Singers & Players - Golden Greats Volume 1
| Genre: | Reggae |
| Singer: | Singers & Players |
| Title: | Golden Greats Volume 1 |
| Short-info: | Label:
On-U Sound – ON-U CD 04
Type: CD, Album, Compilation Country: UK Date of released: 1989 Category: Reggae Style: Roots Reggae |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1397 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1321 mb |
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Devious WomanVocals – Bim Sherman |
3:37 |
| 2 | RevolutionVocals – Bim Sherman |
3:42 |
| 3 | VirginVocals – Prince Far I |
4:43 |
| 4 | African BloodVocals – Ashanti Roy* |
3:43 |
| 5 | School DaysVocals – Mikey Dread |
3:51 |
| 6 | Breaking Down The PressureVocals – Congo Ashanti Roy |
6:22 |
| 7 | Autobiography (Dread Operator)Vocals – Mikey Dread |
4:26 |
| 8 | AutobiographyVocals – Prince Far I |
3:56 |
| 9 | Kunta KinteVocals – Style Scott |
6:40 |
| 10 | Dreadlock SoldierVocals – Prince Far I |
3:37 |
| 11 | MosesVocals – Congo Ashanti Roy |
6:03 |
| 12 | Prodigal SonVocals – Prince Far I |
4:21 |
| 13 | FollowerVocals – Jah Woosh |
3:37 |
| 14 | Snipers In The StreetsVocals – Congo Ashanti Roy |
6:02 |
| 15 | Reaching The BadmanVocals – Bim Sherman |
4:12 |
| 16 | Fit To SurviveVocals – Bim Sherman |
3:14 |
Credits
- Producer – Adrian Sherwood
Notes
(Note the back of the CD by Adrian Sherwood)Greetings;
This CD features recordings from the first four singer & Players LPs and early 10" singles from 1980-1983. It was hoped that Singer & Players would enable the individual vocalists and musicians to record and tour under the Singers & Players banner, and thereby avoid over recording themselves (a classic finacial problem) and at the same time try to create something of a reggae 'supergroup'.
In September 1983 PRINCE FAR I was shamelessly murdered at his home in Kingston, Jamaica. His lyrics were predominantely chants of praise, but he dealt with injustice and also made some of the funniest records I have ever heard.
On the little disc are constructive lyrics and solid rhythms, recorded in London under duress more than anything else. In 1988 the fifth Singers & Players LP "VACUUM PUMPING" (ON-U LP39), was released after a five-year gap. It still features many of the musicians from this CD and original vocalist, BIM SHERMAN, along with some new artists. Sadly for me it misses the spirit and hope captured in those earlier songs, but it's now 1989 (or whatever year you're in) and we are trying to make a 'follow-up' to this.
Long life & best wishes.
A.H.S. - JANUARY 1989
