Afreaka! was the first album released by the English rock band Demon Fuzz. It was initially issued in 1970 by Dawn Records, to which the group was signed. The following year, a U.S. pressing was made by Janus Records (catalog number JLS 3028).[2][3] It was a Billboard "4-STAR" selection in June 1971.[4] In the 21st century, another pressing on vinyl was made by Janus under the same catalog number as the 1971 edition.[2]
Three CD reissues were produced, all of which include as bonus tracks 'Message To Mankind', 'Fuzz Oriental Blues' and the band's cover of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' 'I Put A Spell On You', all from the group's 1970 maxi-single. In Japan, a two-CD (12-cm and 8-cm) set in a gatefold paper sleeve was made by Arcàngelo in 2004.[5]Castle Music released a CD (catalog number CMRCD 1197) in 2005.[6]Esoteric Recordings in the UK issued a CD in 2009 (catalog number ECLEC2111).
^ abcdJurek, Thom. "Afreaka! [Bonus Tracks] - Demon Fuzz". Allmusic. a wild mash of Afro-Latin funk, breakbeats, tripped-out soul, jazz fusion, and psychedelic journeying. [...] DJs like Gilles Petersen have been hip to [...] Demon Fuzz for years, and as of the 21st century [...] other club jocks are [...] sampling this [...] LP.
^ abcd"Demon Fuzz "Afreaka!" (1970, Music On Vinyl)". Music Is My Sanctuary. demonstrates their excellence in playing psychedelic soul, dub-heavy funk, progressive rock, afro-jazz and black acid rock.
^ ab"Afreaka!". Record Collector. despite the tribal imagery and ethnic progressive rock label, Afreaka! is a mixed bag of jazz-rock
^"Demon Fuzz "Afreaka!" (1970)". Jive Time Records. Demon Fuzz's blend is just right and succeeds in cooking up an appetising dish of progressive rock/soul/jazz/world fusion
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