Name: The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1
Brand: Earth Wind and Fire

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

88985432341

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Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2017-12-15

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Sony

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

889854323417

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Total Cap

Black LP

Artist

Earth Wind and Fire

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Legacy

<p>Legacy is Sony Music Entertainment's catalog and reissue label. It was introduced by Columbia Records in 1960 for historical recordings. In 1990, CBS Records relaunched Legacy for reissues and repackaged releases. Since then, it has been used by CBS's successors. The label, sometimes indicated as "Legacy Recordings," is known for its extensive collection of *historical recordings* and *reissued albums*. With a focus on preserving the rich musical heritage of various artists and performers, Legacy offers music enthusiasts an opportunity to explore timeless classics and rediscover iconic sounds from the past.</p>

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Formed by ex-session drummer Maurice White, Earth, Wind and Fire gravitated from their rangy jazzy beginnings in the early 1970s into one of funk's mightiest motherships. With their joyously ludicrous garb, extravagant stage shows featuring acts of levitation and much-vaunted interest in Egyptology and cosmology, Earth, Wind and Fire were occasionally a hoot to behold, a pop cousin to jazz's Sun Ra. 

Musically, however, they were deadly serious, their effortlessly elaborate string and brass arrangements, afro rhythms and fast-moving spandex-tight funk gloriously topped off with Philip Bailey's falsetto wail. The onset of electro-funk in the more automated 1980s sadly brought about Earth, Wind and Fire's commercial downfall. This collection, however, including Fantasy, In The Stone and Let's Groove draws almost entirely on their peak period, between 1977 and 1981, when Earth, Wind and Fire were arguably the finest pop / funk band on the planet.

The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1

Music GB

Discover The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1 by Earth Wind and Fire. Available in LP format from Legacy. Experience their elaborate string and brass arrangements, afro rhythms, and spandex-tight funk.