Magnificent, extended interpretation of his own Rastaman Camp classic for Studio One; this time with Niney at the controls. More trenchant and purposeful, less ecstatic. Burning, jazzy horns stand in for the nyabinghi drums of the earlier cut. Freddie slays it. ‘Throw away your folly.’
Not a best-of compilation, this is the great singer’s fine fourth LP, squaring up to Roots in 1977, with the Revolutionaries.
First time on 45 for this excursion on the heavy Roots Radics rhythm used for Barrington Levy’s Englishman.
Lost album of reggae-soul by the young Kilburn-resident, recorded at the Black Ark in 1977. It fell through the gaps in Perry’s crumbling deal with Island Records — but here it is as originally planned.
Same tough Radics rhythm used by Al Campbell for Fight I Down. Gotta be Scientist at the desk.
Two songs from the Weh Dem Fah album — Wicked Can’t Run Away and Sleng Teng excursions.
Riding a new version of killer Roy Dobson roots with the lyrics of his Photographer classic… but actually it’s the flute-led dub which does it for us.
Tough, dismissive, soundboy digi. A King Tubby dubplate from 1986.
Black Ark business.
Rasta Cowboy excursion.