Vinyl, 1 LP. The go-go band’s sought after debut album. Enriched funk. Originally released on Black Fire, 1977.

Jimmy Gray spent nearly three decades pushing boundaries as a Black American promoter, distributor and, finally, record label owner with the label Black Fire which he founded in 1975. Together with Oneness of Juju’s leader James “Plunky Nkabinde” Branch, Gray oversaw sixteen releases on Black Fire Records between 1975 and 1996.

Now-Again has reissued the label’s key titles, all were lacquered – most directly from master tape – by engineer Bernie Grundman.

Black Fire collection

1. It’s All Imagination (Clarence Smith)
2. Functus (Michael Hughes)
3. Peace Gone Away (Donald Fields)
4. Free Yourself (Gregory Elliot, Anthony Easton, Michael Hughes)
5. Hey You (Kenny St. Lewis, Max Kidd, Experience Unlimited)
6. People (Donald Fields)
7. Funky Consciousness (Experience Unlimited)