Kool And The Gang* – Good Times

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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 And The Gang*	4:11
A2	Country Junky Written-By – Kool And 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 And The Gang*	3:06
B2	I John W. Coltrane Written-By – Ronald Bell	4:02
B3	Rated X Written-By – Kool And The Gang*	4:04
B4	Father, Father Written-By – George Brown	4:38

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp.
Recorded At – Mediasound
Published By – Delightful Music
Published By – Gang Music
Distributed By – P.I.P. Records

Credits

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

Notes

Recorded at Media Sound Studios
All selections BMI
Publisher Delightful Music/Gang Music

1st cat# on back sleeve 2nd is on labels.

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

This release:
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 (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, 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:
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 (Label side A): DEP 2012-A (DE 2012-0)
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): DEP 2012-B (DE 2012-1)
Matrix / Runout (Runout etching A): DEP 2012 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout etching B): DEP 2012 B

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