Kool And The Gang* – Good Times

Kool & The Gang - Good Times album cover

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Label:	De-Lite Records – DEP 2012
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Repress
Country:	US
Released:	1972
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Funk

Tracklist

A1	Good Times Written-By – Kool & The Gang	4:11
A2	Country Junky Written-By – Kool & The Gang	2:54
A3	Wild Is Love Written-By – Robert Mickens*	3:22
A4	North, East, South, West Written-By – Rick West*	3:36
B1	Making Merry Music Written-By – Kool & The Gang	3:06
B2	I John W. Coltrane Written-By – Ronald Bell	4:02
B3	Rated X Written-By – Kool & The Gang	4:04
B4	Father, Father Written-By – George Brown	4:38

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – P.I.P. Records
Published By – Delightful Music
Published By – Gang Music
Recorded At – Mediasound
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp.
Record Company – Pickwick International, Inc.

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Vocals – Dennis "D.T." Thomas*
Artwork – Alfredo Seville
Bass, Vocals – Rob't "Kool" Bell*
Cello – Allen McGill
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – George Brown
Electric Piano [Arp], Soloist, Clarinet, Vocals – Rick West*
Engineer – Tony Bongiovi
French Horn – Sharon Moe
Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Claydes Smith
Harp – Assunta Dell'Aquila
Sleeve Notes – Norma Pinnella
Strings – Al Wagner And The Philharmonic Strings*
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Vocals – Ronald Bell
Trumpet, Flugelhorn [Flugal-Horn], Percussion, Vocals – Rob't "Spike" Mickens*
Viola – Marty Salyk
Violin – Sy Miroff
Written-By, Arranged By, Producer – Kool & The Gang

Notes

This label very similar to Kool & The Gang - Good Times but bottom of label (Ⓟ De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp) is on TWO lines.

There's a bunch of US release in identical sleeves, but pressed in different plants and with different labels.

This release:
Black labels, silver texts. Rim text: De Lite Records Distributed Nationally by P.I.P. Records. A Division of Pickwick International, Incorporated. "33 RPM" and "STEREO" on the right side center of the labels.

Good Times (PRC pressing):
Black labels, silver texts. Rim text: P.I.P. RECORDS, 135 CROSSROADS PARK DRIVE, WOODBURY, NY 11787. 1972 De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp. "SIDE 1" and "STEREO" on the right side center of the labels.

Good Times (Capitol Records Winchester pressing):
Black labels, silver texts. No rim texts. “De-Lite Records Distributed Nationally by P.I.P. Records, 135 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, N.Y. 11797” in the same text block as the track listing. “STEREO” and “Side 1” on the right side center of the labels.

Good Times;
Black labels with silver texts except the rim text with white: Distributed by PIP Records - A Division of Pickwick International, Inc. "33 RPM" and "STEREO" on the right side of the labels.

Good Times:
Much smaller fonts on the labels than on other releases. MFGD BY DE-LITE RECORDS on white print on the right side of the labels. No rim texts. De-Lite Records Distributed Nationally by P.I.P. Records, 135 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, N.Y. 11797 added in the same text block as the track listing.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout: DEP 2012A
Matrix / Runout: DEP 2012B

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Good Times (LP, Album, Winchester Pressing)	De-Lite Records	DEP-2012, DEP 2012	US	1972
Recently Edited	Good Times (LP, Album, Repress)	De-Lite Records	DEP-2012, DEP 2012	US	1972
New Submission	Good Times (LP, Album)	De-Lite Records	DEP-2012, DEP 2012	US	1972
	Good Times (LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Winchester Press)	De-Lite Records	DEP-2012, DJ-2012	US	1972
Recently Edited	Good Times (LP, Album, Repress, Stereo)	De-Lite Records	DEP-2012	US	1972