Rating: - Blood & Fire edition of this album is the one to go for
I bought this hoping it had some different mixes of the Congos best album, but it seems to have been mastered at a slightly faster speed than the edition on Blood & Fire [which has more & longer tracks]. VP should pay attention to details like that if they want to match the other B&F edition [which also has bonbus tracks included]
Rating: - This isn't the Blood and Fire edition, is it?
I'm giving this five stars although, in common with quite a few other reviewers here, I've only heard the release on the Blood and Fire label. That does not seem to be the one being sold here! This one is on the VP label. I haven't heard that one and nor, I would guess, have quite a lot of the reviewers here - maybe even all of them.
It's not unknown for a good album to get good releases and bad releases - whether or not the VP release is a good one I don't know. The Blood and Fire ... Read More
Rating: - Pinnacle of human achievement
Rate alongside Mona Lisa, Ulysses etc. I bought this on vinyl on Go Feet records in about 1982 as a student desperate to get hip to the sounds of reggae, on the basis of a four star review in the NME.
This record is a revelation.It takes you into the beautiful black heart of Rastafari and the harrowing experience of the African diaspora via the poetry of the bible, the otherworldly vocal harmonising of Cedric Myton et al and Lee Perry's miraculous production. It is truly ravishing and without ... Read More
Rating: - Redeem your Soul. GET THIS!
Pardon my being repetitive, but it would be a cardinal sin not to share my opinion.
The praise can't be shouted loud enough. Please believe all the hype you have heard about this one!
'Open (your heart) up (to) the gates of Zion', because the genius that is Mr Lee S. Perry is DEFINITELY in full effect here with The Congos, the Upsetters, and his celestial ensemble of back up singers.
Don't do 'The wrong thing'! Build yourself a 'Solid Foundation'. 'Bring the Mackaback', ... Read More
Rating: - Higher ground
I agree with most of the comments and have to add that this album is simply beautiful.
Do not doubt the asking price if you are purchasing, this album will give you years of satisfaction... there is so much enveloped within the sound that every listen brings further awareness and a further appreciation of its beauty. BUY ! then let all you know listen to it too.
The only other comparable album might be Wackies- Horace Andy : Dancehall Style, which isn't " Dancehall " but is a cracker ! Nonetheless, ... Read More
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