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OGASSA Ogassa Original LP/1978 Benin-Nigeria/Ultra Rare Afrobeat/Funk/Soul/Psych
Sold Date:
December 30, 2020
Start Date:
March 15, 2019
Final Price:
$45.98
(USD)
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OGASSA 'Ogassa Story' LP (France, Hot Casa, Catalogue #HC 26) Brand new/unplayed copy of IMMEDIATELY SOLD OUT/OUT OF PRINT limited year 2013 Hot Casa label LP vinyl edition of ultra-rare 1978 Afrobeat/Funk/Soul/Psych album by Benin collective Ogassa. Ultra-rare second album, recorded in Nigeria and released in 1978 on the legendary Benin Albarika Store label.
(NOTE: SOLD OUT/OUT OF PRINT/LIMITED EDITION OF 700 COPIES ONLY!)
The Holy Grail of Afro soul. Ultra-rare second album recorded in 1978 in Nigeria by six band members from Porto Novo, a city in the eastern part of Benin. Info about the band remained really hard to find. Sadly, all the musicians died, as did the lead singer in a tragic car accident. After their first album in 1976, Ogassa ("Oga" means master in Nigerian dialect) was touring a lot in West Africa, thanks to radio hits such as "Segbele-Gbele" and "Ajimevi." They were also very close to the famous Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou, with whom they worked once. Most of these songs were only pressed once on vinyl by the famous Albarika label in Cotonou and have remained unreleased since. Presented in a heavy jacket on 180 gram vinyl. Limited to 700 copies only.
- Hot Casa presents the ultra-rare second album from Nigerian Afro soul band Ogassa, recorded in 1978.
- Ogassa were also pals with the renowned Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou.
- Most of these songs were only pressed on vinyl once on the famous Albarika Store label.
- Presented in a heavy jacket on 180 gram vinyl.
- Limited to 700 copies only.
Tracks on this LP are as follows:
A1Avale7:35 A2Ogassa Story7:30 B1Production Vido Tche7:10 B2Gbe We Gnin Wa Bio8:46Shipping in US is $4.98./CANADA AIRMAIL is $20.98./MEXICO AIRMAIL is $23.98./EUROPE & RUSSIA AIRMAIL is $24.98./ASIA, CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA, AUSTRALIA AIRMAIL is $26.98. (Shipping totals will be consolidated for multiple winning bids.)
Record shipped in professional, superior rectangular shaped, corner-protecting corrugated cardboard record mailer with filler pads. Satisfaction guaranteed!
