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Label:	Pyramid Records (2) – BB 30935
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1976
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Free Funk

Tracklist

	Birth / Speed / Merging Suite
A1	Part 1. Aomawa Written-By – Idris Ackamoor Guest, Vocals – Mcheza Ngoma	5:29
A2	Part 2. Birth / Speed / Merging Written-By – Idris Ackamoor	7:40
A3	Part 3. Reaffirmation Written-By – Idris Ackamoor Guest, Steel Drums – Mcheza Ngoma	7:33
B1	Jamaican Carnival Written-By – The Pyramids (3)	6:39
B2	Black Man And Woman Of The Nile Guest, Percussion – Mcheza Ngoma Written-By – Idris Ackamoor	16:22

Companies, etc.

Published By – Aomawa Music
Recorded At – His Master's Wheels
Mixed At – Different Fur Studios
Mastered At – Capitol Mastering

Credits

Acoustic Bass, Vocals – Mark Anthony Williams
Alto Saxophone, Bongos, Zither [Ku Cheung], Flute [Bamboo], Talking Drum, Percussion, Vocals – Idris Ackamoor
Bass Guitar [Hagstrom], Talking Drum, Harp [Ugandan], Flute [Bamboo], Percussion, Vocals – Kimathi Asante
Congas, Bongos, Other [Rosenbow], Percussion, Drum [Guatemalan Stick], Vocals – Kenneth Nash
Design – John Dean (15)
Design [Front Cover], Artwork [Front Cover] – Mari Bianca
Drums, Talking Drum, Percussion – Augusta Lee Collins
Engineer [Mixing] – John Vieria
Engineer [Recording] – Jim Furman
Flute, Piccolo Flute, Percussion, Vocals – Margo Ackamoor
Photography By [Back Cover & Logo] – Leonard L. White
Producer – The Pyramids (3)

Notes

Recorded at His Master's Wheels Studio in November, 1975.

A ©℗ 1976 Idris Ackamoor, AKA Bruce Baker, Aomova Music, BMI.
B1 ©℗ 1976 by The Pyramids,
B2 ©℗ 1976 Idris Ackamoor, Aomova Music, BMI.

Variatons:
Album title: Birth Speed Merging 1976 on front cover, Birth / Speed / Merging on rear cover, Birth/Speed/Merging on labels.
Pyramid Records name on cover only, label catalogue number BB 30935.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (A): BB-1-30935-J-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL
Matrix / Runout (B): BB-2-30935-J-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL
Rights Society: BMI

Other Versions (5)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Birth/Speed/Merging (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered)	EM Records	EM1056CD	Japan	2006
New Submission	Birth / Speed / Merging (LP, Album, Reissue)	Ikef	IKEF11	US	2009
Recently Edited	Birth / Speed / Merging (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, 180g)	Disko B	DB165		2012
New Submission	Birth / Speed / Merging (LP, Album, Reissue)	Strut	STRUT162LP	Europe	2022
New Submission	Birth / Speed / Merging (16×File, FLAC, Album, Reissue)	Strut	none		2022