COPELAND,STEWART
RHYTHMATIST (TRANSLUCENT BLUE) (RSD26) - LP

UPC: 5014797913424
Label: DEMON/EDSEL
Format: LP
Release Date: April 18, 2026
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This product is a Record Store Day 2026 title. It will be available in store on April 18th, 2025 at 8 a.m. ET when our store opens.

Any remaining stock will be made available online on April 19th, 2026 at 8AM EST for LOCAL PICKUP orders. Orders for shipping will be available at 7PM Sunday April 19th

For more info please visit the RSD page here.

DESCRIPTION:

Reissued on vinyl for the first time since it's original release, to celebrate its recent 40th anniversary in 2025, this groundbreaking project and album is pressed on translucent blue vinyl for the first time exclusively for Record Store Day. 

Every copy of this vinyl repressing also comes with an exclusive art print signed personally by Stewart Copeland exclusively for Record Store Day.

Following the breakup of The Police, their drummer Stewart Copeland undertook a musical odyssey through the heart of Africa in search of the roots of rock & roll. Originally released as both a film, (directed and produced by Jean-Pierre Dutilleux) and album in 1985, The Rhythmatist preceded the release of Graceland by Paul Simon which was to follow in 1986.
The album, produced by Stewart along with Jeff Seitz, featured the singles Koteja (Oh Bolilla) featuring Ray Lema, a major figure in world music himself, as well as Gong Rock.

Never repressed since its original release, the brand new edition comes with exclusive refreshed artwork and is newly mastered from the original master tapes by Phil Kinrade at Air Studios.

TRACK LIST:

SIDE ONE
Koteja (Oh Bolilla)
Brazzaville
Liberte
Coco
Kemba

SIDE TWO
Samburu Sunset
Gong Rock
Franco
Serengeti Long Walk
African Dream