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Farewell To The Welfare

by Wendell Harrison

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    The Story of Tribe Records is told through seven landmark Spiritual Jazz albums, remixed and remastered from the original multitrack tapes under the direction of Tribe co-founders Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison, and includes the unreleased Harrison album Farewell to the Welfare.
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Exclusive Teal vinyl LP

    Individual release of the same mastering as the edition for the Now-Again Records & Vinyl Me Please, Anthology boxset, “The Story of Tribe Records.”

    Includes an extensive, oversized booklet, Larry Gabriel and Jeff “Chairman” Mao take us through the history of the Tribe, in a compelling story that delves not just into the history of the label and its principals, but into the story of Black American empowerment in the latter half of the 20th Century. It features never-before-seen archival photos and rare ephemera from Tribe’s mid-1970s hey day.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Farewell To The Welfare via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • 1LP Black Vinyl
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Standard Black Vinyl LP

    Individual release of the same mastering as the edition for the Now-Again Records & Vinyl Me Please, Anthology boxset, “The Story of Tribe Records.”

    Includes an extensive, oversized booklet, Larry Gabriel and Jeff “Chairman” Mao take us through the history of the Tribe, in a compelling story that delves not just into the history of the label and its principals, but into the story of Black American empowerment in the latter half of the 20th Century. It features never-before-seen archival photos and rare ephemera from Tribe’s mid-1970s hey day.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Farewell To The Welfare via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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The Tribe Records co-founder’s lost album, recorded in 1975, rumored to exist no more. Mastered from the original tapes and lacquered by Bernie Grundman.

“As I thought about reflecting on an aggregate of music for this album, I projected my attitude and spirit while living and working here in Detroit. We are earning and learning a new way of life which explicitly tells us to become self-reliant in taking care of our families and each other. Government hand-outs are not an option for us.”
– Wendell Harrison

A great series unfolds in episodes….

…and the best stories are told in chapters. While the Tribe label has remained one of the brightest lights of America’s 1970s jazz underground, the label has never been feted with a definitive set of reissues, and has thus remained obscure.

That changes now.

This is your chance to indulge in the music and story of one of the most meaningful, local movements of the 20th Century Black American experience, one that expanded outwards towards the cosmos. In the words of the collective themselves, “Music is the healing force of the universe.”

The box will ship with seven albums inside, and will come with an exclusive podcast series that features interviews with label co-founders Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison and more, to help guide you on your three week journey through the Tribe Records collective.


Here’s what you’ll get with The Story of Tribe Records:

7 Essential Tribe Records Releases

The definitive reissues of these sought-after albums. These albums sound as good – or better – than the rare original LP issues. They are pressed on high-quality 180g black vinyl and housed in heavyweight, tip-on jackets.

They were either remixed from the original multi-track master tapes under the supervision of Ranelin and Harrison or were lacquered directly from master tape in an all-analog transfer by Bernie Grundman.



Exclusive Podcast Series


In a four-episode podcast series, our host Marcus Moore talks with Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison about what lead them to found their own labe and collective, their own albums in the box–they lead five of the albums here—their impact on Detroit’s Black community through their music and activism, what has and hasn’t changed in the struggle they started decades ago, and what the legacy of their courage in music is in today’s, divided America.



Detailed Liner Notes In An Expansive Booklet

Tribe historian Larry Gabriel and journalist Jeff “Chairman” Mao take us through the history of Tribe Records, in a compelling story that delves not just into the history of the label and its principals, but into the story of Black American empowerment in the latter half of the 20th Century. This deluxe magazine-style booklet also features never-before-seen archival photos and rare ephemera from Tribe’s mid-1970s hey day.
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released January 15, 2021

Credits:

Bass – Lopez Leon, Will Austin
Drums – George Davidson
Guitar – Ron English
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Harold McKinney
Percussion – Barbara Huby
Soprano Saxophone – Ralph Jones (4)
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Wendell Harrison
Trombone – Phil Ranelin
Tuba – Kareem Harris

Cover, Art Direction – Errol F. Richardson
Engineer – Bob Dennis, Bud Spangler, Charles Moore
Lacquer Cut By – Bernie Grundman
Liner Notes, Producer – Wendell Harrison
Mastered By – Greg Reilly
Photography By – Clarence Johnson
Producer – Eothen Alapatt
Remix, Remastered By – Jason Bitner
Transferred By – Dan Johnson

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