Name: Open Sesame, Expanded Edition
Brand: Kool and The Gang

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CDBBR0045

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-08-06

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

5013929034525

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Kool and The Gang

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

BBR 

Kool And The Gang was started by two brothers, Robert “Kool” Bell and Ronald Bell along with five friends in 1964. After some time playing the growing Jersey City Jazz coffeehouse scene and spots like Café Wha? in New York City, performing alongside other yet-to-be famous talents of the time, they were signed to Redd Coach Records in 1968 and a year later were recording for the small subsidiary label, De-Lite Records. The 1970’s was a busy and fruitful decade for the group, releasing twelve studio albums, two live albums and appearing on numerous occasions across the charts. 

1976 saw Ricky Westfield leave the group to form his own band, North East South West, and would also mark the end of collaborations between the original seven members of Kool. Later that year the group released Open Sesame which features the up-tempo single Superband which gained a top 20 R&amp;B chart spot and the title track which reached #6 R&amp;B and #55 on the US pop charts and soared to #13 on the Dance chart and was later featured in the soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever. This fully expanded and remastered edition comes complete with liner notes including interviews and bonus material.

Bonus Tracks<br>9. Open Sesame (12” Disco Version)<br>10. Super Bad (Single Version)<br>11. Open Sesame (Part 2)

Open Sesame, Expanded Edition

Music GB