Mandingo (6) – The Primeval Rhythm Of Life
Label: |
Capitol Records – ST6399 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album
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Country: |
Canada |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Funk |
Tracklist
| A1 | Mandingo | 3:12 | |
| A2 | Black Rite | 4:14 | |
| A3 | Medicine Man | 3:05 | |
| A4 | Jungle Wedding | 3:10 | |
| A5 | Chant Of The Virgins | 3:53 | |
| B1 | Sacrifice | 2:38 | |
| B2 | Tiger In The Night | 3:08 | |
| B3 | Black Fire | 3:46 | |
| B4 | Moon Goddess | 3:49 | |
| B5 | Pagan Ritual | 4:23 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – EMI
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
- Manufactured By – Capitol Records (Canada) Ltd.
- Distributed By – Capitol Records (Canada) Ltd.
- Printed By – Modern Graphics
- Mastered At – Customatrix
- Lacquer Cut At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON
Credits
- Engineer – Peter Brown*
- Producer – Norman Newell
- Producer [Assistant] – Gil King
Notes
The Canadian outer sleeve has three significant difference from other versions:
- The front cover artwork is unique to the Canadian version, showing an illustration of a tribal African bird mask.
- A description on the front cover is also unique to this version: "A primitive percussive sound that strips away the flimsy veneer of civilisation and gets right back to the roots of music"
- The back cover uses the same liner notes that appear on many of the other versions, but adds two sentences to the beginning, suggesting that Mandingo is a real person: "Mandingo...is a young man who's [sic] music has never before been heard outside of his native Caribbean. A man with totally unorthodox musical ideas who has produced a stunning new sound with his very first attempt at studio recording."
- The front cover artwork is unique to the Canadian version, showing an illustration of a tribal African bird mask.
- A description on the front cover is also unique to this version: "A primitive percussive sound that strips away the flimsy veneer of civilisation and gets right back to the roots of music"
- The back cover uses the same liner notes that appear on many of the other versions, but adds two sentences to the beginning, suggesting that Mandingo is a real person: "Mandingo...is a young man who's [sic] music has never before been heard outside of his native Caribbean. A man with totally unorthodox musical ideas who has produced a stunning new sound with his very first attempt at studio recording."
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 label matrix): YAX 4535
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 label matrix): YAX 4536
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout etched, K strikethrough, X under dash; "o" stamped): YAK̷X-4535-1A ST-6399A o 2 C2-G
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout etched; "o" stamped): YAX-4536-1A ST-6399B C2-G o
Other Versions (5 of 25)
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The Primeval Rhythm Of Life (LP, Album) | Columbia | TWO 400, 0C 062 ○ 05182 | UK | 1973 | ||
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The Primeval Rhythm Of Life (LP, Album, Quadraphonic) | Columbia | Q4-TWO-400 | Australia | 1973 | ||
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The Primeval Rhythm Of Life (LP, Album) | Columbia | 2C 062 - 05.182, 2 C 062 - 05182 | 1973 | |||
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Mandingo (LP, Album) | Columbia | 3C 062-05182 | Italy | 1973 | ||
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The Primeval Rhythm Of Life (LP, Album, Quadraphonic) | Columbia | Q4TWO 400, 0C 062 ○ 05182Q | UK | 1973 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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My dad was always happy that he found this album back in the '70s. He would always act as if he discovered Mandingo! I eventually inherited it from him. It definitely has its cheesy moments. (Keep it mind it's created almost entirely by older white studio producers looking to capitalize on an exotica fad!) But for the most part it's got some gritty hardcore funk that really has held up over the course of time. The rhythms are particularly captivating. And the electric guitar work is strong. The folks who put this album together clearly got some of the best studio musicians together to make this.
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