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African Head Charge
Environmental Holes & Drastic Tracks 1981 – 1986
Album UK 2016 on On-U Sound label
Electronic and Reggae (African, Dub, Experimental)
Set compiles My Life In A Hole In The Ground (1981), Environmental Studies (1982), Drastic Season (1983), Off The Beaten Track (1986) and "Unreleased Tracks & Version Excursions" featuring 11 tracks from the period, on CD for the first time. Tracks 5-1 to 5-8 available concurrently on vinyl as ONULP133 Return Of The Crocodile and tracks 5-9 to 5-11 previously released as ON-U Sound 10" Disco Plate No. 59 Super Mystic Brakes for Record Store Day 2016. Recorded between 1981 and 1985 at Berry Street and Southern Studios. All compositions written by Burnell Anderson & Adrian Sherwood, published by Domino Music Publishing & Warp Music Publishing, except "Makola Market" (Steve Beresford, Copyright Control); "Snake In The Goal" (Evar Wellington, Copyright Control); "Conspired" (Burnell Anderson / Adrian Sherwood / Pete Stroud, Domino Music Publishing/Warp Music Publishing/Copyright Control); "Low Protein Snack" & "Beri Version" (Headley Bennett, Copyright Control); and "The Race (Part 2)" (Adrian Sherwood, Cherry Red Songs). Track 4-10 is a bonus track, not included on the original album. ℗ 2016 On-U Sound All photos © Kishi Yamamoto and reproduced with kind permission. Sleevenotes [...] text for discs 1 – 4 written for the first CD reissues of the albums on EFA, circa 1998. Text for disc 5 © 2016. This compilation ℗ & © 2016 On-U Sound Records. Each disc is packaged in a reverse board card wallet. Includes 24 page booklet with credits, photos and sleevenotes. All contents housed in a sturdy slipcase box. On-U Sound sticker affixed to the shrink wrap.
Musicians
 | African Head Charge , GB album by |
 | Matthew Jones coordinator, project co-ordination |
 | Jools Williamson , design, compilation, layout, compilation |
 | Adrian Sherwood , *1958 GB producer, written by, composition |
 | Patrick Dokter , GB compiled by, album sequencing, technician, restoration, transferred by, tape |
 | "Deadly" Headley Bennett sax, as, *1931 JM written by, composition |
 | Burnell Anderson , written by, composition |
 | Evar Wellington b, written by, composition |
 | Peter Stroud , written by, composition |
 | Steve Beresford , *1950 GB written by, composition |
Producers
| Helmut Erler remastered by, mastering |
| Steve Barker sleeve notes |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Life In A Hole In The Ground | African Head Charge | ||
| 2 | Elastic Dance | African Head Charge | 3:58 | |
| 3 | Family Doctoring | African Head Charge | 4:21 | |
| 4 | Stebeni's Theme | African Head Charge | 3:34 | |
| 5 | The Race (Part 1) | African Head Charge | 3:37 | |
| 6 | Crocodile Shoes | African Head Charge | 3:13 | |
| 7 | Stone Charge | African Head Charge | 4:16 | |
| 8 | Far Away Chant | African Head Charge | 4:04 | |
| 9 | Primal One Drop | African Head Charge | 3:34 | |
| 10 | Hole In The Roof | African Head Charge | 3:13 | |
| 11 | Environmental Studies | African Head Charge | ||
| 12 | Crocodile Hand Luggage | African Head Charge | 5:23 | |
| 13 | Dinosaur's Lament | African Head Charge | 4:50 | |
| 14 | Beriberi | African Head Charge | 6:11 | |
| 15 | Snakeskin Tracksuit | African Head Charge | 6:40 | |
| 16 | High Protein Snack | African Head Charge | 3:49 | |
| 17 | In A Trap | African Head Charge | 4:14 | |
| 18 | Breeding Space | African Head Charge | 4:03 | |
| 19 | Primitive | African Head Charge | 3:40 | |
| 20 | Latin Temperament | African Head Charge | 3:31 | |
| 21 | Drastic Season | African Head Charge | ||
| 22 | Timbuktu Express | African Head Charge | 4:37 | |
| 23 | I Want Water | African Head Charge | 6:05 | |
| 24 | Bazaar | African Head Charge | 5:10 | |
| 25 | African Hedge Hog | African Head Charge | 5:38 | |
| 26 | Depth Charge | African Head Charge | 4:06 | |
| 27 | Fruit Market | African Head Charge | 5:03 | |
| 28 | Snake In The Hole | African Head Charge | 5:18 | |
| 29 | Many Generations | African Head Charge | 7:18 | |
| 30 | Off The Beaten Track | African Head Charge | ||
| 31 | Off The Beaten Track | African Head Charge | 5:04 | |
| 32 | Some Bizarre | African Head Charge | 5:06 | |
| 33 | Belinda | African Head Charge | 3:41 | |
| 34 | Language & Mentality | African Head Charge | 4:22 | |
| 35 | Throw It Away | African Head Charge | 3:36 | |
| 36 | Conspiring | African Head Charge | 4:39 | |
| 37 | Release The Doctor | African Head Charge | 3:34 | |
| 38 | Down Under Again | African Head Charge | 3:07 | |
| 39 | Over The Sky | African Head Charge | 3:18 | |
| 40 | Good Thing | African Head Charge | 4:06 | |
| 41 | Unreleased Tracks & Version Excursions | African Head Charge | ||
| 42 | Return Of The Crocodile | African Head Charge | ||
| 43 | Makola Market | African Head Charge | 3:18 | |
| 44 | Snake In The Goal | African Head Charge | 4:51 | |
| 45 | Conspired | African Head Charge | 4:45 | |
| 46 | Slippery Heel | African Head Charge | 6:02 | |
| 47 | Further Off The Track | African Head Charge | 3:10 | |
| 48 | More Bizarre | African Head Charge | 7:40 | |
| 49 | Doctor Find | African Head Charge | 4:04 | |
| 50 | Low Protein Snack | African Head Charge | 5:52 | |
| 51 | Super Mystic Brakes | African Head Charge | ||
| 52 | Beri Version | African Head Charge | 6:17 | |
| 53 | Realigned Dub | African Head Charge | 4:25 | |
| 54 | The Race (Part 2) | African Head Charge | 3:51 |
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