Studio: Joe Gibbs
Producer: Joe Gibbs
Engineer: Errol Thompson
Comments: The original classic
TRACKS: Calling Rastafari, I'm Alone in the Wilderness, Pirate Days, Two
Sevens Clash, I'm Not Ashamed, Get Ready To Ride The Lion To Zion, Black
Starliner Must Come, Jah Pretty Face, See Them A Come, Natty Dread Taking
Over
PLAYERS: The Professionals: BASS: Lloyd Parks DRUMS: Sly Dunbar GUITARS:
Lennox Gordon, Robbie Shakespeare, Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont KEYBOARDS:
Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul, Errol Nelson, Harold Butler PERCUSSION:
Uziah "Sticky" Thompson ALTO SAX: Herman Marquis TROMBONE: Vin
Gordon TENOR SAX: Tommy McCook TRUMPET: Bobby Ellis
Studio: Joe Gibbs
Producer: Joe Gibbs
Engineer: Errol Thompson
Comments: Remainder of Two Sevens Clash sessions.
Shanachie CD has additional tracks: "She Want Money (Money Girl)"
and "Wah Gwan (Dance Hall Style)," both which appear re-recorded
on Culture At Work.
TRACKS: Them A Pyaka, How Can I Leave Jah, Baldhead Bridge, Behold I Come,
Love Shines Brighter, Jah Love, Zion Gate, So Long Babylon A Fool I (And
I)
PLAYERS: The Professionals: See Two Sevens Clash
Studio: Joe Gibbs
Producer: Joe Gibbs
Engineer: Errol Thompson
Comments: This album has four tracks credited exclusively to Joe Gibbs and
Errol Thompson: "Iniquity Worker," "Weaping And Wailing,"
"Callie Weed Song" and "White Belly Rats." The remainder
of the songs were rerecorded at Treasure Isle for Sonia Pottinger (See Cumbolo
and Harder Than The Rest).
TRACKS: Innocent Blood, Iniquity Worker, Iron Sharpeth Iron, Weaping And
Wailing, Callie Weed Song, More Vacancy, Play Skillfully, White Belly Rats
PLAYERS: The Professionals: DRUMS: Mickey "Boo" Richards, Sly
Dunbar BASS: Lloyd Parks GUITARS: Willie Lindo, Winston "Bo Peep"
Bowen KEYBOARDS: Franklyn Waul, Winston Wright TROMBONE: Ronald Robinson
SAX: Dean Frazer TRUMPET: Junior "Chico" Chin, David Madden PERCUSSION:
Rubby Thomas, Bunny Diamonds, Franklyn Waul
Studio: Harry J's
Producer: SC and Jamie Hatcher
Engineer: Sylvan Morris
Comments: This album is essentially a bootleg. All of the material was re-recorded
for Sonia Pottinger. This is still the only release with "Dog Ago Nyam
Dog." There is also a dub added to "Behold The Land."
TRACKS: Love Shines Brighter, This Train, Dog Ago Nyam Dog, Tell Me Where
You Get It, More Vacancy, Iron Sharpen Iron, Garvey Rock, Innocent Blood,
Behold The Land
PLAYERS: BASS: Clynton Rowe DRUMS: Glen Washington GUITARS: Merrick Dyer
KEYBOARDS: Phillip Williams PERCUSSION: Bernard Shaw, George Subratie
Studio: Treasure Isle
Producer: S.E. Pottinger
Engineer: Errol Brown
Comments: Beginning of fruitful period with Sonia Pottinger and Errol Brown.
Classic late seventies Treasure Isle Sound.
TRACKS: Behold, Iron Sharpen Iron, Stop The Fussing & Fighting, Holy
Mt. Zion, Love Shines Bright, Tell Me Where You Get It, Vacancy, Work On
Natty, Free Again, Play Skillfully
PLAYERS: The Revolutionaries BASS: Robbie Shakespeare DRUMS: Sly Dunbar
GUITARS: Willie Lindo, Bertram "Rahnchie" MacLean KEYBOARDS: Ansel
Collins, Earl "Wire" Lindo PERCUSSION: Uziah "Sticky"
Thompson TRUMPET: David Madden TROMBONE: Vin Gordon ALTO SAX: Cedric 'Im
Brooks TENOR SAX: Felix Bennet
Studio: Treasure Isle
Producer: S.E. Pottinger
Engineer: Errol Brown
Comments: The original album has eight dub tracks from Harder Than The Rest.
The Heartbeat reissue leaves off two dubs from the original album ("Tell
Me Where You Get It" and "Behold") and adds nine extra dubs
of songs from Harder Than The Rest, International Herb, Cumbolo, and Trod
On.
TRACKS: Everyday Love Dub, Skillful Dub, Iron Sharp Dub, Tropical Dub Fever,
Heavenly Dub, Harder Than The Rest, Freedom Jam, Deep Root Dub
PLAYERS: The Revolutionaries BASS: Robbie Shakespeare, Bertram McLean DRUMS:
Sly Dunbar, Michael Richards GUITARS: Bertram McLean, Radcliffe "Dougie"
Bryan, Willie Lindo KEYBOARDS: Earl Lindo, Ansell Collins, Harold Butler
TRUMPET: David Madden, Clive Hunt TENOR SAX: Cedric Brooks TROMBONE: Vin
Gordon, Ronald Robinson ALTO SAX: Felix "Deadly Headley" Bennett
TENOR SAX: Herman Marquis, Dean Frazer PERCUSSION: Uziah Thompson, Harry
Powell
Studio: Treasure Isle
Producer: S.E. Pottinger
Engineer: Errol Brown
TRACKS: They Never Love In This Time, Innocent Blood, Cumbolo, Poor Jah
People, Natty Never Get Weary, Natty Dread Naw Run, Down In Jamaica, This
Train, Pay Day, Mind Who You Beg for Help
PLAYERS: The Revolutionaries BASS: Robbie Shakespeare, Bertram McLean DRUMS:
Sly Dunbar, Mikey Richards GUITARS: Radcliff Bryan, Willie Lindo, Bertram
McLean KEYBOARDS: Ansel Collins, Earl Lindo, Harold Butler PERCUSSION: Uziah
Thompson TRUMPET: Clive Hunt, David Madden TENOR SAX: Cedric Brooks ALTO
SAX: Felix Bennett TROMBONE: Vin Gordon
Studio: Treasure Isle
Producer: S.E. Pottinger
Engineer: Errol Brown
TRACKS: The International Herb, The Land We Belong, Chiney Man, Rally Around
Jahoviah's Throne, The Shepherd, Too Long In Slavery, Ethiopians Waan Guh
Home, Jah Rastafari, I Tried, It A Guh Dread
PLAYERS: The Revolutionaries BASS: Bertram MacLean
DRUMS: Sly Dunbar, Mikey Richards GUITARS: Radcliff Bryan CONGOS: Harry
Powell PERCUSSION: Uziah Thompson TRUMPET: Clive Hunt TROMBONE: Ronald "Nambo"
Robinson ALTO SAX: Herman Marquis TENOR SAX: Dean Frazer
Studio: Treasure Isle
Producer: S.E. Pottinger
Engineer: Errol Brown
Comments: Songs left over from the Treasure Isle/Highnote days. Culture
would rerecord some of these songs on Culture At Work. This album also includes
two grounations with Count Ossie.
TRACKS: Trod On, Weeping Eyes, Black Rose, Blood In A Babylon, Fussing and
Fighting (Take Two), No Sin, Jah Alone A Christian, Ticklish Ghetto, Children
Of Israel, Still Rest On My Heart No Sin, Weeping Eyes (Extended with Count
Ossie)
PLAYERS: The Revolutionaries BASS: Robbie Shakespeare, Bertram McLean DRUMS:
Sly Dunbar, Mikey Richards GUITARS: Bertram McLean, Radcliff Bryan KEYBOARDS:
Ansel Collins PERCUSSION: Uziah Thompson, Count Ossie and the Mystic Revelation
of Rastafari TRUMPET: David Madden, Clive Hunt TROMBONE: Vin Gordon SAXOPHONE:
Cedric Brooks, Felix Bennett
Studio: Dynamic Studios, Channel One, Tuff Gong, Aquarius
Producer: Joseph Hill
Engineer: Christopher Daley
Comments: Recorded with Joseph Hill's former Soul Defenders band. This is
really a Joseph Hill solo album. Backing vocals are by Hill, Jah Privie,
and Vin Morgan.
TRACKS: The Rastaman, Babylon's Big Dog, Jah Alone A Christian, Armagiddion
War, Disobedient Children, A Double Tribute to the O.M., Elijah, Lion Rock,
We Deh Yah Still, Froward to Africa
PLAYERS: The Soul Defenders: BASS: Sezz Walker DRUMS: Lewis Daley GUITARS:
Freddie "Fatstring" Thomas, Jah Privie KEYBOARDS: Vin Morgan PERCUSSION:
Joseph Hill TROMBONE: Everald "Evrol" Gayle TRUMPET: Sparrow SAX:
Green BACKING VOCALS: Joseph Hill, Jah Privie, Vin Morgan
Studio: Channel One, Dynamic, Music Mountain, Tuff Gong
Producer: Sly & Robbie, Blackbeard
Engineer: Noel Hearne, A Kelly
Comments: This album marked the return of the original trio. A couple of
these tracks are rerecorded songs from the early days ("Fight For Yu
Right" and "Christian").
TRACKS: Money Girl, Crisis, I'm Worried, One Grandson, Love Yu Neighbor,
One A We, Thief Thief, Fight For Yu Right, Christian, Dance Hall Style
PLAYERS: Roots Radics BASS: Robbie Shakespeare, Errol "Flabba"
Holt DRUMS: Sly Dunbar, Lincoln "Style" Scott GUITARS: Dwight
Pinkney, Eric Lamont, Robbie Shakespeare KEYBOARDS: Robbie Lyn, Wycliffe
"Steelie" Johnson SAXOPHONE: Dean Frazer TRUMPET: David Madden
TROMBONE: Ronald Robinson
Studio: Aquarius, Channel One, Harry J
Producer: Joseph Hill, Enos McCleod, Alvin Ranglin
Engineer: Chris, Lancelot McKenzie, Bunny Tom Tom, Sylvan Morris
Comments: "Sleng Teng" rhythm used on "Capture Rasta."
TRACKS: Peace And Love, Capture Rasta, Old Tatoo, This Way, Step Along,
Five To One Strip Me, Praise Him, Mr. Music, Soon Come, Pure War
PLAYERS: Roots Radics BASS: Robbie Shakespeare, Errol Holt Carter, "Basey,"
Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis DRUMS: Sly Dunbar, Lincoln Scott GUITARS:
Rad Bryan, Dwight Pickney, Eric Lamont KEYBOARDS: Ansel Collins, Winston
Wright HORNS: Tommy McCook, Felix Bennett, Bobby Ellis, Dean Frazer, Vin
Gordon, David Madden, Glen DaCosta PERCUSSION: Uziah Thompson
Studio: D&D, Tuff Gong, Dynamic, Music Mountain
Producer: Lloyd J. Evans
Engineer: Dennis Thompson, Peter Chemist, Anthony Kelly, David Rowe
Arrangements: Sly & Robbie, Blacka Morwell
TRACKS: Peace, Love & Harmony, Revolution Time, Want Go See, Jah Rastafari,
Bang Belly Baby, Crack In N.Y., Frying Pan, Don't Cry Sufferer, How Did
I Stray?, Never Gonna Get Away
PLAYERS: Roots Radics BASS: Robbie Shakespeare, Errol Holt DRUMS: Sly Dunbar,
Lincoln Scott GUITARS: Dwight Pickney, Eric Lamont KEYBOARDS: Handel Tucker,
Robbie Lyn, "Steelie" Johnson, Joe Moskowitz PERCUSSION: Uziah
Thompson, Winston Bowen SAXOPHONE: Dean Frazer TROMBONE: Ronald Robinson
TRUMPET: David Madden, Junior Chin HARMONICA: Lee Jaffe
Studio: Mixing Lab, Lion & Fox
Producer: Joseph Hill
Engineer: Linford Marshall
Comments: The CD version includes four dubs.
TRACKS: Hand'A'Bowl, Good Things, Love Music, Psalm of Bob Marley, Cousin
Rude Boy, Youthman Move, Righteous Loving, Chanting On
PLAYERS: BASS: Ian "Onawi" Watson DRUMS: Michael McKenzie GUITARS:
Fredrick Thomas KEYBOARDS: Norman Douglas PERCUSSION: Francisco Thompson
BACKING VOCALS: Walker, Dayes & Francisco Thompson ALTO SAX: Felix Bennett
TROMBONE: Everald Gayle TRUMPET: David Madden PERCUSSION: Christopher "Sky
Juice" Burth
Studio: D&D, Music Works, Dynamic, Leggo, HC&F
Producer: L. James Evans
Engineer: Mikey Riley, Sly Gordon, Philip Smart
Comments: Very modern sound. Several of these tracks are early songs rerecorded
for this album.
TRACKS: Be Honest, Babylon Can't Study, Life, Sufferer, Armageddon, Still
Rest My Heart, This Time, Selector, No War, Mr. Music
PLAYERS: BASS: Robbie Shakespeare DRUMS: Carl Ayton, Dannie Brownie GUITARS:
Dwight Pickney, Marlon Graves KEYBOARDS: Tyrone Downie, Winston Wright SAXOPHONE:
Dean Frazer
TROMBONE: Ronald Robinson TRUMPET: Junior Chin ADDITIONAL VOCAL SUPERVISION:
Mikey Bennett
Studio: Mixing Lab, D&D, Sigma Sound
Producer: Joseph Hill
Engineer: Fatta
Comments: Recording may predate Three Sides To My Story
TRACKS: Marcus, Why Worry About Them, Marriage In Canaan, Wings Of A Dove,
Freedom Time, Rub-A-Dub Style, Pass On, Campyard, Too Much Pressure, English
Fireplace
PLAYERS: BASS: Ranchie McLean DRUMS: Joslyn McKenzie, Cleveland "Clevie"
Brown GUITARS: Ruddy, Dwight Pickney KEYBOARDS: Clive Hunt, Winston Wright,
Tony Brisset PERCUSSION: Joseph Hill, Ras Harry T. Powell, "Blip"
TROMBONE: Vin Gordon SAX: Felix Bennet TRUMPET: David Madden
Studio: Mixing Lab
Producer: Joseph Hill
Engineer: Fathead
Comments: Backing vocals include Ire'Lano Malomo in place of Kenneth Dayes.
TRACKS: Addis Ababba, A Slice Of Mt. Zion, One Stone, Tribal War, Blood
A Go Run, I Tried, Mr. Sluggard, Get Them Soft, Satan Company, Down In Babylon,
Rastaman A Come, Girls Girls Girls
PLAYERS: Dub Mystic BASS: Anthony "Lion" Arthur DRUMS: Dean "Digital"
Pond GUITARS: Ricky "Swann" Richardson KEYBOARDS: Noel Aikens,
Tony "Asha" Brisset PERCUSSION: Harry Powell, Joseph Hill SAXOPHONE:
Dean Frazer TROMBONE: Vin Gordon, Ronald Robinson TRUMPET: Junior Chin
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