutiUnderground SystemKnitting Factory Records
                  Reissue of one of Fela's later recordings, comprised of two extended tracks, the title cut and the classic, 'Pansa Pansa'.
                  African
                  • – Underground System
                  • – Pansa Pansa
                  Fela KutiFela's London SceneKnitting Factory Records
                  Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in 1971. Essential Fela Kuti, featuring Tony Allen on drums!
                  African
                  • – J'Ehin J'Ehin
                  • – Who're You?
                  • – Buy Africa
                  Fela KutiI.T.T.Knitting Factory Records
                  'International Thief Thief' classic Fela from 1979
                  African
                    Fela KutiEverything Scatter (2015 Reissue)Knitting Factory Records
                    Another killer gem from the undisputed 'King Of Afrobeat' Fela Kuti! Originally released in 1975. Expect nothing less than perfection. Sweet locked-in...
                    African
                    • – Everything Scatter
                    • – Who No Know Go How
                    Fela KutiNa PoiKnitting Factory Records
                    Hypnotic afrobeat bullet from 1972 - recorded in Lagos. Sprited percussion, tight horns, and pure funk! As with most of the great man's albums, this is...
                    African
                    • – na poi (part 1)
                    • – na poi (part 2)
                    • – you no go die...unless
                    Fela KutiTeacher Don't Teach Me NonsenseKnitting Factory Records
                    In 'Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense', Fela explains the role of the teacher in any society with the concept that all the things we consider to be problems...
                    African
                    • – Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
                    Fela KutiHe Miss RoadKnitting Factory Records
                    He Miss Road', also 1975, was produced by Ginger Baker. A deep and darker shade of afro-beat that is one of Fela's best.
                    African
                    • – He Miss Road
                    • – Monday Morning In Lagos
                    • – It's No Possible
                    Fela KutiFela With Ginger Baker Live!Knitting Factory Records
                    'Let's Start' - Seriously killer tune! and loads more. It's hard to go wrong with Fela Kuti's work from the 1970s, and LIVE!, which features the Afrobeat...
                    African
                    • – Let's Start
                    Fela KutiOriginal Suffer Head And I.T.TKnitting Factory Records
                    Yet more essential afrobeat from the African equivalent of James Brown! All his albums are great!
                    African
                    • – I T T

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                    ‘Space Funk – Afro Futurist Electro Funk in Space 1976-84’, is an intergalactic journey into black space, fuelled by funk, powered by computers. ‘Space...
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                    1973 Nigerian afro beat funk at it's best from the master - Fela Kuti 
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                    Embodiment of the sweet spot where hip hop meets jazz, soul, and psychedelia. Recorded during the time Roots drummer ?uestlove was the powerhouse...
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