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Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves *

Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves *

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Item#: 2818645
    Track Listing:
    • Roots Train
    • I Was Appointed
    • Childhood Sweetheart - (previously unreleased)
    • Bad Weed - (disco mix)
    • Root Trains - (extended mix, featuring Dillinger)
    • ...
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Artist:
Murvin, Junior (Reggae)
UPC:
044006307824
See Also:
Heptones (The) Ellis, Alton Tosh, Peter Dekker, Desmond
Description:
Recorded at Black Art Studios, Kingston, Jamaica. Includes liner notes by Brian Blevins and David Katz.
Personnel: Junior Murvin (vocals); Robert "Billy" Johnson (guitar); Dirty Harry Hall, Herman Marquis (horns); Winston Wright, Errol "Tarzan" Nelson (keyboards).
Liner Note Author: David Katz.
Recording information: Black Ark Studios, Kingston, Jamaica.
Unknown Contributor Roles: George Faith; Cedric Myton.
Junior Murvin, along with co-writer/producer Lee Perry, created a certifiable reggae classic in "Police and Thieves." Covered by The Clash and symbolic of its time (the mid-1970s) musically and politically, the song is the centerpiece of an album considered by reggae fans to be one of the greatest albums of the genre.
Murvin sings powerful, intense lyrics with a sweet-sounding falsetto voice (recalling Smokey Robinson), while Lee Perry frames the songs with dark, almost haunted tempos, sharp guitar work and seemingly bottomless reverb. Murvin mixes British/Jamaican angst and fury with gospel fervor, and the tunes stick with you long after the CD stops.
Track Listing:
  • DISC 1
    1. Roots Train
    2. Police and Thieves
    3. Solomon
    4. Rescue Jah Children
    5. Tedious
    6. False Teachin`
    7. Easy Task
    8. Lucifer
    9. Workin` in the Cornfield
    10. I Was Appointed
    11. Childhood Sweetheart - (previously unreleased)
    12. Bad Weed - (Discomix)
    13. Roots Train - (Extended Mix, featuring Dillinger)
    14. Memories - (previously unreleased, single b-side)
    15. Rasta Get Ready - (previously unreleased)

    • Album Information

    Release Date:
    03/25/2003
    Type:
    Performer
    Genre:
    Reggae
    Subgenre:
    Dub
    Label:
    Def Jam (USA)
    Producer:
    Lee "Scratch" Perry
    Catalog Number:
    063078
    Original Release Year:
    1977
    # of Discs:
    1
    Studio/Live:
    Studio
    Mono/Stereo:
    Stereo
    Guest Artist:
    Dillinger

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