Spear Burning
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Track listing
- "Travelling"
- "Walking" (version)
- "Institution" (discomixDiscomixA discomix, or simply a disco, is an extended reggae 12-inch single that typically features the vocal track followed by a dub version or a deejay version of the same track. The format became popular in the mid-1970s, with the extended bass range of 12-inch singles being better suited to dub music...
) - "Natural" (version)
- "Free Black People"
- "Free" (version)
- "Thanks & praise" - Phillip Fullwood
- "Love Everyone" (version)- Phillip Fullwood
- "Spear Burning"
- "Jomo" (version)
- "I Gave You My Word" - Phillip Fullwood
- "Word" (version) - Phillip Fullwood
- "On That Day" - Burning Junior
- "The Youth"
- "The Prophet" - Big Joe & Burning Spear
- "Jah No Dead" (discomix)
Credits
- All songs written by: Winston Rodney
- Recorded at Harry J Studio, Kingston, Jamaica (engineer Sylvan Morris) and Joe Gibbs Studio, Kingston, Jamaica (engineer Errol Thompson)
- Transferred from disc by Chris Lane at A-Class Studio, London, England
- Mastered by Dave Blackman at Hiltongrove, London, England
- Released under license from Burning Music Co. Limited
- Album co-ordinated by Pete Holdsworth
- Photography: Dave Hendley
- Artwork and design: Lester Wilde
- With thanks to: Steve Barker, Paul Coote, Peter Dalton, Dave Hendley, Chris Lane, Ian McCann, Winston Rodney, Sonia Rodney & Cyril Roux
Musicians
- Lowell "Sly" DunbarSly DunbarLowell "Sly" Fillmore Dunbar is a drummer.-Biography:Dunbar, whose nickname was reportedly given for his passion for Sly & the Family Stone, launched his musical career while still in his adolescence, playing with a local group, The Yardbrooms, at the age of fifteen...
- drums - Leroy "Horsemouth" WallaceLeroy WallaceLeroy "Horsemouth" Wallace is a Jamaican drummer who worked for several years at Studio One, and has worked with numerous reggae artists including The Gladiators, Inner Circle, Prince Far I, Sound Dimension, Gregory Isaacs, Burning Spear, Ijahman Levi and Pierpoljak. He starred as himself in the...
- drums - Aston "Family Man" BarrettAston BarrettAston Barrett , often called "Family Man" or "Fams" for short, is a Jamaican bass player and Rastafarian.-Biography:...
- bass - Robert Shakespeare - bass
- Michael "Ibo" CooperMichael Cooper (Musician)Michael "Ibo" Cooper is a founding member of the reggae band Third World. He has also appeared with reggae artist Burning Spear.He currently teaches at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Jamaica.- References :...
- keyboards - Bernard "Touter" Harvey - keyboards
- Earl "Wire" LindoEarl LindoEarl "Wire" Lindo, b. 7 January 1953 is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is a member of The Wailers and has collaborated with numerous reggae artists including Burning Spear.-Biography:...
- keyboards - Valentine "Tony" ChinValentine ChinAlbert Valentine "Tony" Chin is a Jamaican guitarist, who has collaborated with many reggae artists including Burning Spear and Johnny Clarke. Chin is an original member of The Soul Syndicate, a backing band on countless reggae tracks, which evolved from The Rhythm Raiders. They recorded for Keith...
- guitar - Donald "Roots" Kinsley - guitar
- Bertram "Ranchie" McLeanBertram McLeanBertram McLean, also known by his nickname "Ranchie", is a Jamaican musician active since the 1970s, who has recorded with many of Jamaica's biggest stars.-Biography:...
- guitar - Earl "Chinna" Smith - guitar
- Bobby EllisBobby EllisBobby Ellis born 2 July 1932, is a Jamaican trumpet player. He has worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, and The Revolutionaries.-Biography:...
- trumpet - Richard "Dirty Harry" HallRichard HallRichard Hall was a Jamaican saxophonist who worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh and Burning Spear. Nicknamed "Dirty Harry," he also starred in the film Rockers alongside Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace.-Biography:...
- tenor saxophone - Herman MarquisHerman MarquisHerman Marquis is a Jamaican saxophone musician who has played with many reggae artists including Burning Spear. He recorded for Arthur "Duke" Reid in the 1960s and was a member of The Revolutionaries and The Upsetters in the 1970s...
– alto saxophone - Vincent "Don D Junior" Gordon - trombone
- Winston Rodney - congos, percussion
- Phillip Fullwood - congos
- Noel "Skully" SimmsNoel SimmsNoel Simms , often known by his nickname Scully, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae percussionist and singer.-Biography:...
- percussion - Uziah "Sticky" ThompsonUziah ThompsonUziah "Sticky" Thompson is a Jamaican percussionist, vocalist and deejay active since the late 1950s. He has worked with some of the best known performers of Jamaican music and played on hundreds of albums.-Biography:...
- percussion