? BOB OHIRI & HIS UHURU SOUNDS Aiye EXPLOSIVE AFRO BEAT FUNK Nigeria = BIG BANG

ULTRA RARE RECORD IN TOP SHAPE = TO BE OR NOT TO BE ???

? Let's have a great trip together around the African continent. 

So gald to share all these tasty and spicy sounds. Enjoy ! ?

WARNING :

PLEASE, DO NOT PAY BEFORE RECEIVING THE INVOICE - SHIPPING FEES ARE HIGHER THAN 4$ 

RECORDS ARE SHIPPED FROM BELGIUM or FRANCE (Check shipping rates below). THANK YOU!

ARTIST = BOB OHIRI & HIS UHURU SOUNDS

Title = Uhuru Aiye

Country = Nigeria

Year = 19?

Label / Ref / Pressing = Ashiko / AR 001 / Original from UK

Tracks = Side A : Ariwo yaa / Obhiha / Aiye  Side B : Nigeria London na Lagos / Imo state express / Africa is free for us / I like to be free

Brothers and sisters !

Today is a big day ! And yet, I'm nothing...

Today it's daylight ! And yet, I'm in darkness...

Today the glory is here ! And yet, I feel weak...

Weak and defeated. Overcome by the power of music, overwhelmed by the eternal joy it can bring, but also suffocating with the despair it generates. Today, my words are vain. And I know it more than ever. Oh, I'll probably still make show of vanity and pretension in the future, convincing myself that verbal excess can match the musical wonders that I have to describe. But not today. Today, I feel weak. And defeated ...

Brothers and sisters !

Today is a big day. And yet, you are nothing...

Today, you know nothing. Today, you are ignorant. Today, you have to fear the unknown.

Today, you have to fear the worst, brothers and sisters, you have to fear the worst !

You have to the fear the worst because the trauma will be of unbearable cruelty. We will have to go through the torment of Tantalus. The waters of the Styx will take us forever in the depths of darkness. Yes, you and I must be aware that, on the one hand, this record can only belong to one person at a time, and secondly, that the discovery of its existence plunges us into the most total disarray. We will be invaded with questions that will remain forever unanswered:  what's beyond the Milky Way ? Is the Universe limitless ? Definite age or eternal ? Stationary state ? BIG BANG ??? In the end, always the same question, unbearable lightness : to be or not to be? Reassure yourselves, my conceit has no limit ! This question will not remain unanswered. I offer you the answer !

Listen to this, you may not find out who we are, but you will know WHY we are !

? Soundfiles are recorded from the vinyl auctioned ?

Long extracts (+ dead wax) :

A : https://www.mediafire.com/file/rt60u7e2j5d2cgx/BOBOHIRIA.mp3

B : https://www.mediafire.com/file/w7hvuxmv1ntvd14/BOBOHIRIB%2B.mp3

Record = Side A : EX (clean, some light surface traces, plays EX) Side B : EX (clean, some light surface traces, plays EX)

Cover = VG-/G (cornea/warped, slightly yellowed, ring wear, right edge worn, left (bottom) corner damaged (partially torn right, left fully open), water traces + large split (sticker removed) on back, marks and traces of dirt)

Label = clean, a little split on B side

++++++++++++ Postage + Handling cost ++++++++++++++

WARNING : PLEASE, DO NOT PAY BEFORE RECEIVING THE INVOICE - SHIPPING FEES ARE HIGHER THAN 4$  - RECORDS ARE SHIPPED FROM BELGIUM or FRANCE 

Item is located in Europe. You will find the real shipping cost below (No way to list with the right shipping costs. I was forced to indicate 4 US$. Thanks for your understanding).

Once the sale is completed, please be kind enough to wait for the invoice that I will send with the total amount for each transaction. Do not pay before. Payment expected within 7 days. Thanks in advance. 

Sending from Belgium (3 business days after payment / Registered shipping - Priority Airl Mail) 

BELGIUM : 1-7 LP's = 10$

ENGLAND / FRANCE / GERMANY / NETHERLAND :  1-18 LP's = 22$   

REST OF EUROPE + USA : 1-3 LP's = 25$ / 4-7 LP's = 40$  

WORLDWIDE : 1-3 LP's = 30$ / 4-7 LP's = 60$

I am really sorry for the high postal fees. Belgian postal service is probably the most expensive in the world ! And no economic shipping...

This is why I also propose to ship records from France (cheaper but sending later = 10 days after payment).

Sending from France (10-15 business days after payment / Registered shipping - Priority Airl Mail)  

FRANCE : 1 LP = 8$ / 2-7 LP's = 10$ 

EUROPE (EEC) : 1 LP = 18 $ / 2-7 LP's = 25$   

WORLDWIDE + EUROPE (NON EEC) : 1 LP = 18$ / 2-7 LP's = 30$

ATTENTION : Ne payez pas avant de recevoir la facture avec le montant total pour chaque transaction, que j'envoie après la fin des ventes. Merci d'avance.

++++++++++++++++++++++ Notes ++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Communication : ok in English (but I am not fluent !), de préférence en Français, mogelijk in Neederlands (maar ik heb hulp nodig !).

Payement/Paiement/Betaling : Paypal (prefer), Bank transfer/Virement bancaire. No check.

+++++++++++++++++ Grading policy ++++++++++++++++++++++++

NM (NEAR MINT) : Near perfect copy, played only a few times. At worst it may have one or two insignificant flaws.The highest grade I give for a non-sealed record / Disque et pochette impéccables, a joué seulement quelques fos. Au pire, une ou deux traces insignifiantes. C'est le grade le plus haut que je donne pour un disque non scellé.

EX (EXCELLENT) : Clean copy, there may be a few very light  surface traces/hairlines, it may plays with a few tiny crackles, cover has minor defaults. / Disque en excellent état, possibilité de très lègères traces ou lignes en surface, événtuellement quelques grésillement/craquements insignifiants, pochette avec défauts mineurs....

VG++ (VERY GOOD++) : A few light surface traces/scuffs, plays with very light crackles. There may be a few traces or marks on the cover, corners or slices slightly worn...Nothing serious but is not graded EX because of few minor defaults / Très bon état dans l'ensemble, avec de légères traces et rayures en surface, très légers craquements audibles. Quelques traces ou marques possibles sur la pochette, coins ou tranches légèrement usées. Rien de sérieux mais assez de petits défauts pour ne pas être classé EX.

VG+ (VERY GOOD +) : Played a lot, will show signs of handling, has surface marks and scuffs, plays with light crackles or light surface noise background, no serious scuffs, no serious crackles. Cover slighty worn (traces, light ring wear, dog eared, corner and slices slightly worn...) / Disque qui a tourné, visiblement utilisé, avec des marques et rayures en surface, des craquements légers ou un bruit de surface en fond, mais pas de griffes sérieuses, ni de craquements sérieux. Pochette un peu usée (avec quelques traces, cornée, coins et tranches légèrement abimés, saleté, ect...)

VG (VERY GOOD) : Used record, played a lot, has a lot of surface traces, marks and scuffs, crackles and a few clicks while playing, sometimes constants but not too serious,  no serious clicks, no jumps. Still enjoyable. Cover worn, may have corner and slices worn or damaged, ring wear, serious traces or little splits, slightly ripped / Disque qui a été souvent joué avec beaucoup de traces, marques et rayures diverses, quelques griffes et des craquements audibles, parfois constants mais pas trop sérieux. Ne saute pas. Toujours agréable à écouter... Pochette usée et défraichie, un peu déchirée, coins et tranches cornés ou abimés, traces sérieuses ou petits coups...

VG- (VERY GOOD MINUS) : Played a lot and more (but still playable), a lot of scuffs, marks, and traces, a lot of crackles while playing, sometimes serious, may have a few serious scuffs with serious clicks (no jumps). The cover is in a bad state, damaged... / Disque très utilisé (mais peut l'être encore...), beaucoup de griffes, de traces et de marques, peut avoir de sérieuses rayures , avec de sérieux craquements, ne saute pas. La pochette est en mauvais état, endommagée...

G (GOOD) : Indeed, not so good...but still alive ! Played while his entire life (and once again today !), or really ill-traited...A lot of serious traces, marks and scuffs, serious crackles and surface noise, serious clicks, may have jumps...The cover is really in a very bad state too, even no entire...Must be very rare to be proposed in this state... / En effet, pas si bon...mais encore vivant ! Utilisé durant sa vie entière (et aujourd'hui encore !), ou vraiment maltraité...Beaucoup de sérieuses traces, marques et rayures, sérieux craquements et bruits de surface, rayé et peut même sauter quelques fois...La pochette est aussi en très mauvais état, peut même ne pas être entière...Vraiment une rareté pour être présenté dans cet état...

POOR : ? = dead ? hard or impossible to listen to it...should be listed only in a batch. Cover ? better to say no more cover ! / ? mort ? difficile ou impossible à écouter...devrait être listé uniquement en lot. Pochette ? autant dire qu'il n'y en a plus !