Junior Murvin (Reggae) - Police & Thieves [Deluxe Version]

Artist:

Murvin, Junior (Reggae)

UPC:

600753219690

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.
Liner Note Author: Laurence Cane-Honeysett.
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 & Thieves [Single Version]
3. Solomon [Extened Version]
4. Rescue Jah Children [Extended Version]
5. Tedious
6. False Teachin`
7. Easy Task
8. Lucifer
9. Workin` In the Cornfield
10. I Was Appointed
11. Version Train [Aka Roots Train Dub]
12. Predictions Dub
13. Grumblin` Dub
14. Tedious Dub
15. Teachers Dub [False Teachin` Dub]
16. Police & Thieves Radio Advert #1

DISC 2: SINGLES, DUBS AND ALTERNATE VERSIONS:

1. Childhood Sweetheart
2. Memories [12" Version] - (remix)
3. Rasta Get Ready - (featuring Junior Murvin)
4. Closer Together - (featuring Junior Murvin)
5. Roots Train [Special Disco Mix] - (remix)
6. False Teachin` [Alternate Take] - (alternate take)
7. I Was Appointed - (alternate take)
8. Cross Over
9. Cross Over [Dub]
10. Bad Weed
11. Soldier and Police War
12. No Justice
13. Magic Touch
14. Philistines On the Land
15. Bingo Kid
16. Bad Weed [Disco Mix] - (remix)
17. Police & Thieves Radio Advert #2

Album Information

Release Date:

09/21/2009

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Reggae

Subgenre:

Dub

Label:

Island

Producer:

Lee "Scratch" Perry

Catalog Number:

5321969

Original Release Year:

1977

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

136 : 16

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