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War Ina Babylon
''War Ina Babylon'' is a studio album by Max Romeo and Lee Perry's backing band the Upsetters, released in 1976. Along with the Heptones' '' Party Time'' and Junior Murvin's '' Police and Thieves'', both released in 1977, this album is a part of what is referred to as Lee "Scratch" Perry-produced Black Ark "holy trinity". Track listing All tracks composed by Max Romeo and Lee "Scratch" Perry except where indicated. ;Side A #"One Step Forward" – 5:15 #"Uptown Babies" (Romeo) – 5:00 #" Chase the Devil" – 3:27 #"War ina Babylon" – 4:51 ;Side B #"Norman" – 4:50 #"Stealin'" (Romeo) – 3:04 #"Tan and See" (Romeo, Perry, Brown) – 4:36 #"Smokey Room" (Romeo, Perry, Brown) – 3:03 #"Smile Out of Style" – 3:32 Personnel *Max Romeo – lead vocals *Barry Llewellyn, Earl Morgan – male harmony vocals *Cynthia Schloss, Marcia Griffiths – female harmony vocals ;Technical *Lee "Scratch" Perry Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry; 20 March 1936 – 29 August 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Romeo
Maxwell Livingston Smith (22 November 1944 – 11 April 2025), known professionally as Max Romeo, was a Jamaican reggae and roots reggae recording musician who achieved chart success in his home country and in the United Kingdom. He had several hits with the vocal group the Emotions. His song "Wet Dream (Max Romeo song), Wet Dream" (1968) included overtly sexual lyrics and launched a new style of reggae. Biography Early years Born in St. D'Acre, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, St. Ann, Jamaica on 22 November 1944,"Respect to the Max!" ''Jamaica Observer'', 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014 Romeo left home at the age of 14 and worked on a sugar plantations in the American South, plantation outside Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, Clarendon, before winning a local talent competition when he was 18. This prompt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Time (The Heptones Album)
The Heptones are a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal trio most active in the 1960s and early 1970s. They were one of the more significant trios of that era, and played a major role in the gradual transition between ska and rocksteady into reggae with their three-part harmonies. The Heptones were contemporaries of the Wailers and the Maytals, and every bit their equal in the mid-1960s. History Leroy Sibbles, Earl Morgan, and Barry Llewellyn first came together as "The Hep Ones" in 1965 in Kingston, but they soon changed their name to "The Heptones". The name was chosen by Morgan after seeing a Heptones Tonic bottle lying in a pile of refuse.Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , p. 114 The Heptones recorded for major Jamaican record producers at the time. They began their career, after one unsuccessful single for Ken Lack's "K Calnek" label, under the watchful eye of Coxsone Dodd of Studio One. The Heptones had a number of Jamaican hits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Romeo Albums
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Island Records Albums
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1976 Albums
Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. * January 27 ** The United States vetoes a United Nations resolution that calls for an independent Palestinian state. ** The First Battle of Amgala (1976), First Battle of Amgala breaks out between Morocco and Algeria in the Spanish Sahara. February * February 4 ** The 1976 Winter Olympics begin in Innsbruck, Austria. ** The 7.5 1976 Guatemala earthquake, Guatemala earthquake affects Guatemala and Honduras with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''), leaving 23,000 dead and 76,000 injured. * February 9 – The Australian Defence Force is formed by unification of the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Wright (artist)
Tony Wright (born 23 October 1949, in London), also known as Sue Ab Surd, is an artist who created album covers such as Bob Marley's '' Natty Dread'' and Traffic's '' The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys'' and others including Bob Dylan's '' Saved''. His art work for ''The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys'' and Steve Winwood's '' Arc of a Diver'' were listed amongst ''Rolling Stone's'' 100 Greatest Album Covers. The cover for ''The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys'' is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Album art *1971 Traffic, '' The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys'' *1973 Traffic, ''Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory'' *1973 The Meters, '' Cissy Strut'' *1973 Sharks, ''First Water'' *1973 Chris Stainton, ''Tundra'' *1974 Bob Marley, '' Natty Dread'' *1974 Jim Capaldi, ''Whale Meat Again'' *1975 Peter Skellern, ''Hard Times'' *1975 Fania All Stars, ''Salsa'' *1975 Kevin Ayers, '' Sweet Deceiver'' *1976 David Essex, ''Out on the Street'' *1976 Max Romeo, '' War Ina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcia Griffiths
Marcia Llyneth Griffiths (born 23 November 1949) is a Jamaican singer best known for the 1989 remix of her single " Electric Boogie", which serves as the music for the four-wall " Electric Slide" line dance. It is the best-selling single of all time by a female reggae singer. Biography Born in West Kingston, Jamaica, Griffiths started her career in 1964, performing on stage with Byron Lee and the Dragonaires at the behest of Phillip James of The Blues Busters, who had heard her singing in her home neighbourhood.Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2012),Truly outstanding: Looking at the amazing career of Marcia Griffiths, ''Jamaica Observer'', 3 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.Marcia Griffiths Enjoys 50 Of The Best , '' |
Chase The Devil
"Chase the Devil" is a reggae song, recorded in 1976 by Max Romeo, with the backing of Lee "Scratch" Perry's house band, The Upsetters. Background Composed by Perry and Romeo, "Chase the Devil" was released on the album ''War Ina Babylon'' in 1976. Also in 1976, The Upsetters recorded a version with different lyrics. The track, called "Croaking Lizard" and credited to The Upsetters and Prince Jazzbo, was included in their album '' Super Ape''. Later, Perry made a dub remix of both versions, called "Disco Devil". In a BBC interview recorded in 2010 Romeo describes the meaning of the song. He explains that the devil is everything negative in our minds, the iron shirt is our strength of spirit that allows us to cast out the devil. Track listing *7" UK Single :A. Max Romeo – "Chase the Devil" :B. The Upsetters featuring Prince Jazzbo – "Croaking Lizard" *7" French Single :A. "Chase the Devil" – 3:25 :B. "One Step Forward (Oye Oye Reggae)" – 5:00 Cover versions * The line " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police And Thieves (album)
''Police and Thieves'' is an album by Junior Murvin and backing band the Upsetters, released in 1977. Along with the Heptones' '' Party Time'' and Max Romeo's '' War Ina Babylon'', this album is considered part of a Black Ark Lee 'Scratch' Perry-produced "holy trinity". Track listing All tracks composed by Junior Murvin and Lee "Scratch" Perry; except where indicated Original LP #"Roots Train" #" Police and Thieves" #"Solomon" (Murvin) #"Rescue Jah Children" #"Tedious" #"False Teachin" (Perry) #"Easy Task" (Murvin) #"Lucifer" #"Workin' in the Cornfield" (Perry) #"I Was Appointed" (Murvin) 2003 CD re-release #"Roots Train" #"Police and Thieves" #"Solomon" #"Rescue Jah Children" #"Tedious" #"False Teachin" #"Easy Task" #"Lucifer" #"Working in the Cornfield" #"I Was Appointed" #"Childhood Sweetheart" (Murvin) #"Bad Weed" ( Discomix) #"Roots Train" (Discomix) #"Memories" (B-side of "Police and Thieves") #"Rasta Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready") Personnel *Junio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Murvin
Junior Murvin (born Murvin Junior Smith, circa 1946 – 2 December 2013) was a Jamaican reggae musician. He is best known for the single " Police and Thieves", produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry in 1976. Early life He was born in Saint James Parish, Jamaica, probably in 1946 though some sources state 1949, and moved to Port Antonio after his father's death.Junior Murvin biography at Reggae-vibes.com . Retrieved 2 December 2013 He began singing as a child, influenced particularly by , and began performing in public after his family moved to |
The Heptones
The Heptones are a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal trio most active in the 1960s and early 1970s. They were one of the more significant trios of that era, and played a major role in the gradual transition between ska and rocksteady into reggae with their three-part harmonies. The Heptones were contemporaries of the Wailers and the Maytals, and every bit their equal in the mid-1960s. History Leroy Sibbles, Earl Morgan, and Barry Llewellyn first came together as "The Hep Ones" in 1965 in Kingston, but they soon changed their name to "The Heptones". The name was chosen by Morgan after seeing a Heptones Tonic bottle lying in a pile of refuse.Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , p. 114 The Heptones recorded for major Jamaican record producers at the time. They began their career, after one unsuccessful single for Ken Lack's "K Calnek" label, under the watchful eye of Coxsone Dodd of Studio One. The Heptones had a number of Jamaican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Ark Studios
The Black Ark was the recording studio of reggae and dub producer Lee "Scratch" Perry, built in 1973 and located behind his family's home in the Washington Gardens neighborhood of Kingston, Jamaica. Despite the rudimentary set-up and dated equipment, it was nonetheless the breeding ground for some of Jamaica's most innovative sounds and recording techniques in the latter half of the 1970s. Innovative musical techniques From a technological standpoint, the Black Ark was at the low end in comparison to the international music recording standards of its day. The studio's legendary reputation stems from the innovative production techniques employed by Perry to create sounds that baffled his contemporaries, and which have continued to be a source of amazement to later generations of music producers. An example of Perry's inventive style was his ability to overdub layers of sound effects and instrumentation on each recording track of a basic 4-track machine, with such precise timi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
