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Tribe Records discography

This is a discography of albums released on Tribe Records. Tribe was setup in 1972 in Detroit by musicians Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison.

The page is in two section:

  • Albums and singles released by Tribe in the 1970's
  • Later compilations and box sets that comprise material originally released on Tribe
Both sections are probably incomplete.

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Tribe Records albums and singles

Message From The Tribe, The Tribe Presents Wendell Harrison & Phillip Ranelin, 1973, AR 2501 / 2506

Tracks : Evening With The Devil (Suite In 3 Movements): Mary Had An Abortion / Where Am I / Angry Young Man, What Now? (Freedom Suite): What We Need / Angela's Dilemma / How Do We End All Of This Madness

Musicians : Phillip Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Marcus Belgrave, Charles Moore, Charles Eubanks, Will Austin, Ike Daney, Jaemel Lee

Has different catalog number on sleeve and label.

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An Evening With The Devil, Wendell Harrison, 1973, Tribe PRSD 2212

Tracks : Mary Had An Abortion, Where Am I, Vol II Angry Young Men Part I, Vol II Angry Young Men Part II, Consciousness, Rebirth

Musicians : Wendell Harrison, Charles Moore, Marcus Belgrave, Phil Ranelin, Charles Eubanks, William Austin, Ike Daney, Oba, Vajava

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A Message From The Tribe, Phillip Ranelin / Wendell Harrison, 1973, Tribe PRSD 2226

Tracks : What We Need, Angela's Dilemma (Inst), Angela's Dilemma (Vocal), How Do We End All Of This Madness (Inst), How Do We End All Of This Madness (Vocal), Wife, Merciful, Beneficent

Musicians : Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Charles Moore, Marcus Belgrave, Aaron Neal, Charles Eubanks, Keith Vreeland, Reggie (Sho Bee Doo) Fields, Will Austin, Billy Turner, Ike Daney, Jeamel Lee

Subsequent editions of A Message From The Tribe follow this track list.

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Gemini II, Marcus Belgrave, 1974, Tribe PRSD 2228

Tracks : Space Odyssey, Glue Fingers (Part I), Glue Fingers (Part II), Gemini II, Marcia's Opal, Odom's Cave

Musicians : Marcus Belgrave, Phillip Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Harold McKinney, Daryl Dybka, Ed Pickens, Billy Turner, Roy Brooks, Lorenzo Brown

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Voices And Rhythms Of The Creative Profile, Harold McKinney, 1974, Tribe PRSD 2233

Tracks : Ode To Africa, Heavenese, Out Of The Blues, In The Moog, Corner Stone, Freedom Jazz Dance, Dolphin Dance

Musicians : Ed Pickins, Marcus Belgrave, Wendell Harrison, Darryl Dybka, Ed Pickins, Ron Jackson, Billy Turner, Charles Miles, Gwen McKinney, Clarence McKinney, Ed Gooch, Eileen Cohill, Faye Blakely, Jenine Jackson, Sylvia Turner, Carol Taylor

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The Time Is Now!, Phil Ranelin, 1974, Tribe TRCD 4006

Tracks : The Time Is Now For Change, Time Is Running Out, Of Times Gone By, Black Destiny, 13th & Senate, He The One We All Knew (Part 1)

Musicians : Phil Ranelin, Marcus Belgrave, Wendell Harrison, Keith Vreeland, John Dana, Bili Turner, George Davidson, Charles Moore (track 2), Haroun El Nil (track 2), Reggie Fields (track 2)

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Vibes From The Tribe, Phil Ranelin, 1975, Tribe TRCD 4008

Tracks : Vibes From The Tribe (Prelude), Sounds From The Village, Wife, For The Children, Vibes From The Tribe (Encore), He The One We All Knew (Parts 1 & 2)

Musicians : Phil Ranelin, Marcus Belgrave, Wendell Harrison, Kenny Cox, Buddy Budson, Harold McKinney, Ken Thomas, Ralph Armstrong, Daud Abdul Kahafiz, Lopez Leon, Ron English, George Davidson, Tariq Abdus Samad, Barbara Huby, Bud Spangler, Faruk Hanif Bey

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Farewell To The Welfare (single), Wendell Harrison And The Tribe, 1975, Tribe TRCD 4007

Tracks : Farewell To The Welfare (Part 1) / Farewell To The Welfare (Part 2)

Notes : The label states that the music on this single is taken from the album Farewell To The Welfare. However the album was not released at that time.

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Reflections In The Sea Of Nurnen, Doug Hammond & David Durrah, 1975, Tribe TRCD 4009

Tracks : Fidalgo Detour, Space II, Wake Up Brothers, Reflections, For Real, Space I, Sea Of Nurnen, Moves

Musicians : Doug Hammond, David Durrah, Otis Harris, Charles Burnham, Trevis Mickeel, Charles Metcalf, Fredrick Boon, Thomas (Turk) Trayler

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Venus Fly Trap (single), Doug Hammond & David Durrah, 1975, Tribe TRCD 4009 Vol II

Tracks : Venus Fly Trap, Kai

Notes : Released in conjunction with the Reflections In The Sea Of Nurnen album and probably played by the same musicians

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Mixed Bag's First Album, Mixed Bag, 1976, Tribe TRCD 4010

Tracks : La Margarita, I Wish, Maxine, Ziaus, New Moon, Shark

Musicians : Ron Brooks, Larry Nozero, Gaff Dunsun, Jerry Glassel, Dan Spencer, Dave Koether

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Don't Make The Angels Cry (single), Jimmy McCloud, 1976, Tribe TRCD 1111

Tracks : Don't Make The Angels Cry, I Blew It

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Later compilations of Tribe Records music

Message From The Tribe: An Anthology Of Tribe Records: 1972-1976, Various Artists, 1996, Universal Sound US CD 5 / Tribe US CD 5

Tracks : Space 2 (David Durrah), Vibes From The Tribe (Phil Ranelin & Tribe), Sounds From The Village (Phil Ranelin & Tribe), Moves (Doug Hammond), Beneficent (Tribe), What We Need (Tribe), Space Odyssey (Marcus Belgrave), For The Children (Phil Ranelin & Tribe), La Margarita (The Mixed Bag), Wake Up Brothers (Doug Hammond), Tons And Tons Of B.S (Wendell Harrison & Tribe), Farewell To The Welfare (1&2) (Tribe)

Notes : Released in the UK. Some tracks are omitted from the original LP release of this compilation.

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Vibes From The Tribe Vol. I, Various Artists, 1997, P-Vine Records PCD-5135

Tracks : Space II (David Durrah), Ode To Africa (Harold McKinney), Glue Fingers (Part II) (Marcus Belgrave), Pony Pone (Doug Hammond), Past Memories (Phil Ranelin), Love Dream (Phil Ranelin), Space Odyssey (Marcus Belgrave), Black Destiny (Phil Ranelin), Wake Up Brothers (Doug Hammond), The Wok (Wendell Harrison), Where Am I (Wendell Harrison), Moves (Doug Hammond), Ginseng Love (Wendell Harrison)

Notes : Released in Japan. Some tracks are by members of the Tribe collective but were released on other labels after Tribe had ceased releasing recordings.

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Vibes From The Tribe Vol. II, Various Artists, 1997, P-Vine Records PCD-5136

Tracks : Conciousness (Wendell Harrison), Freedom Jazz Dance (Harold McKinney), Sounds From The Village (Phil Ranelin), Where Am I (Wendell Harrison), What's Happening Now (Doug Hammond), Samba La Pamela (Wendell Harrison), Sea Of Nurnen (David Durrah), Vibes From The Tribe (Prelude) (Phil Ranelin), For The Children (Phil Ranelin), For Real (Doug Hammond), In The Moog (Harold McKinney), Take Time Out (Wendell Harrison), Belle Isle (Wendell Harrison), Fly By Night (Wendell Harrison), Perfedia (Wendell Harrison)

Notes : Released in Japan. Some tracks are by members of the Tribe collective but were released on other labels after Tribe had ceased releasing recordings.

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The Story Of Tribe Records, Various Artists, 2020, Now-Again Records NA 5209-NA 5215

Notes : A 7 LP box set that comprises six previously released Tribe albums: A Message From The Tribe (Wendell Harrison & Phil Ranelin), An Evening With The Devil (Wendell Harrison), The Time Is Now! (Phil Ranelin), Vibes From The Tribe (Phil Ranelin), Voices And Rhythms Of The Creative Profile (Harold McKinney), Reflections in The Sea Of Nurnen (Doug Hammond & David Durrah), plus the previously unreleased album Farewell To The Welfare (Wendell Harrison).

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Last updated April 2022