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      • 1. Fela Kuti – I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) (Part 1)
      • 2. Fela Kuti – I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) (Part 2)

      'International Thief Thief' classic Fela from 1979

      Other Releases by Fela Kuti

      Fela KutiBOX SET #6 CURATED BY IDRIS ELBA
      Very limited one-off pressing. Features the albums ‘Open & Close’, ‘Music of Many Colors’, ‘Stalemate’, ‘I Go Shout Plenty!!!’, ‘Live...
        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...
          • New LP (Coloured Vinyl)£23.00
            Limited smoke coloured vinyl edition
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          Fela KutiBoxset #5: Co-curated by Chris Martin & Femi KutiKnitting Factory Records
          Knitting Factory Records release the next installment of long-awaited vinyl reissues from the Fela Kuti catalog. Box Set #5 was co-curated by Fela’s...
            Fela KutiOpen & CloseKnitting Factory Records
            Reissue of Fela's highly sought-after 1971 album, 'Open & Close'! Super-funky Afrobeat featuring the incredible title track!
            • – Open And Close
            • – Suegbe And Pako
            • – Gbagada Gbogodo
            • CD£7.99
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              Gatefold sleeve
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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...
            • – Army arrangement (vocal)
            • LP + Download Code£20.99
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            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...
              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...
              • – No Agreement
              • – Dog Eat Dog
                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'.
                • – Underground System
                • – Pansa Pansa
                • LP + Download Code£20.99
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                Fela KutiAfrodisiacKnitting Factory Records
                1973 Nigerian afro beat funk at it's best from the master - Fela Kuti 
                • – Alu Jon Jonki Jon
                • – Eko Ile
                Fela KutiGentlemanKnitting Factory Records
                1973 Fela Kuti mastepiece - Absolutely essential!!!! 
                • Fela Kuti – Gentleman
                • Fela Kuti – Igbe
                • Fela Kuti – Fe Fe Ne Eye Fe
                Fela KutiUp Side DownKnitting Factory Records
                Upside Down’ and ‘Zombie’, both released in 1976, were made at the midpoint of an extraordinary three-year purple period during which Fela recorded...
                • – Up Side Down
                • – Go Slow
                Fela KutiZombieKnitting Factory Records
                On the title track Fela and the backup singers ridicule the mindset of men in uniform over an urgent, quick-march accompaniment from Afrika 70. The album...
                • – Zombie
                • – Mr. Follow Follow (Mister Follow Follow)
                • LP£19.99
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                • CD£7.99 £7.99
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                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!   
                • – alagbon close
                Fela KutiRoforofo Fight (2015 Reissue)Knitting Factory
                Essential afro beat! A dancefloor bomb! You need this!! KILLER REISSUE of Fela Kuti's 1972 album Roforofo Fight! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
                • – Roforofo Fight
                • – Go Slow
                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...
                • – na poi (part 1)
                • – na poi (part 2)
                • – you no go die...unless
                Fela KutiSorrow Tears & Blood (2014 Vinyl Reissue)Knitting Factory Records
                Originally released in 1977, Fela and Afrika 70 rise to their peak with rowsing, radical stuff as espoused by 'Colonial Mentality'.
                  Fela KutiFela With Ginger Baker Live!Knitting Factory Records
                  It's hard to go wrong with Fela Kuti's work from the 1970s, and LIVE!, which features the Afrobeat innovator backed by his powerhouse band Africa '70 and...
                  • – Let's Start
                  • – Black Man's Cry
                  • – Ye Ye De Smell
                  • – Egbe Mi O
                  Fela KutiHe Miss Road (2014 Vinyl Reissue)Knitting 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.
                  • – He Miss Road
                  • – Monday Morning In Lagos
                  • – It's No Possible
                  Fela KutiBeasts Of No Nation / O.D.O.OKnitting Factory Records
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                  • – Beasts Of No Nation
                  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:...
                  • – Alagbon Close
                  Fela KutiExpensive Shit / He Miss RoadKnitting Factory Records
                  'Expensive Shit', from 1975, is one of Fela's most notorious albums. The title track recounts being framed by the police and his comical escape from certain...
                  • – Expensive Shit
                  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!
                  • – I T T
                  Fela KutiEverything Scatter / Noise For Vendor MouthKnitting Factory Records
                  The king of afro beat does it again! Two essential classic albums on one budget CD!
                    Fela KutiYellow FeverKnitting Factory Records
                    Yellow Fever’ was originally released in 1976, during Fela’s extraordinarily prolific 1975-77 purple period, when he released 24 albums in Nigeria...
                    • – Yellow Fever
                    • – Na Poi ‘75
                    • LP + Download Code£16.99
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                    • CD£7.99 £7.99
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                    Other Releases on Knitting Factory Records

                    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...
                      • New LP (Coloured Vinyl)£23.00
                        Limited smoke coloured vinyl edition
                        In stockAdd to Bag
                      Fela KutiBoxset #5: Co-curated by Chris Martin & Femi KutiKnitting Factory Records
                      Knitting Factory Records release the next installment of long-awaited vinyl reissues from the Fela Kuti catalog. Box Set #5 was co-curated by Fela’s...
                        Fela KutiOpen & CloseKnitting Factory Records
                        Reissue of Fela's highly sought-after 1971 album, 'Open & Close'! Super-funky Afrobeat featuring the incredible title track!
                        • – Open And Close
                        • – Suegbe And Pako
                        • – Gbagada Gbogodo
                        • CD£7.99
                          In stockAdd to Bag
                        • LP£19.00
                          Gatefold sleeve
                          Out of stock
                        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...
                        • – Army arrangement (vocal)
                        • LP + Download Code£20.99
                          In stockAdd to Bag
                        • CD£7.99 £7.99
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                        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...
                          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...
                          • – 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...
                          • – No Agreement
                          • – Dog Eat Dog
                            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'.
                            • – Underground System
                            • – Pansa Pansa
                            • LP + Download Code£20.99
                              In stockAdd to Bag
                            • CD£7.99 £8.99
                              Out of stock
                            Fela KutiAfrodisiacKnitting Factory Records
                            1973 Nigerian afro beat funk at it's best from the master - Fela Kuti 
                            • – Alu Jon Jonki Jon
                            • – Eko Ile
                            Fela KutiGentlemanKnitting Factory Records
                            1973 Fela Kuti mastepiece - Absolutely essential!!!! 
                            • Fela Kuti – Gentleman
                            • Fela Kuti – Igbe
                            • Fela Kuti – Fe Fe Ne Eye Fe
                            Fela KutiUp Side DownKnitting Factory Records
                            Upside Down’ and ‘Zombie’, both released in 1976, were made at the midpoint of an extraordinary three-year purple period during which Fela recorded...
                            • – Up Side Down
                            • – Go Slow
                            Fela KutiZombieKnitting Factory Records
                            On the title track Fela and the backup singers ridicule the mindset of men in uniform over an urgent, quick-march accompaniment from Afrika 70. The album...
                            • – Zombie
                            • – Mr. Follow Follow (Mister Follow Follow)
                            • LP£19.99
                              Out of stock
                            • CD£7.99 £7.99
                              In stockAdd to Bag
                            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...
                            • – na poi (part 1)
                            • – na poi (part 2)
                            • – you no go die...unless
                            Fela KutiSorrow Tears & Blood (2014 Vinyl Reissue)Knitting Factory Records
                            Originally released in 1977, Fela and Afrika 70 rise to their peak with rowsing, radical stuff as espoused by 'Colonial Mentality'.
                              Fela KutiFela With Ginger Baker Live!Knitting Factory Records
                              It's hard to go wrong with Fela Kuti's work from the 1970s, and LIVE!, which features the Afrobeat innovator backed by his powerhouse band Africa '70 and...
                              • – Let's Start
                              • – Black Man's Cry
                              • – Ye Ye De Smell
                              • – Egbe Mi O
                              Fela KutiHe Miss Road (2014 Vinyl Reissue)Knitting 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.
                              • – He Miss Road
                              • – Monday Morning In Lagos
                              • – It's No Possible
                              Fela KutiBeasts Of No Nation / O.D.O.OKnitting Factory Records
                              After helping Fela Anikulapo Kuti with Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense, Wally Badarou then produced Beasts of No Nation. Another album that has been combined...
                              • – Beasts Of No Nation
                              Fela KutiExpensive Shit / He Miss RoadKnitting Factory Records
                              'Expensive Shit', from 1975, is one of Fela's most notorious albums. The title track recounts being framed by the police and his comical escape from certain...
                              • – Expensive Shit
                              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!
                              • – I T T
                              Fela KutiEverything Scatter / Noise For Vendor MouthKnitting Factory Records
                              The king of afro beat does it again! Two essential classic albums on one budget CD!
                                Fela KutiYellow FeverKnitting Factory Records
                                Yellow Fever’ was originally released in 1976, during Fela’s extraordinarily prolific 1975-77 purple period, when he released 24 albums in Nigeria...
                                • – Yellow Fever
                                • – Na Poi ‘75
                                • LP + Download Code£16.99
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                                • CD£7.99 £7.99
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