Talk:Tap Root Manuscript

I can't find any official confirmation of this, but from the little bit of research I did, I found one individual on a chat thread that said "Soolaimon" is some sort of African language greeting. Does anybody have any official or otherwise verifiable & reliable on the origins of this?

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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:51, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Vinyl version
A friend had this album on vinyl in the 70s. I recall that side 2 (Tracks 6-12 of the CD) was entitled "African Trilogy". Anyone else remember this or have the vinyl to check? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.215.86.245 (talk) 10:14, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

I have the vinyl. Side 2 is actually titled "The African Trilogy (A Folk Ballet)" There is a note from Neil within the paper booklet that is in the album. It says This " When rhythm and blues lost its senuality for me i fell in love with a woman named gospel. We met secretly in the churches of harlem, and made love at revival meetings in mississippi. and loving her as i did, i found a great yearning to know of her roots. and i found them, and they were in africa. and they left me breathless. the african trilogy is an attempt to convey my passion for the folk music of that black continent. n.d." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.64.117.204 (talk) 03:51, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for this. Does the vinyl track listing break down Side B into three parts of a trilogy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.162.19.98 (talk) 06:34, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Answering my own question above: Viewing scans of sleeves and disc labels on discogs.com, there is no breakdown of tracks on side B into a three part "Trilogy". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.162.19.98 (talk) 06:47, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Could somebody who knows how, please edit the article to indicate that on the original vinyl, Side B was "African Trilogy"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.162.19.98 (talk) 06:50, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Did my best, feel free to improve it. --Muhandes (talk) 16:12, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

The 7-single of Soolaimon was sub-titled "African Trilogy II". Does that mean the songs before are part 1 and the songs after are part 3 of the trilogy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.162.19.98 (talk) 10:15, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Maybe, but you'll need a source. All I can say from the album cover is that side B is called a trilogy and has only the total time listed. --Muhandes (talk) 16:12, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

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