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Try and Love

Name: Try and Love
Brand: Ofege
SKU: ofegetry-exclusives
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Ofege

The first reissue of the super rare debut LP from the first ever Nigerian psych-rock band comes on marbled brown vinyl.

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color

Bronze

Other Features

exclusive	VMP Exclusive
extras	Insert with Liner Notes
jacket style	Direct-To-Board
jacket type	Single
label	Tidal Waves Music
mastering engineering	Emmanuel A. Odenusi
pressing location	Precision Record Pressing
release type	Reissue

By the Numbers

1LP

format

1973

original release year

33¹/₃

RPM

speed

500

total pressing quantity

INCH

vinyl size

standard

weight

Description

Ofege was formed in the early 1970s by a bunch of teenagers at the St. Gregory’s College in Lagos, Nigeria. They were largely influenced by the guitar solos of Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page while closer to home, they were influenced by the music of ‘BLO’ (Berkley Jones, Laolu Akins and Mike Odumosu), Monomono (led by Joni Haastrup), The Funkees, and Ofo The Black Company

Due to their vibrant combo of sweet harmonies, hooks and fuzz, Ofege would become one of the most legendary Nigerian groups of all time, with expressive sales and national stardom. At the turn of the century (and because of tracks appearing on various psychedelic music compilations) Ofege would receive international acknowledgment for being the first of their kind and the ultimate West-African psychedelic funk band.

Their first album was recorded while the band members were still in high school (average age of 16); Ofege’s debut album ‘Try And Love’ was originally recorded and released in 1973 on EMI Nigeria.

‘Try And Love’ is a wild and uncompromising blend of soul, funk and rock with complex and groovy rhythms. Ofege succeeded in creating a debut album drenched with fuzzy guitars, plaintive/wailing vocals and a backbeat as influenced by James Brown as it is by Fela Kuti. It’s a unique, raw and beautiful take on the psychedelic sound. The ingenuity allied with the inexperience of its members makes this album a real treasure.

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Tracklist

LP 1 / Side A

Nobody Falls

Whizzy Llabo

Gbe Mi Lo

Try And Love

LP 1 / Side B

It's Not Easy

Ofege

You Say No

Lead Me On

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