Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves *

Artist:

Murvin, Junior (Reggae)

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.
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 - (disco mix)
13. Root Trains - (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:

Roots Reggae

Label:

Island Records (USA)

Producer:

Lee Perry

Catalog Number:

063 078

Original Release Year:

1977

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Dillinger

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