Singers & Players
Encyclopedia
Singers & Players were a reggae
collective made up of vocalists and musicians associated with Adrian Sherwood
's On-U Sound Records
. They recorded five album
s between 1981 and 1988.
Including artists
such as Bim Sherman
, Prince Far I
and Mikey Dread
they were regarded as a dub music
supergroup
. There was never any fixed line up to the group, and many different artists featured on each track and each album.
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
collective made up of vocalists and musicians associated with Adrian Sherwood
Adrian Sherwood
Adrian Sherwood is an English record producer best known for his work with dub music as well as for remixing a number of popular acts such as Coldcut, Depeche Mode, The Woodentops, Primal Scream, Pop Will Eat Itself, Sinéad O'Connor, and Skinny Puppy...
's On-U Sound Records
On-U Sound Records
On-U Sound Records is an English record label best known for releasing its own unique flavour of dub music since the 1980s. The label is owned by producer Adrian Sherwood and home to acts such as Tackhead, Dub Syndicate, African Head Charge, The London Underground, Little Annie, Creation Rebel,...
. They recorded five album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s between 1981 and 1988.
Including artists
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
such as Bim Sherman
Bim Sherman
Jarret Lloyd Vincent better known by one of his stage aliases Bim Sherman, was a Jamaican musician and singer-songwriter.-Biography:...
, Prince Far I
Prince Far I
Prince Far I was a Jamaican reggae deejay, producer and a Rastafarian. He was known for his gruff voice and critical assessment of the Jamaican government. His track "Heavy Manners" used lyrics against measures initiated towards violent crime.-Biography:He was born Michael James Williams in...
and Mikey Dread
Mikey Dread
Michael George Campbell , better known as Mikey Dread, was a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster. He was one of the most influential performers and innovators in reggae music...
they were regarded as a dub music
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
. There was never any fixed line up to the group, and many different artists featured on each track and each album.
Albums
- War Of WordsWar of Words- Personnel :Fight* Rob Halford – vocals* Brian Tilse – guitars* Russ Parrish – guitars* Jay Jay – bass* Scott Travis – drumsProduction* Produced by Attie Bauw and Rob Halford* Executive producer – John Baxter* Recorded by Attie Bauw...
(1981) - Revenge Of The UnderdogRevenge of the UnderdogRevenge of the Underdog is the second album by Singers & Players it was released in February 1982 on Situation 2 - Beggars Banquet record label.It was produced by Adrian Sherwood and engineered by John Walker and Steve Smith.-Track Listing :...
(1982) - Staggering HeightsStaggering HeightsStaggering Heights is the third album by Singers & Players. It was released in July 1983 on On-U Sound Records.It was produced by Adrian Sherwood.-Track listing:Side 1# "African Blood"...
(1983) - Leaps And BoundsLeaps And BoundsLeaps and Bounds is the fourth album by Singers & Players. It was released in 1984 on Cherry Red Records.It was produced by Adrian Sherwood.-Track listing:Side 1# "Moses" # "Make A Joyful Noise"...
(1984) - Vacuum Pumping (1988)