Burning Spear - Social Living [Remaster]

Artist:

Spear, Burning

UPC:

044006353326

See Also:

Boothe, Ken Dekker, Desmond Perry, Lee "Scratch"

Description:

Personnel includes: Winston "Burning Spear" Rodney (vocals); Earl "Chinna" Smith, Ranchie McClean, Brinsley Forde, Donald Kingsley, Donald Griffiths (guitar); Herman Marquis (alto saxophone); Richard "Dirty Harry" Hall (tenor saxophone); Bobby Ellis (trumpet); Vin Gordon (trombone); Rico Rodriguez, Dick Cuthell (horns); Earl Lindo, Bernard Harvey, Michael "Ibo" Cooper, Courtney Hemmings (keyboards); Robbie Shakespeare, Aston "Family Man" Barrett, George Oban (bass); Sly Dunbar, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, Angus Gaye (drums).
Recorded at Harry J Studio, Kingston, Jamaica. Originally released on Island (9556). Includes liner notes by David Katz.
Personnel: Winston Rodney (vocals, percussion); Roots Kinsley, Earl "Chinna" Smith , Donald Griffiths, Bertram "Ranchie" McLean, Brinsley Forde (guitar); Herman Marquis (alto saxophone); Dirty Harry Hall (tenor saxophone); Bobby Ellis (trumpet); Vincent "Trommie" Gordon, Rico Rodriguez (trombone); Courtney Hemmings, Earl Lindo, Bernard Touter Harvey, Michael "Ibo" Cooper (keyboards); Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, Angus Gaye, Sly Dunbar (drums); Uziah "Sticky" Thompson (percussion).
Audio Mixers: Karl Pitterson; Benji Armbrister.
Recording information: Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas; Harry J`s Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica.
If Bob Marley was the populist spokesman of the Rastafarianism movement, then Burning Spear (Winston Rodney) was clearly, through his music, the intellectual spin doctor. His albums are gentle history lessons in black culture; they tend to inform rather than preach. This is one of a number of excellent albums built around his theme of Marcus Garvey, the great leader of the Back To Africa movement. Spear is surrounded by the finest session musicians in Jamaica, in addition to Sly and Robbie. In assembling a record collection there are always a few token Marley records included. At least one Burning Spear album should be made compulsory.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Marcus Children Suffer
2. Social Living
3. Nayah Keith
4. Institution
5. Marcus Senior
6. Civilize Reggae
7. Mister Garvey
8. Come
9. Marcus Say Jah No Dead
10. Social Living - (Extended Mix)
11. Civilize Reggae - (Extended Mix)

Album Information

Release Date:

06/03/2003

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Reggae

Subgenre:

Roots Reggae

Label:

Island

Producer:

Karl Pitterson; Winston Rodney

Catalog Number:

AA4400635332

Original Release Year:

1978

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

53 : 47

Guest Artist:

Sly Dunbar; Robbie Shakespeare; Rico Rodriquez

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