Released 1975 Genre Afrobeat | Recorded 1975 Length 24:13 | |
Label Sounds WorkshopEditions Makossa (US) | ||
Expensive Shit is the twelfth full-length album by Afrobeat pioneer Fela Ransome Kuti and his Africa '70 band, released in 1975.
Contents
Content
The title of the album refers to an incident in which the Nigerian police tried to arrest Kuti by planting a joint on him. Kuti managed to eat the joint, prompting police to bring him into custody and wait for him to produce the excrement. According to legend he managed to use another inmate's feces and was eventually released.
Reception
In its review of the Expensive Shit/He Miss Road reissue, Pitchfork wrote "it's all too easy to get caught up in Kuti's discography. Start with Expensive Shit and don't miss the road onward."
It was ranked number 78 on Pitchfork's "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s" list.
Track listing
All tracks written by Fela Kuti.