Companies, etc. Recorded At – Nashville Sound Recording Studio. Published By – Lightmen Pub. Co. Pressed By – Houston Records – LH-9831. Pressed By – Houston Records – LH-9832. Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Producer – Virgil Solomon. Artwork – Anthony X Haynes.
Energy Control Center (reissue). Now Again US. Format: gatefold heavyweight vinyl 2xLP + booklet + MP3 download code Cat: NA 5157LP Released: 05 Dec 18 Genre: Jazz. The Lightmen Plus One's sought-after 1972 set "Energy Control Center" has long been out of reach of all but the most wealthy and dedicated jazz collectors, with original copies regularly changing hands for upwards of 600 quid. Fortunately for those of us without such big budgets, Stones Throw offshoot Now-Again Records has decided to reissue it, expanding the original album to two discs with the addition of unheard alternate takes and previously unreleased tracks.
Includes unlimited streaming of Energy Control Center via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ships out within 3 days. Energy Control Center, Thomas’s third LP with his Lightmen band is his masterpiece: deep-set, maverick jazz that smolders in the embers of a cultural revolution. This is a highpoint amongst the best of the 1970s, and this version of the album contains second disc with bonus tracks: unreleased alternate takes, including two versions of the Spiritual Jazz classic All Praises To Allah, and the two singles Thomas produced for poet and activist Thomas Meloncon.
Tracks: 1. Wench (03:56) 2. Blues For Curtis (03:05) 3. Cold Bair (05:00) 4. Energy Control Center (05:03) 5. Leo (06:38) 6. Jupiter's Child (07:10) 7. The Phantom (02:20).
| 1 | Wench | 3:58 |
| 2 | Blues For Curtis | 3:06 |
| 3 | Cold Bair | 5:02 |
| 4 | Energy Control Center | 5:03 |
| 5 | Leo | 6:38 |
| 6 | Jupiter's Child | 7:10 |
| 7 | The Phantom | 2:21 |
| 8 | Leo (Alternate Version) | 7:17 |
| 9 | All Praises To Allah (Alternate Version) | 7:17 |
| 10 | The Phantom (Alternate Version) | 2:30 |
| 11 | Cold Bair (Alternate Version) | 5:00 |
| 12 | All Praises To Allah (45 Version) | 6:24 |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LP-2001 | The Lightmen Plus One* | Energy Control Center (LP, Album) | Lightin' Records | LP-2001 | US | 1972 |
| NA 5157 CD ST | The Lightmen Plus One* | Energy Control Center (2xCD, Album, RE) | Now-Again Records | NA 5157 CD ST | US | 2018 |
| NA 5157 | The Lightmen Plus One* | Energy Control Center (2xLP, Album, Club, RE, Gat) | Now-Again Records | NA 5157 | US | 2018 |
| NA 5157 | The Lightmen Plus One* | Energy Control Center (2xLP, Album, RE) | Now-Again Records | NA 5157 | US | 2018 |
| LP-2001 | The Lightmen Plus One* | Energy Control Center (LP, Album, RE) | Lightin' Records | LP-2001 | US | Unknown |
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