Spear Burning
Encyclopedia

Track listing

  1. "Travelling"
  2. "Walking" (version)
  3. "Institution" (discomix
    Discomix
    A 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...

    )
  4. "Natural" (version)
  5. "Free Black People"
  6. "Free" (version)
  7. "Thanks & praise" - Phillip Fullwood
  8. "Love Everyone" (version)- Phillip Fullwood
  9. "Spear Burning"
  10. "Jomo" (version)
  11. "I Gave You My Word" - Phillip Fullwood
  12. "Word" (version) - Phillip Fullwood
  13. "On That Day" - Burning Junior
  14. "The Youth"
  15. "The Prophet" - Big Joe & Burning Spear
  16. "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" Dunbar
    Sly Dunbar
    Lowell "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" Wallace
    Leroy Wallace
    Leroy "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" Barrett
    Aston Barrett
    Aston Barrett , often called "Family Man" or "Fams" for short, is a Jamaican bass player and Rastafarian.-Biography:...

     - bass
  • Robert Shakespeare - bass
  • Michael "Ibo" Cooper
    Michael 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" Lindo
    Earl Lindo
    Earl "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" Chin
    Valentine Chin
    Albert 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" McLean
    Bertram McLean
    Bertram 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 Ellis
    Bobby Ellis
    Bobby 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" Hall
    Richard Hall
    Richard 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 Marquis
    Herman Marquis
    Herman 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" Simms
    Noel Simms
    Noel Simms , often known by his nickname Scully, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae percussionist and singer.-Biography:...

     - percussion
  • Uziah "Sticky" Thompson
    Uziah Thompson
    Uziah "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
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK