Name: King Of the World
Brand: Sheila and B Devotion

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

0190295253585

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Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

2LP , 2CD and 1DVD Set in Hardcover Bookstyle

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-06-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Warner Music Group

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

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Total Cap

2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Sheila and B Devotion

Genre GB

Disco / Balearic

Label GB

Rhino

Rhino Records, also known as Rhino, is a renowned music label that was established in 1973 by Richard Foos. Starting as a record store in Westwood California, Rhino quickly gained recognition with its first successful release "Go To Rhino Records" by Wild Man Fischer in 1975. The label's early logo featured "Rocky the Rhino" and focused on novelty, surf, local new wave bands, and reissues of out-of-print records from other labels.

Under the guidance of Bill Inglot for production, Ken Perry for mastering, and A&R team Gary Stewart and James Austin, Rhino expanded its catalog to include a wide range of reissues by the mid-1980s. The label underwent a logo redesign during this time period to simply "Rhino". In 1984, Rhino released its first CD and became known for manufacturing high-quality CDs made by Sanyo (1984-85) and various manufacturers from Japan or Switzerland thereafter.

In 1985, Rhino entered into a distribution deal with Capitol Records which lasted until 1992. This partnership allowed access to Capitol's back catalog and led to the release of reissues of old Capitol albums. Additionally, EMI and Rhino acquired the Roulette family of labels in 1989. As their deal with Capitol came to an end in 1992, Time-Warner offered an opportunity for growth. Half of the label was sold to Time-Warner

With its iconic cover (French singer Sheila hanging from a parachute in the middle of pterodactyls), and its 8 disco-funk hits (including Spacer, King of the World, Charge Plates and Credit Cards and Your Love Is Good), the album King Of The World had everything to make an impression in 1980, especially as it was written, composed, arranged and produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards from the band Chic. Its success was worldwide and its influence on the Disco and Rock scene was effective and everlasting.

With her unique career, Sheila has always known how to make her repertoire fresh and stay true to the spirit of the times, as proven by this collaboration with Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. She was also one of the first singers to be produced by The Chic Organization.

2LP - The limited numbered box-set King Of The World (40th Anniversary Remastered Ultimate Edition) features 2LP, 2CD and a 1DVD, the remastered album in vinyl and CD with many bonus tracks. These tracks, available on CD1 and CD2, feature single versions, rare and unreleased studio outtakes, remixes and unreleased mixes by Tom Moulton, Fred Falke and Monsieur Willy, as well as previously released tracks by Dimitri From Paris and Young Pulse. In addition, the box set contains an exclusive 12" EP featuring exclusive remixes of Fred Falke's Don't Go and King of the World, and a DVD which tells the story of the album with exclusive Sheila and Nile Rodgers interviews from 2015 and 2011. The deluxe 3-panels hardcover book also includes a 12-page king size booklet featuring Sheila and Nile Rodgers interviews, memorabilia and previously unpublished photos.

King Of the World

Music GB