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Tracklist: A1. Blacky Joe A2. Midnight Woman A3. Mary Jane A4. Faded Jeans A5. Looking Round B1. Tell Me B2. Freedeom B3. Awe Joe B4. Movement People Rock Outfit (P.R.O.) were a garage-rock band formed in 1974 from the ashes of The Hygrades one of Eastern Nigeria's hottest psych-funk-rock outfits of the early 1970s. This, their only album, was recorded in 1976 and originally released in only very small numbers on the EMI Nigeria label. Assembled by drummer Stoneface Iwuagwu and bassist Drago Uboma after the dissolution of their respective Life Everlasting and Speed Limit groups, Hygrades guitarist and producer Goddy Oku assisted behind the scenes but was replaced on the bandstand by Justus "Jay-U" Nnakwe. With the addition of former Celestine Ukwu and Segun Bucknor guitarist Olugu Abai, P.R.O. notched a major milestone backing Jamaican superstar Jimmy Cliff during his 1974 tour of Nigeria, but the group turned out to be even shorter lived then the Hygrades with the band going their separate ways - with only Jay-U staying active in the music scene with his subsequent Enough is Enough album (to be re-released soon by Soundway). This album is typical of mid-70s Eastern Nigerian rock: rasping vocals, prominent pounding drums and blistering fuzz guitar (and check those drum breaks on Movement) Raw and wild and far from perfect in places it's a snapshot of youthful band just having a good time that will appeal to fans of Question Mark, S-job, Ofege, The Apostles and Ofo. Having never even appeared for sale on the Internet this is an album that desperately deserved a re-issue just to keep it from dis-appearing forever.

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Release Date

07.07.2016

Cat No

SNDWLP083

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Afro Beat
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Afro Music
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Nigeria Special Volume 3 Soundway
Asia
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Ayo Ke Disco:Boogie, Pop & Funk From The South China Se Soundway
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LP
Various
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Ayo Ke Disco:Boogie, Pop & Funk From The South China Se Soundway
Afro Funk
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Oluko Imo
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Oduduwa Soundway
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Afro Music
12“
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Oluko Imo
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Afro Disco
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Papillon
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Moulongo Soundway
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12“
Papillon
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Afro Music
3-LP
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Ghana Special Vol. 2 Soundway
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3-LP
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Afro Disco
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Okere EP Soundway
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Afro Music
EP
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Sai Galaxy
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Okere EP Soundway
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Saul
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Mutualism Rhythm Section
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House
LP
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Saul
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Mutualism Rhythm Section
Soul
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LP
Jitwam
25.95 €
Third Roya
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Funk/Soul
LP
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Jitwam
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Third Roya
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KH
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Looking At Your Pager / Only Human Ministry Of Sound
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The Dirty Digital EP Hardmatter
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House
12"
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The Dirty Digital EP Hardmatter
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