"Civilized Reggae"
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Track:Civilised Reggae (12" mix)
there isn't nearly enough by Burning Spear on here, despite his forty years as a recording artist, starting with "Door Peeper" for Coxsone, and more recently winning Grammy Awards for his self-produced albums. While his Studio One tracks have acquired an influence far in excess of their initial sales, many of them being repeatedly versioned, some say that his late seventies records showed him at his peak.
This 12" came out in 1978 on Spear Records in JA, and Island over here. It's one of a tiny number of reggae records that feature the baritone sax as a lead instrument (possibly played by Richard "Dirty Harry" Hall).
Comments (3)
I love the organ sound on this, along with everything else about it.....
Buring Spear is all over lately, but yes, more is needed
Very nice. Like a cool blast of air.