Expensive Shit

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Expensive Shit
Studio album by Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70
Released	1975
Recorded	1975
Genre	Afro-Beat
Length	24:13
Label	Editions Makossa
Producer	Fela Kuti
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) link
Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 chronology
Excuse O (1975) Expensive Shit (1975) He Miss Road (1975)

Expensive Shit is the twelfth full-length album by Afro-beat pioneer Fela Kuti. It is considered to be one of his best albums, and was ranked #78 on Pitchfork Media's "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s". The title of the album refers to an incident in which the Nigerian police tried to arrest Fela by planting a joint on him. Fela managed to eat the joint which prompted the police to bring him into custody and try to wait for him to produce the excrement. According to legend he managed to use another inmates feces and was eventually released.

[edit] Track listing

• all songs written by Fela Kuti

1. "Expensive Shit" – 13:13
2. "Water No Get Enemy" – 11:00