Tony Allen

• 2X 180gRAM heavyweight vinyl

Tony Allen's 2009 World Circuit debut, the raw and uncut Secret Agent, has all the ingredients that combine to make Afrobeat so special - fat, full-throated, hard-riffing horns; nagging tenor guitars; jazz- and funk-informed saxophone and trumpet workouts; effervescent chicken-shack keyboards; lyrics rich in folk metaphors and proverbs, some of which confront state corruption and oppression (Kuti's most frequent targets); deep-soul call and response vocals; and, of course, energizing everything around it, Allen's majestic drumming.

World Circuit reissues this classic album on 2 x 180g heavyweight vinyl. The audio has been remastered and the package features the original 2009 sleeve notes in a 4p 12" booklet.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Secret Agent
• A2. Ijo
• A3. Switch

• SIDE B
• B1. Celebrate
• B2. Ayenlo
• B3. Busybody

• SIDE C
• C1. Pariwo
• C2. Nina Lowo
• C3. Atuwaba

• SIDE D
• D1. Alutere
• D2. Elewon Po