Expensive Shit
| Expensive Shit | ||||
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| Studio album by Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Afrobeat | |||
| Length | 24:13 | |||
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| Producer | Fela Kuti | |||
| Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 chronology | ||||
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Expensive Shit is the twelfth full-length album by Afrobeat pioneer Fela Ransome Kuti and his Africa '70 band, released in 1975.
Content
The title of the album refers to an incident in which the Nigerian police tried to arrest Kuti by planting a joint on him. Kuti managed to eat the joint, prompting police to bring him into custody and wait for him to produce the excrement. According to legend he managed to use another inmate's feces and was eventually released.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| BBC Music | favorable[3] |
In its review of the Expensive Shit/He Miss Road reissue, Pitchfork wrote "it's all too easy to get caught up in Kuti's discography. Start with Expensive Shit and don't miss the road onward."[1]
It was ranked number 78 on Pitchfork's "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s" list.[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by Fela Kuti.
| Side A | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Expensive Shit" | 13:13 |
| Side B | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Water No Get Enemy" | 11:00 |
Total length: |
24:13 | |
References
- 1 2 Paul Cooper (March 21, 2000). "Fela Kuti Expensive Shit/He Miss Road". Pitchfork.
- ↑ Expensive Shit at AllMusic
- ↑ BBC Online review
- ↑ Pitchfork staff (23 June 2004). "Staff Lists: Top 100 Albums of the 1970s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
Further reading
- Veal, Michael E. (2000). Fela: The Life & Times of an African Musical Icon. Temple University Press. pp. 139–41. ISBN 1566397650.
External links
- Expensive Shit at Discogs (list of releases)