Singer: Lonnie Smith
Title: Afro-Desia
Label: Groove Merchant ‎– GM-3308, Groove Merchant ‎– GM 3308
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: US
Date of released: 1975
Category: Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style: Jazz-Funk
Size MP3 zip: 1326 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1299 mb
Rating: 3.5✭
Format: MP3 MPC VOC MMF ASF RA XM APE FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Afro-desia Performer – Ben Riley, A Friend*, Greg Hopkins, Jamey Haddad, Joe Lovano, Ralphe Armstrong	9:18
A2	Spirits Free Performer – Ben Riley, Greg Hopkins, Joe Lovano, Ron Carter	15:00
B1	Straight To The Point Performer – Ben Riley, Greg Hopkins, Joe Lovano	6:54
B2	Favors Performer – A Friend*, Jimmy Haddad*, Joe LovanoWritten-By [Uncredited] – John Coltrane	10:00
B3	The Awakening Performer – A Friend*, Jamey Haddad, Joe Lovano	8:00

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Pickwick International, Inc.
• Distributed By – P.I.P. Records
• Published By – The New York Times Music Corporation
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Groove Merchant International, Inc.
• Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs

Credits

• Artwork [Cover] – Bob Grossé
• Design – Daniel*
• Drums – Ben Riley
• Drums, Percussion – Jamey Huddad*
• Electric Bass – Ralphe Armstrong, Ron Carter
• Engineer [Recording, Mix] – Steve Friedman
• Guitar – Compliments Of A Friend
• Mastered By – Al Brown
• Producer – Sonny Lester
• Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Joe Lovano
• Trumpet – Greg Hopkins
• Written-By – L. Smith*

Notes

Label variation, track A1 listed as "Afro-desia", differs from this version and this version.

℗ 1975 Groove Merchant International, Inc.
Distributed by PIP Records—A Division of Pickwick International, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

“Compliments Of A Friend” reportedly refers to George Benson, who presumably could not be credited for contractual reasons.

First catalog number on cover, second catalog number on labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label A): GM 3308-A
• Matrix / Runout (Label B): GM 3308-B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout A, hand-etched): SGM 3308 A-RM FW/NYC Al Brown
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B, hand-etched): GM3308B-1 Al Brown FW/NYC
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GM-3308, GM 3308	Lonnie Smith	Afro-Desia ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Groove Merchant, Groove Merchant	GM-3308, GM 3308	US	1975
GM-3308	Lonnie Smith	Afro-Desia ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Groove Merchant	GM-3308	Canada	2007
GM-3308, GM 3308	Lonnie Smith	Afro-Desia ‎(LP, Album, RP, Gat)	Groove Merchant, Groove Merchant	GM-3308, GM 3308	US	1975
PCD-18728	Lonnie Smith	Afro-Desia ‎(CD, Album, RE)	P-Vine Records	PCD-18728	Japan	2013
GM-3308, GM 3308	Lonnie Smith	Afro-Desia ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Groove Merchant, Groove Merchant	GM-3308, GM 3308	US	Unknown

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