Expensive Shit was released in 1974 and caught Fela at the height of his battle with the Nigerian government. The title alludes to when the Nigerian police planted a big joint in Fela's compound in order to bust him for it. Being a quick thinker Fela ate the joint and the police took him into custody. The plan was to wait untill he had to shit and then to test it for the drug. However being a man of the people Fela was able to obtain another inmates excrement and was eventually set free. The cover of this album is the girls from Fela's harem.
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