Vinyl Box Set 4 Compiled by Erykah Badu

I must say, it's a drag to spend a lot of money and get warped vinyl. These days, with current demands and pressing plants largely being closed over the past twenty years scrambling to meet the crazy vinyl moment that's happen, it happens more than I'd like to admit. So when I saw others had that problem with this box it made me a little skittish considering the price. But it's Fela through the Knitting Factory so it seemed worth the risk. Long story short, it was...big time. This is a wonderful collection with many surprises (small inserts and a killer album-by-album write-up in a lovely glossy soft leaflet), and the vinyl, while it was in need a quick cleaning on arrival, everyone should do that anyway (and perhaps more often than you think if your ocd the way I am). The 180g records were NOT warped in what I received, the sound is lovely, loud, and I dare you not to dance when listening to any one of these. I had one out of seven that had the slightest bump/warp, but in no way did I feel this was a bad quality, either the physical product or the recordings. Maybe the only irksome thing was that the box isn't the slid in kind for easy access to the records. That's a bit of a PIA, but the fix for that is take each one out and individually sleeve. Otherwise, if you're a die-hard, you got to have this. It's making me shell out the cash for the previous boxes (which btw, you might consider buying two of these if you have the means since the others are all out of stock and sell between twice and four times their original prices, just saying).The last album is on in the background as I type and I've already gone to the Knitting Factory website and purchased a few more that aren't available here on Amazon. Get your dancing feet ready and bring a towel because you're going to sweat with this box set. Cheers!

I was hesitant to buy based on the negative reviews that I saw, however, I figured that If it's really as bad as it sounds I can always just return it. I was pleased to find that overall the records play very well. The first disc (Yellow fever) I did have problems with on initial spin; and noticed some grit on the disc. I cleaned it with a brush, and upon second spin it played without fault.Fela is a legend. Mrs. Badu is a goddess and her selections here are outstanding.

Knitting Factory did an absolute rubbish job on this box. Albums were dirty, smeared, scratched, and had tons of surface noise and pops throughout. Fela’s music deserves more respect than this.

Unlike previous comments I had no issues with any of the LPs.It is common sense that a new vinyl has to go through a good cleaning and once done the beat kick and you can enjoy the music and the extra material is a nice to have!

What a great collection of music...too bad the very first record has a giant scratch on it. So disappointed!

The box set is incredible, sound is outstanding and compilation is very strong!

No quality issues. Clean good sounding vinyl, great addition to the collection.

Quality of recording could be better

It’s Fela. Curated by Erykah. Nuff’ said.

Nel recensire il terzo ed in teoria ultimo box, visto l'ottima scelta dei dischi, mi auguravo che ci fosse anche una quarta uscita.Così è stato. Questa volta il compito di selezionare 7 dischi è stata affidata a Erykah Badu. La selezione copre un periodo dal 1976 all'ultimo disco inciso da Fela Underground System del 1992. Anche questa volta c'é una buona selezione dell'innumerevole discografia che Fela ha prodotto.La confezione in tiratura limitata da 3000 copie non numerata contiene: 7 LP con copertine ed etichette originali, un poster, un volume di 20 pagine con i testi dei brani e i relativi commenti sia della Badu che di Chris May. I vinili sono di buona qualità, molto silenziosi e anche le incisioni solo ben fatte. Peccato che sia stato usato un supporto di soli 150 gr. a differenza degli altri box che erano in vinile più pesante.Ed ora parliamo della spedizione/consegna; purtroppo si sono avvalsi della collaborazione del più inaffidabile corriere. Capisco che erano i giorni prima di Natale e saranno stati oberati di consegne, però non si può che per rispettare l'ipotetica consegna, uno sia obbligato a organizzarsi con perdita di tempo e denaro per poi scoprire che la consegna veniva rinviata. E questo per diverse volte. Poi si può immaginare in che condizioni sia arrivato il pacco dopo oltre sette giorni sul furgone, fortunatamente anche se non era stata accuratamente protetta, la scatola non è rimasta danneggiata. Tutto ciò mi farà pensare prima di effettuare ulteriori acquisti.

Yellow Fever sounds terrible. Distortion throughout on both sides. The other disks were ok but still not great. Don't waste your money on this one.

Excellent !

Fidèle depuis le Box Set 1, je n'ai mis que 4 étoiles car un des vinyles était rayé ...( défauts également signalés par des clients d'amazon.com )Sinon une belle sélection de disques de Fela qui sort un peu des classiques !