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Tower Of Power ‎– Bump City – US

  • Tracklist:
    A1 You Got To Funkifize
    Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*
    4:31
    A2 What Happened To The World That Day?
    Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*
    4:12
    A3 Flash In The Pan
    Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*
    3:35
    A4 Gone
    Lead Vocals – Skip Mesquite
    Soloist [Flugelhorn], Piano – Greg Adams
    Written-By – G. Adams*, S. Mesquite*
    3:42
    A5 You Strike My Main Nerve
    Written-By – E. Castillo*, L. Williams*, L. Gordon*, S. Kupka*
    2:53
    B1 Down To The Nightclub
    Written-By – D. Garibaldi*, E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*
    2:43
    B2 You’re Still A Young Man
    Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*
    5:36
    B3 Skating On Thin Ice
    Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*
    3:39
    B4 Of The Earth
    Written-By – E. Castillo*, S. Kupka*
    4:33
  • Media Condition:
    Bardzo dobry
  • Sleeve Condition:
    Bardzo dobry

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Produced For – Trans Maximus
Recorded At – Trans Maximus Inc. Recording Studios
Published By – Kuptillo Music
Published By – Fatback Music
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits
Baritone Saxophone, Vocals – Stephen Kupka
Bass – Francis Rocco Prestia
Congas, Vocals – Brent Byars
Drums – David Garibaldi
Engineer [Re-mix] – Ron Capone, Steve Cropper
Engineer [Recording] – Ron Capone
Guitar, Vocals – Willie James Fulton
Illustration, Photography By, Design – Bruce Steinberg
Lead Vocals – Rick Stevens
Producer – Ron Capone, Tower Of Power
Tenor Saxophone [First Tenor Sax], Flute, Vocals – Skip Mesquite
Tenor Saxophone [Second Tenor Sax], Vocals – Emilio Castillo
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Vocals – Greg Adams
Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Vocals – Mic Gillette
Notes
Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman repressing on “palm trees” label. Warner Communications logo and 91505 Zip code in rimtext.

℗ 1972 Warner Bros. Records Inc. (labels)
Produced (for Trans Maximus).
Made in U.S.A.
Recorded at TMI Sound Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
© 1972 Warner Bros. Records Inc. (backcover)

This is a reissue sometime between 1973 and 1978 based on the center label artwork
and the label descriptions in the “Goldmine Jazz Album Price Guide, 2nd ed.”, pg.33.
Full backcover transcription for track A4: Gone (in memory of Jacqueline Mesquite).
Different from Bump City by center label here stating four writers for track A5.

This version has “STEREO” printed at bottom of labels.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Price Code (On spine): 0598
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Center label A-side): S40,162
Matrix / Runout (Center label B-side): S40,163
Matrix / Runout (Runout A-side, etching): BS-2616 40162-1
Matrix / Runout (Runout B-side, etching): P BS-2616 40163-1