This is a 2022 reissue vinyl LP pressing of Try and Love by Ofege. Their first album was recorded while the band members were still in high school (average age of 16), Ofege’s debut album ‘Try And Love’ was originally recorded and released in 1973 on EMI Nigeria.

Due to their vibrant combo of sweet harmonies, hooks & fuzz, Ofege would become one of the most legendary Nigerian groups of all time, with expressive sales and national stardom. At the turn of the century (and because of tracks appearing on various psychedelic music compilations) Ofege would receive international acknowledgement for being the first of their kind and the ultimate West-African psychedelic funk band!

‘Try And Love’ is wild and uncompromising blend of soul, funk and rock with complex and groovy rhythms. Ofege succeeded in creating a debut album drenched with fuzzy guitars, plaintive/wailing vocals and a backbeat as influenced by James Brown as it is by Fela Kuti. It’s a unique, raw and beautiful take on the psychedelic sound. The ingenuity allied with the inexperience of its members makes this album a real treasure.

Label: Tidal Waves Music

Release Year: 2022

Track List: 

1. Nobody Fails
2. Whizzy Ilabo
3. Gbe Mi Lo
4. Try And Love
5. It's Not Easy
6. Ofege
7. You Say No
8. Lead Me On