Various Artists - BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GENERATION [CD]

Charly / BYG

£15.28

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: BYGSP2CD
Barcode: 5060767440902
Release Date: 25 Nov 2022
Genre: Rock

Based on original 1967 BYG sampler. Newly mastered to vinyl from original BYG tapes. Lacquers cut by Alchemy Mastering at AIR STUDIOS. Introduction by surviving BYG co-founder Jean-Luc Young. Track-by-track notes by author, journalist and BYG-authority Kevin Le Gendre. Cd: expanded cd edition in deluxe gatefold sleeve & printed inner wallet Based on original 1967 BYG sampler. Expanded with 5 additional tracks exclusive to CD. Digitally mastered from original BYG tapes by Nick Robbins. Introduction by surviving BYG co-founder Jean-Luc Young. 16-pages booklet with track-by-track notes by author, journalist and BYG-authority Kevin Le Gendre. *** BYG were a pioneering independant record company, one of the first labels to actively promote diversity and support black African-American musicians and multi-cultural artists worldwide during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Beginning in March 2022, BYG will reissue their now rare and collectable original albums. Newly remastered from the original BYG tapes, each album will be released on LP facsimile-edition & CD with exclusive sleeve notes by Kevin Le Gendre and John Masouri, in high-definition digital audio, downloads and streaming formats. “BYG were passionate in supporting diversity, against prejudice and narrow-mindedness so I am proud we fought for all our artists and their music, no matter what they were, who they were or where they were from [...] This sampler is a testament to their creativity...” Jean-Luc Young, 2021

Tracklisting
1. Le Nouveau Monde
2. Ragilia
3. Change the World
4. Willing to Fight
5. Le Cocotier (Part 2)
6. Time of Your Life
7. Enchanted Wood
8. Seventh Time Key
9. MYTH ARKESTRA
10. Dexterity
11. Terrestrial beings
12. Blasé
13. The Sound Pool (Part 1)
14. Pan African Festival
15. Duke