Watch Out!, by Wells Fargo

Watch Out!

by Wells Fargo

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Wells Fargo was at the forefront of a heavy rock, revolutionary counter culture scene in mid 70's Zimbabwe, then called Rhodesia. This is the first time their music has been issued outside of the country.

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1.	Coming Home 02:32	buy track
2.	Watch Out! 03:25	buy track
3.	Love of My Life 03:10	buy track
4.	The Crowd 03:25	buy track
5.	Bump Bump Babe 03:04	buy track
6.	Love Is The In Thing 02:49	buy track
7.	Open The Door 03:12	buy track
8.	Shades Of Wells Fargo 02:23	buy track
9.	Bwanawe 02:47	buy track
10.	Too Long Away 02:40	buy track
11.	Carrying On 02:30	buy track

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Just as the hippie era came to an end in America, a second 60s was beginning. In what is now Zimbabwe, young people created a rock and roll counterculture that drew inspiration from hippie ideals and the sounds of Hendrix and Deep Purple. The kids in the scene called their music “heavy,” because they could feel its impact, and it resonated from Zambia to Nigeria.

At its peak in the mid-70s, the heavy rock scene united tens of thousands of young progressives of all racial and social backgrounds. The country was called Rhodesia then, one of the last bastions of white rule in Africa, and heavy rockers defied segregation laws and secret police to make a stand for democratic change.

Wells Fargo was at the forefront of the scene, and the title track of this album, Watch Out, was the anthem of the counterculture. This is the first time their music has been issued outside of Zimbabwe. Matthew Shechmeister tells the story of Wells Fargo drawing on interviews with the band’s remaining members and numerous trips to Zimbabwe to investigate the genesis of the heavy rock scene under Ian Smith’s oppressive government, and its dissipation after Zimbabwe’s liberation. Never-before-published photographs and rare ephemera color the vibrant era of which this band was part.

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released January 20, 2017

Recording Information/Personnel:

All songs written by Ebba Chitambo and Wells Fargo. Produced by Crispen Matema. Recorded at Teal Studios, Salisbury, Rhodesia circa 1976 by unknown engineer(s), possibly including Hilton Mambo. Personnel: Ebba Chitambo (Drums, Lead Vocals), George Phiri (Lead Guitar), Handsome Mabhiza (Rhythm Guitar), Never Mpofu (Bass).

Originally released circa 1976 on various Afro Soul singles.

This anthology produced by Eothen Alapatt and Matthew Shechmeister
Associate production by Albert Nyathi.
Liner notes by Matthew Shechmeister.

Restoration and remastering by Dave Cooley for Elysian Masters, Los Angeles, with transfers in Zimbabwe done by Matthew Shechmeister.
Art direction by Errol Richardson for Busy Monster.

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Wells Fargo were a heavy rock band from Zimbabwe who rose to national prominence in the mid-'70s during their country's civil war. Formed by drummer Ebba Chitambo, the band took their name from an American cowboy comic book after seeing the name printed on the side of a wagon. ... more

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