Kool & The Gang – Love & Understanding

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Label:	De-Lite Records – DEP 2018
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Unipak
Country:	US
Released:	Mar 1976
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Funk

Tracklist

A1	Love & Understanding Written-By – R. Bell*	7:53
A2	Sugar Written-By – Kool & The Gang	5:37
A3	Do It Right Now Written-By – O. Nash*	3:56
A4	Cosmic Energy Written-By – R. Bell*	3:15
B1	Hollywood Swinging Written-By – R. West*	5:43
B2	Summer Madness Written-By – R. Mickens*	8:02
B3	Universal Sound Written-By – R. Bell*	4:06
B4	Come Together Written-By – R. Bell*	2:38

Companies, etc.

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

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Peter Duarte
Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Flute, Congas – Dennis Thomas*
Arranged By – Kool & The Gang
Backing Vocals – Tomorrow's Edition
Bass, Vocals – Robert 'Kool' Bell*
Design – Frank Daniel (3)
Drums, Vocals, Percussion – George M. Brown*
Engineer – T. Rosiello*
Executive-Producer – Khalis Bayyan
Guitar – Kevin Bell
Mastered By [Mastering] – Earl Williams (3)
Mixed By [Mixing] – Terry Rosiellio*
Photography By – Simon De Cherpitel
Piano – Ricky West
Producer – K.G. Productions*
Tenor Saxophone – Dennis White (2)
Tenor Saxophone, Flute [Alto Flute], Piano, Synthesizer [Arp], Vocals – Ronald Bell
Trombone – Ray Wright
Trombone, Vocals – Otha Nash
Trumpet – Spike Mickens*
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals – Larry Gittens

Notes

On front cover:
Printed in USA.

On back cover:
[B1, B2 & B3] recorded live at the Rainbow Theatre in London, England.

Inside gatefold cover, left :
Recorded at: Media Sound
All songs published by: Delightful Music/ Gang Music
All Selections—BMI
℗ 1976 De-Lite Recorded Sound
Distributed by PIP Records,
A division of Pickwick International, Inc. Woodbury, N.Y.
Printed in USA.

On labels:
℗ 1976 De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp.

Similar versions:
- Love & Understanding has different labels
- Love & Understanding is a promo version with white labels
- Love & Understanding is a 2015 reissue

All runouts are etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Price Code (On spine): 0698
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): DEP 2018-A
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): DEP 2018-B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var. 1): DEP 2018-A RE2 1G
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var. 1): DEP 2018-B RE2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var. 2): DEP 2018-A RE2 1G
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var. 2): DEP 2018-B RE-2 M-2 JG
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var. 3): DEP 2018-A RE2 1G K
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var. 3): DEP 2018-B RE-2 Ⓚ [unknown signature]
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var. 4): DEP 2018-A RE2 /G M-2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var. 4): DEP 2018-B RE2 [unknown signature]
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var. 5): DEP 2018-A RE2 1G
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var. 5): DEP 2018-B RE-2 K 1 [unknown signature]

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Love & Understanding (LP, Album)	Polydor	2310 441, 2310-441	UK	1976
	Love & Understanding (LP, Album, Stereo)	De-Lite Records	DEP-2018, DEP 2018	US	1976
New Submission	Love & Understanding (LP, Album)	Polydor	2310 441		1976
	Love & Understanding (LP, Album)	Carosello	CLN 25064	Italy	1976
New Submission	Love & Understanding (LP, Album)	De-Lite Records	Lite 5002	South Africa	1976