{"product_id":"ofege-try-and-love-vinyl-2306","title":"Try And Love (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfege 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 \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to their vibrant combo of sweet harmonies, hooks \u0026amp; 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!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir 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 \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eEMI\u003c\/span\u003e Nigeria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Try And Love’ is wild and uncompromising blend of soul, funk and rock with complex and groovy rhythms. Ofege succeeded in creating a debut album drenced 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTidal Waves Music now proudly presents the first \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eOFFICIAL\u003c\/span\u003e reissue of this landmark Nigerian album. \u003cbr\u003e\nThis \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eRARE\u003c\/span\u003e classic (original copies tend to go for large amounts on the secondary market) is now finally back available as a limited \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eBLACK\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eICE\u003c\/span\u003e color vinyl edition (300 copies) complete with the original artwork and exclusive liner notes\/pictures provided by Ofege’s founding member ‘Melvin Ukachi’ who also supervised this reissue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eBack on vinyl officially for the first time since 1973\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eReissue of this \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eRARE\u003c\/span\u003e Nigerian landmark Psy-funk album\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eComes with insert containing exclusive liner notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eLITA\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eEXCLUSIVE\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eBLACK\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eICE\u003c\/span\u003e color vinyl edition limited to 300 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e TWM20 -Artist-Ofege\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 12\/14\/21\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: World Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ofege","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42278557286481,"sku":"51ESEK-U1DO-V9","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/ofege-try-and-love_WFer5.jpg?v=1762521749","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/es\/products\/ofege-try-and-love-vinyl-2306","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}