Release Of Black Ash Dub & The Heptones & Friends Vinyl Albums Announced
Our partners at Music On Vinyl have announced the release date of 1st September for another 2 classic albums from the Trojan catalogue:
Sly & The Revolutionaries”Black Ash Dub’ from 1980 and ‘The Heptones & Friends’, which originally saw issue in 1972.
As before, these beautifully presented LPs are pressed on 180 gram vinyl and housed in a 3mm card sleeve that faithfully reproduces the original album design. And of course the first 750 copies manufactured are each individually numbered and come pressed on orange vinyl!
Details of both LPs are below:
SLY & THE REVOLUTIONARIES – BLACK ASH DUB (MOVLP1946)
Side A: 1. Marijuana; 2. Herb; 3. Collie; 4. Lambs Bread; 5. Rizzla
Side B: 1. L.S.D.; 2. Acapulco Gold; 3. Cocaine; 4. Black Ash; 5. White Rum
Fronted by ace drummer Sly Dunbar and his venerable sideman, bassist Robbie Shakespeare, The Revolutionaries were a conglomeration of many of reggae’s finest studio musicians. At the time of recording ‘Black Ash Dub’, the group were in their prime, boasting a stellar line-up that included the fanes Riddim Twins alongside such luminaries as Ansel Collins on organ, Bingy Bunny on guitar, Gladstone Anderson on piano.
The LP provides ample evidence of their talents, harnessed by leading producer Jah Thomas, with revered dub masters, Prince Jammy and Scientist, mixing the killer selection.
Originally released in 1980 and featuring 2 major club hits in ‘Marijuana’ and ‘Cocaine’, ‘Black Ash Dub’ is today widely heralded as one of the finest dub collections of the era and considered an essential addition to the collections of all serious fans of the genre.
THE HEPTONES & THEIR FRIENDS – MEET THE NOW GENERATION! (MOVLP1944)
Side A: 1. Hypocrite – The Heptones; 2. Save The Last Dance For Me – The Heptones; 3. The Gardner – Judy Mowatt (as Julie Ann); 4. Our Day Will Come – The Heptones; 5. Have A Little Faith – Nicky Thomas; 6. Freedom To The People – The Heptones
Side B: 1. Every Day And Every Night – The Heptones; 2. Maga Dog – Peter Tosh; God Bless The Children – Nicky Thomas; 4. Love Has Many Faces – The Heptones; 5. Be The One – The Heptones; 6. Mama’s Song – Nicky Thomas
Primarily released to showcase the sublime talents of one of Jamaica’s most celebrated vocal trios, The Heptones, the aptly titled Heptones & Their Friends album features a selection of superior reggae sides by the group alongside hugely popular works from the three of reggae’s biggest stars of the period: Judy Mowatt, Nicky Thomas and Peter Tosh of The Wailers.
Backed by top session crew, the Now Generation, the Joe Gibbs-produced selection is of a predictably high standard throughout, with highlights including ‘Be The One’, a pitch-perfect slice of classic roots; a gloriously cheesy pop cover of the Drifters’ ‘Save The Last Dance’; the strident ‘Freedom To The People’ and one of the biggest Jamaican hits of the early 1970s, ‘Hypocrite’.
Various Artists – Duke Reid Rock’s Steady [MOVLP1910]
The Pioneers – Long Shot [MOVLP1911]
Lee Perry & The Upsetters – Double Seven [MOVLP1912]
The Kingstonians – Sufferer [MOVLP1913]
Streetdate 25th of August:
Dave Barker & The Upsetters – Prisoner Of Love [MOVLP1942]
Ken Boothe – Everything I Own [MOVLP1943]
I Roy – Gussie Presenting I Roy [MOVLP1945]
Streetdate 1st of September:
Various – The Heptones & Friends Vol1. [MOVLP1944]
Sly & The Revolutionaries – Black Ash Dub [MOVLP1946]
Black Ash Dub and The Heptones & Friends will be available for pre-order from the Trojan online store very shortly.