Kool & the Gang Collected ( 180g vinyl 2LP )

Release date: 28-09-2018 

2018 EU issue on 180g 2xLP = Kool & the Gang Collected covers the music from their funk, soul, rock, jazz and disco period. "Hollywood Swinging", "Open Sesame", "Ladies Night", "Celebration", "Get Down On It", "Joanna", "Fresh", "Cherish". In a career spanning over 50 years the American band Kool & the Gang recorded an impressive list of hit songs and hidden gems, now bundled on our exclusive Collected record. 

Tracks:
Side A
A1. Kool & The Gang
A2. Funky Man (Live At The Sex Machine, Philadelphia, 1970)
A3. Love The Life You Live (Part 1)
A4. Good Times
A5. Jungle Boogie
A6. Hollywood Swinging
A7. Higher Plane
Side B
B1. Spirit Of The Boogie
B2. Love & Understanding (Come Together)
B3. Open Sesame (Part 1)
B4. Slick Superchick
B5. I Like Music
B6. Ladies Night
B7. Too Hot
Side C
C1. Celebration
C2. Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
C3. Get Down On It
C4. Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La, La, La)
C5. Straight Ahead
C6. Joanna
C7. Fresh
Side D
D1. Cherish
D2. Emergency
D3. Victory
D4. Peacemaker
D5. Rags To Riches
D6. Celebremos

In a career spanning over 50 years the American band Kool & the Gang recorded an impressive list of hit songs and hidden gems, now bundled on our exclusive Collected record. Kool & the Gang Collected covers the music from their funk, soul, rock, jazz and disco period. 27 songs in which you'll hear their musical diversity and the energetic and positive sounds they brought to a worldwide public.
After recording three album Kool & the Gang had commercial success with the singles "Jungle Boogie" and "Hollywood Swinging". It meant the start of a fantastic career, in which they reached their highlights at the end of the '70s and beginning of the '80s. Hit singles like "Ladies Night", "Celebration", "Get Down On It", "Joanna" and "Fresh" are among their most famous songs and are all included on this double LP. With their fantastic set of bulletproof funk and jazzy arrangements they influenced the music of three generations. They continuously performed during the pas 45 years and remains one of the most active touring bands, performing hundreds of shows every year.

Features:
180 gram audiophile vinyl
Gatefold embossed "Kool & The Gang" sleeve
High quality PVC Protective Sleeve
Includes liner notes
Career spanning selection featuring their international hit singles "Hollywood Swinging", "Open Sesame", "Ladies Night", "Celebration", "Get Down On It", "Joanna", "Fresh", "Cherish" and many more songs
Limited first pressing of 2.500 individually numbered copies on Turquoise vinyl(op is op)