VIRGIN/VIRGIN'S FRONT LINE ALBUMS

Former address Virgin Records:
2-4 Vernon Yard, 119 Portobello Road, London W11, England

 

UK release (possible European release / possible USA release)

VIRGIN

V 2048 (800 713 / PZ 34234) U-Roy - Dread In A Babylon
Tracks: Runaway Girl / Chalice In The Palace / I Can't Love Another / Dreadlocks Dread / The Great Psalms // Natty Don't Fear / African Message / Silver Bird / Listen To The Teacher / Trench Town Rock
Arranged and Produced by: Tony Robinson, 45 Slipe Road, Kingston, Jamaica
Studio: Joe Gibbs
Mixed: Errol Thompson and Prince Tony
Engineer: Errol Thompson
Mastering Engineer: Dennis King
Backed by: The Soul Syndicate and Skin Flesh and Bones Band
1975

V 2052 (800 316 / PZ 34235) Mighty Diamonds - Right Time
Tracks: Right Time / Why Me Black Brother Why / Shame And Pride / Gnashing Of Teeth / Them Never Love Poor Marcus // I Need A Roof / Go Seek Your Rights / Have Mercy / Natural Natty / Africa
Produced by Joseph Hoo Kim
Recorded at Channel 1 Recording Studio
Remixed at Channel 1 Recording Studio
Engineered by Ernest Hoo Kim & Ossie Hibbert
1976

V 2055 (800 318) Well Charged - Vital Dub
Tracks: Roof Top Dub / Ital Step / Fence Dub / Ishens Dub / Total Dub // Merciful Dub / Cell Block 11 / Killer Dub / Blacka Black Dub
Produced by Joseph Hoo Kim
Recorded and Remixed at Channel One Recording Studio
Engineers: Ernest Hoo Kim and Ossie
1976

V 2056 (28 127) Keith Hudson - Too Expensive
Tracks: Smoking / Introduce Me / Civilisation / Thank You Baby //Too Expensive / Where Is Your Love / We Can Work It Out / Civilisation (Instrumental)
Produced by Keith Hudson
Recorded at Chalk Farm Studio
Engineered by Sid Bucknor
1976

V 2058 (800 319) Johnny Clarke - Rockers Time Now
Tracks: Rockers Time Now / Ites Green And Gold / African Roots / Be Holy, My Brothers And Sisters / Satta Massagana / Stop The Tribal War // Declaration Of Rights / Let's Give Jah Jah Praise / I Wish It Could Go On Forever / Natty Dreadlocks Stand Up Right / Prophesy A-Fulfilled / Them Never Love Poor Marcus
Produced by Bunny Lee
Recorded at Channel 1
Mixed at King Tubby's
Mixed by Osbourne Ruddock alias King Tubby
Engineers: Pat Kelly, Ernest Hoo Kim, Osbourne Ruddock
Backed by Agrovators
1976

V 2059 (800 320) U-Roy - Natty Rebel
Tracks: Babylon Burning / Natty Rebel / So Jah Jah Say / Natty Kung Fu / If You Should Leave Me // Do You Remember / Travelling Man / Have Mercy / Badie Boo / Go There Natty / Fire In A Trenchtown
Produced by Tony Robinson
Recorded at Joe Gibbs Studio
Engineer: Errol Thompson
1976

V 2060 Delroy Washington - I-Sus
Tracks: Jah Wonderful / Generation Game / Midnight Ravers / Stoney Blows / Freedom Fighters // Gotta Keep On Movin / Observance / Time Passage / Clean Hearted People / This Ya Reggae Music / The Streets Of Ladbroke Grove
Produced by Delroy Washigton and Michael Campbell
Recorded at Basing Street Studio, Island Studio (Hammersmith) and Morgan Studio Willesden
Engineered by John Burns and Dick Cuthell at Island and Roger Quested and George Nicholson at Morgan
Backed by early version of Aswad
1976

V 2061 Peter Tosh - Legalize It
Tracks: Legalize It / Burial / Watcha Gonna Do / No Sympathy / Why Must I Cry / Igziabeher / Ketchy Shuby / Till Your Well Runs Dry / Brand New Second Hand
Produced by Peter Tosh
Associate Producer: Lee Jaffe
Recorded in KIngston, Jamaica at Treasure Isle and Randys
Engineers: Karl Pitterson & Jerry Smith
Mixed at CBS Studios, NYC
1976

V 2062 (800 322) The Gladiators - Trenchtown Mix Up
Tracks: Mix Up / Bellyfull / Looks Is Deceiving / Chatty Chatty Mouth / Soul Rebel // Eli Eli / Hearsay / Rude Boy Ska / Know Yourself Mankind / Thief In The Night / Hello Carol
Producer: Prince Tony Robinson
Recorded at Joe Gibbs Studio, Kingston, Jamaica
1976

V 2075 (800 326) I-Roy - Musical Shark Attack
Tracks: Semi Classical Natty Dread / Musical Shark Attack / Drum Sound / Is Love I Adeal With / Social Development / Jamboree // Skyjuice And Festival Dumpling / Run For Your Life / Tribute To Michael Holding / Everybody Ballin' / Tribute To Marcus Garvey
Produced by Joseph Hoo Kim at Channel One
Backed by The Revolutionaries
1976

V 2076 Johnny Clarke - Authorized Version
Tracks: Roots, Natty Roots, Natty Congo / Wrath Of Jah / Legalize It / I Am Still Waiting / Let Go Violence / Academy Award Version // Cry Tough / Crazy Baldhead / Simmer Down / Jah Jah See Them Come / Give Up The Badness / Freedom Blues
Produced by Bunny Lee
Recorded at Channel One
Musiciand: The Revolutionaries and Skin Flesh and Bones
1976

V 2078 (800 329 / PZ 34454) Mighty Diamonds - Ice On Fire
Tracks: Country Living / You Are Just A Song / If I Should Leave You / Tonight / Coming Through / Get Out Of My Life Woman // Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley / Little Angel / Cat-O-Nine / Back Weh Mafia / Whole Wide World / The Tracks Of My Tears
Produced by Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn for Sansu Enterprises, Inc., New Orleans, La. 70122
Recorded and Remixed at Sea Saint Recording Studio, Inc., New Orleans, La. 70122
Recording Engineers: Arthur (Skip) Godwin and Roberta Grace
Remix Engineer: Arthur (Skip) Godwin
1977

V 2081 Peter Tosh With Words Sounds & Power - Equal Rights
Tracks: Get Up, Stand Up / Downpressor Man / I Am That I Am / Stepping Razor // Equal Rights / African / Jah Guide / Apartheid
Produced by Peter Tosh
Recording Engineer: Karl Pitterson
Remix Engineers: Karl Pitterson, Alex Sadkin, Jack Nuber
Production Coordinators: Ozzie Brown & Herbie Miller
Recorded in Kingston, Jamaica at Randy's Studio
Overdubbed in Kingston, Jamaica at the following studios: Aquarius, Joe Gibbs, Dynamic Sound
Mixed at Criteria - "Studio B", Miami, Florida
1977

V 2088 Delroy Washington - Rasta
Tracks: Chant / Rasta / Mystic Revelation / Brothers In Trouble / Wake Up Jamaica // Zion / There Must Be A Way / Dress Back / You Know I Want To Be / Chant II
Produced by Delroy Washington
Recorded at the Manor and Morgan Studios
Engineers: Karl Pitterson, George Nicholson, Mick Glossop
Supervisor: Michael Campbell
Mixed at Aquarius
Engineers: Willie Lindo and Stevie
1977

V 2092 (800 338) U-Roy - Rasta Ambassador
Tracks: Control Tower / Wear You To The Ball / Evil Doers / Mr Slave Driver / Small Axe / Come Home Little Girl / Say You / No More War / Tide Is High / Jah Jah
Produced by Prince Tony
Recorded at Harry J Studios
1977

V 2102 (800 344) The Diamonds - Planet Earth
Tracks: Where is Garvey? / Let The Answer / Struggling / Carefree World / Got To Get Away // Sweet Lady / Only Brothers / Just Can't Figure Out / Come Me Brethren / Planet Called Earth
Produced by Karl Pitterson
Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
Engineered & Mixed by Karl Pitterson
Executive Producer: Jumbo Vanrenen
Musicians: The Icebreakers
1978

V 2161 (202 382) Gladiators - Gladiators
Tracks: Oh What A Joy / Good Music - Hello Carol / Feel Like A Star / Duppy Conqueror // Disco Reggae / Come Take My Hand / Behind Closed Doors / Mine For All Time / A Ma Who's Strong
Produced by Eddy Grant for Marco Music Productions Ltd.
Recorded at Coach House Studios, Stanford Hill, London N.16
1980

V 2164 (202 394) Roy Reid - Whap'n Bap'n
Tracks: Whap'n Bap'n / Alphabet / Union Call / Ladies Man / London // Get Up / Sweet Pussycat / Conscious Argument / Jive Time / Injection
Produced and engineered by Dennis Bovell
Recorded at Gooseberry Studios, Gerrard Street, London W1
1980

V 2169 (202 825) The Twinkle Brothers - Countrymen
Tracks: I Don't Want To Be Lonely Any More / Patoo / Never Get Burn / Free Us // Jah Kingdom Come / Since I Threw The Comb / One Head / Bite Me / Babylon Falling
Produced by Terry Barham And Paul Smykle for Stubborn Productions
Overdubs and mixing: Townhouse Studios 1 & 2
1980

VC 503 (27 981) Various Artists - The Front Line
Tracks: Right Time (The Mighty Diamonds) / Natty Rebel (U-Roy) / Declaration Of Rights (Johnny Clarke) / Don't Touch I Man Locks (I-Roy) / Looks Is Deceiving (The Gladiators) // Freedom Fighters (Delroy Washington) / The Great Psalms (U-Roy) / Civilisation (Keith Hudson) / Know Yourself Mankind (The Gladiators) / Africa (The Mighty Diamonds)
1976

VDJ 19 Revolutionaries - Musical Dub Attack
White label only

VX 1001 Culture - Vital Selection
Tracks: Behold / Poor Jah People / Stop The Fussing And Fighting / Work On Natty / Never Get Weary / Citizen As A Peaceful Dub // Iron Sharpening Iron / The International Herb / Too Long In Slavery / The Shepherd / Holy Mount Zion
Produced by Sonia Pottinger
1981

VX 1002 Linton Kwesi Johnson - Dread Beat An' Blood
Tracks: Dread Beat An' Blood / Five Nights Of Bleeding / Doun Di Road / Song Of Blood // It Dread Inna Inglan (For George Lindo) / Come Wi Goh Dung Deh / Man Free (For Darcus Howe) / All Wi Doin Is Defendin
Produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson, L.K. Johnson and V. Weathers
Studio: Gooseberry
Engineered and re-mix: Dennis Blackbeard
1981

VX 1003 The Gladiators - Vital Selection
Tracks: Naturality / Hearsay / Looks Is Deceiving / Chatty Chatty Mouth / Pocket Money // Hello Carol / Stick A Bush / Write To Me / We'll Find The Blessing / Dreadlocks The Time Is Now
Produced by Tony Robinson
1981

VX 1004 Black Uhuru - Black Uhuru
Tracks: Shine Eye Gal / Leaving To Zion / General Penitentiary / Guess Who's Coming To Dinner // Abortion / Natural Reggae Beat / Plastic Smile
Produced by Sly Dunbar And Robert Shakespeare, Delroy Witter
1980

VX 1005 (802 205) Mighty Diamonds - Vital Selection
Tracks: Have Mercy / Right Time / Bodyguard / Why Me Black Brother Why / Natural Natty / I Need A Roof (Live At The Lyceum) // Country Living / Sweet Lady / Just Can't Figure Out / Shame And Pride / One Brother Short / Masterplan
Produced by Joseph Hoo Kim, Sly Dunbar/Jumbo, Allen Toussaint & Marshall Sehorn, Karl Pitterson
1981

VX 1007 U-Roy - Dread In A Babylon
Tracks: Runaway Girl / Chalice In The Palace / I Can't Love Another / Dreadlocks Dread / The Great Psalms // Natty Don't Fear / African Message / Silver Bird / Listen To The Teacher / Trench Town Rock
Arranged and Produced by: Tony Robinson, 45 Slipe Road, Kingston, Jamaica
Studio: Joe Gibbs
Mixed: Errol Thompson and Prince Tony
Engineer: Errol Thompson
Backed by Soul Syndicate, Skin Flesh & Bones Band
1976

VX 1008 U-Roy - Natty Rebel
Tracks: Babylon Burning / Natty Rebel / So Jah Jah Say / Natty Kung Fu / If You Should Leave Me // Do You Remember / Travelling Man / Have Mercy / Badie Boo / Go There Natty / Fire In A Trenchtown
Produced by Tony Robinson
Recorded at Joe Gibbs Studio
Engineer: Errol Thompson
1976

VX 1009 Big Youth - Dread Locks Dread
Tracks: Train To Rhodesia / House Of Dread Locks / Lightning Flash (Weak Heart Drop) / Natty Dread She Want / Some Like It Dread // Marcus Garvey Dread / Big Youth Special / Dread Organ / Black Man Message / You Don't Care / Moving On
Produced by Prince Tony
Studios: Randy's + Harry J's
Mixed at Joe Gibbs Studio
Engineered by Errol Thompson
Backed by Skin, Flesh + Bones Band
1983

VX 1010 Gregory Isaacs - Crucial Cuts
Tracks: Universal Tribulation / John Public / Mr. Brown / Uncle Joe/Come Off Mi Toe / Raving Tonight // One More Time / Let's Dance / Lonely Girl / Slave Market / Soon Forward
Produced by Gregory Isaacs, Sly Dunbar/Robbie Shakespeare
1983

VX 1011 I-Roy - Crucial Cuts
Tracks: Firestick / Dog War / Tiddle Le Bop / Package Deal / Stronger Strong // Jordan River / Everybody Ballin' / Musical Shark Attack / Hill And Gully / World On Fire / Fire In A Wire
Produced by Roy Reid, Harry Johnson, Joseph Hoo Kim
1983

VX 1012 The Twinkle Brothers - Crucial Cuts
Tracks: One Head / Free Africa / Dread In The Ghetto / Since I Threw The Comb Away / Solid As A Rock // Jahoviah / Never Get Burn / Africa / Love / Babylon Falling
Produced by Norman Grant, Paul Smykle and Terry Barham for Stubborn Productions
1983

VX 1013 U-Roy - Crucial Cuts
Tracks: Control Tower / Rivers Of Babylon / Peace And Love In The Ghetto / Wear You To The Ball / Small Axe // Ain't That Loving You / Drive Her Home / Evil Doers / Tide Is High / Love In The Arena
Produced by Tony Robinson, Treasure Isle

1983

 

ONLY 1 I-Roy - Ten Commandments
Tracks: Commandment I - Exodus / Commandment II - Put It On / Commandment III - The Heathen / Commandment IV - Waiting In Vain / Commandment V - One Love // Commandment VI - Three Little Birds / Commandment VII - Natural Mystic / Commandment VIII - Jamming / Commandment IX - So Much Things To Say / Commandment X - Guiltiness
Produced by Peter Weston for Micron Music
1980

ONLY 2 (202 513) Black Uhuru - Black Uhuru
Tracks: Shine Eye Gal / Leaving To Zion / General Penitentiary / Guess Who's Coming To Dinner // Abortion / Natural Reggae Beat / Plastic Smile
Produced by Sly Dunbar And Robert Shakespeare, Delroy Witter
1980

ONLY 3 (203 092) Cimarons - Freedom Street
Tracks: Freedom Street / River Jordan Tradition / Rub A Dub Shoes / Release Me // Ready For Love / Distraction / Row Your Boat / Ball Head / Reality
Produced by Cimarons
Recorded at Free Range Studios, Red Bus Studios
Engineers: Andy, Gordon Milne
Remixed at Hillside Studios
Engineer: Abe (Amos)
1980

VGD 3512 Various Artists - Popular Roots
Tracks: The Right Track (Phyllis Dillon) / Cry Tough (Alton Ellis & The Flames) / Your Ace From Space (U-Roy) / Version Galore (U-Roy) / Come On Little Girl (The Melodians) / Things You Say You Love (The Jamaicans) / The Tide Is High (The Paragons) // Right Time (Mighty Diamonds) / I Need a Roof (Mighty Diamonds) / M.P.L.A. (Tapper Zukie) / Oyo Dub (Prince Far I & The Arabs) / Train To Rhodesia (Big Youth) / Uptown Top Ranking (Althea & Donna) // Mix Up (The Gladiators) / Never Get Weary (Culture) / Plastic Smile (Black Uhuru) / This Land Is For Everyone (The Abyssinians) / Stepping Razor (Peter Tosh) // Universal Tribulation (Gregory Isaacs) / John Public (Gregory Isaacs) / Let's Dance (Gregory Isaacs) / Stickabush (The Gladiators) / Crazy Badhead (Johnny Clarke) / County Living (Mighty Diamonds)
1985

 

CAROLINE RECORDS

CA 2002 (88 930) B.B. Seaton - Dancing Shoes
Tracks: Hold On (My People) / Everybody Loves A Winner / Who's That Lady? / No More Tribalism / Brothers Stand Up / Brothers Beware // Dancing Shoes / Thing About You / Making Love Is So Much Fun / I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) / Anyday Now / How Can I Exist?
Produced: Sid Bucknor
Recorded at Channel One Studios 29 Maxfield Avenue, Kingston, Jamaica
Engineer: Sid Bucknor
Arrangers: B.B. Seaton, Sid Bucknor
Overdubs at The Manor Studios Oxfordshire and Chalk Farm Studios London
Backed by Soul Syndicate Band
1974

CA 2011 (800 304) I-Roy - Crisus Time
Tracks: Roots Man Time / African Talk / Crisus Time / Equality And Justice / Hypocrite Blackout / Musical Injection // Don't Touch I Man Locks / Satta / African Herbsman / Love Your Neighbour / Send Us A Little Power Oh Jah / Moving On Strong
Produced by Bunny Lee
1976

 

VIRGIN'S FRONT LINE

FL 1001 (800 222) I-Roy - Heart Of A Lion
Tracks: Heart Of A Lion / Sister Nelly / Casmas Town / Tonight / Catty Rock // Jordan River / Fire Stick / Peace in The City / Tiddle Le Bop / Move Up Roots Man
Produced by Roy Reid & Harry Johnson
Recorded and mixed at Harry J Studios (Jamaica)
Recording Engineer: Sylvan Morris
Remix engineer: I-Roy and Scientist
1978

FL 1002 (800 226) The Gladiators - Proverbial Reggae
Tracks: Jah Works / The Best Things In Life / Dreadlocks The Time Is Now / Fly Away / Marvel Not // Stick A Bush / Stop Before You Go / Can You Imagine How I Feel / We'll Find The Blessing / Music Makers From Jamaica
Produced by Tony Robinson
Recorded at Harry J and Joe Gibbs
Mixed at Joe Gibbs
Engineer: Errol Thompson
1978

FL 1003 (800 228) U-Brown - Mr. Brown Something
Tracks: Turning Table / Natty Dread A Take Over / Natural Sound / Peace And Love / Know Yourself // Natty Dread On Mountain Top / Tottenham Rock / Natty Dread Unite / Rocking Vibration / Mr. Brown Something
Produced by The Mighty Fatman and U-Brown
Rhythms recorded ar Harry J Studios and were mixed by Prince Jammy at King Tubby's studio
Rhythms were produced by Prince Jammy
1978

FL 1004 (800 232) Prince Hammer - Bible
Tracks: Jah Is My Refuge / Selassie School / Forty Days / Morwell Esquire / Flash Your Dread // Sister Bella / Bible / Wicked Woman / The Lion / Mourning For You
Produced by Morwell Records
Recorded at Joe Gibbs, King Tubbys
Engineered by R. Thomas, E. Thompson, Prince Jammy's
Re-mix: M. Wellington
1978

FL 1005 Jah Lloyd The Black Lion - The Humble One
Tracks: St. Anne Collie / Special Request / The Humble One / Children Of Man / Time Of Weeping //X Cocaine / Book Of Truth / Jah Lion / Upful Rasta Man / Dis Ya Sounds
Produced by Eric Lamont & M. Wellington
Executive Producer: Morwell Records
1978

FL 1006 (800 736) Tapper Zukie - MPLA
Tracks: Pick Up The Rockers / M.P.L.A. / Don't Get Crazy / Go De Natty / Stop The Gun Shooting // Ital Pot / Marcus / Chalice To Chalice / Don't Deal With Babylon / Freedom
Produced by Tapper Zukie
1978

FL 1008 (800 237) Sly Dunbar - Simple Sly Man
Tracks: Cocaine Cocaine / Top Rank / Mr. Bassie / Dope Addict // Sun Is Shining / A Who Say / Nigger Whitie / Dance And Shake Your Tambourine
Produced by Lowell Dunbar
1978

FL 1009 (800 239) Tapper Zukie - Peace In The Ghetto
Tracks: Peace In The Ghetto / The City Of Mount Zion / Ghetto Rock / Tribute To Steve Biko // Dangerous Woman / Get On The Double / Praise Jah In Gladness / Peace In The City / Bimbo Bimbo
Produced by S. Lee for Valdene Productions
1978

FL 1010 (800 242) The Icebreakers With The Diamonds - Planet Mars Dub
Tracks: Dub With Garvey / Sweet Answer / Work Out / Who Cares? / Run Away // Grand Rock / Two Brothers / Finger Out / Ital Rock / Planet Mars
Produced by Karl Pitterson
Recorded, Mixed and Dubbed at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
1978

FL 1011 (800 245) Big Youth - Isaiah - First Prophet Of Old
Tracks: World In Confusion / Writing On The Wall / Zion / Isaiah First Prophet Of Old // Lord Jah Bless / Reaping Time / Love We A Deal With / Upful One
Produced by D. Russell for Nichola Delta Records, Kingston, Jamaica
Recorded at Joe Gibbs, Harry J, Kingston, Jamaica
Engineer: Errol Thompson & Sylvan Morris
1978

FL 1012 (26 151 XOT) Althea And Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
Tracks: No More Fighting / Jah Rastafari / Make A Truce / Oh Dread / Uptown Top Ranking // The West / Jah Music / If You Don't Love Jah / Sorry / They Wanna Just
Produced by Karl Pitterson
Recorded at Dynamic Studios, Kingston & Compass Point Studios
Engineer: Karl Pitterson
Mixed at Compass Point Studios
1978

FL 1013 Prince Far I - Message From The King
Tracks: Message From The King / The Dream / Commandment Of Drugs / Moses, Moses / Blackman Land // Concrete Column / Dry Bone / Foggy Road / Wisdom / Armageddon
Produced by Prince Far I
1978

FL 1014 (800 240) Big Youth - Dreadlocks Dread
Tracks: Train To Rhodesia / House Of Dread Locks / Lightning Flash (Weak Heart Drop) / Natty Dread She Want / Some Like It Dread // Marcus Garvey Dread / Big Youth Special / Dread Organ / Black Man Message / You Don't Care / Moving On
Produced and arranged by Prince Tony
Studios: Randy's and Harry J's
Mixed: Joe Gibb's Studio
Engineer: Errol Thompson
Backed by Skin, Flesh and Bones Band
A Front Line re-issue of Klik KLP 9001
1978

FL 1015 (800 250) Ranking Trevor - In Fine Style
Tracks: Masculine Gender / Rub A Dub Style / Original Piece / Got To Keep Blow / Love Life And Inity // Chanting Home / Ready Sister / Natty And The Root Man / Seven The Hard Way / Tired Fe Live In A Babylon
Produced by Joseph Hoo Kim
Recorded & Remixed at Channel One Recording Studio, 29 Maxfield Ave., Kingston 13, Jamaica
Engineered by E. Hoo Kim, Barnabas, L. McKenzie
1978

FL 1016 (26 332) Culture - Harder Than The Rest
Tracks: Behold / Holy Mount Zion / Stop The Fussing And Fighting / Iron Sharpening Iron / Vacancy // Tell Me Where You Get It / Free Again / Work On Natty / Love Shine Bright / Play Skilfully
Produced by S.E. Pottinger
Recorded and re-mixed at Treasure Isle Recording Studio, 33 Bond Street, Kingston W.I. JA
Recording and mixing engineer Errol Brown
1978

FL 1017 (800 858) Poet & The Roots - Dread Beat An' Blood
Tracks: Dread Beat An' Blood / Five Nights Of Bleeding / Doun Di Road / Song Of Blood // It Dread Inna Inglan (For George Lindo) / Come Wi Goh Dung Deh / Man Free (For Darcus Howe) / All Wi Doin Is Defendin
Produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson, L.K. Johnson and V. Weathers
Studio: Gooseberry
Engineered and re-mix: Dennis Blackbeard
1978

FL 1018 (800 253) U-Roy - Version Galore
Tracks: Your Ace From Space / On The Beach / Version Galore / True Confession / Tide Is High / Things You Love // The Same Song / Happy Go Lucky Girl / Rock Away / Wear You To The Ball / Don't Stay Away / Hot Pop
A Treasure Island Production
1978

FL 1019 (800 255) Abyssinians - Arise
Tracks: Oh Lord / This Land Is For Everyone / Mightiest Of All / Meditation / Wicked Men // Jah Loves / Dem A Come / South African Enlistment / Hey You / Let My Days Be Long
Produced by Donald and Linford Manning, Bernard Collins
Recorded at Joe Gibbs, Dynamic, Harry J. Recording Studios, Channel One
Mixed at Aquarius Studios by Boris Gardiner and at Joe Gibbs by Errol Thompson
1978

FL 1020 (800 829) Gregory Isaacs - Cool Ruler
Tracks: Native Woman / John Public / Party In The Slum / Uncle Joe / World Of The Farmer // One More Time / Let's Dance / Don't Pity Me / Created By The Father / Raving Tonight
Produced by Gregory Isaacs
Mixed and Recorded at Channel One Studios
Engineer: Lancelot McKenzie
1978

FL 1021 (800 257) Prince Far I - Long Life
Tracks: Daughters Of Zion / Right Way / Black Starliner Must Come / Praise Him With Psalms / In Your Walking Remember Jah Jah // Farmyard / Love One Another / Who Have Eyes To See / So Long
Produced by M. Williams
Recorded at Harry J. Studios
Engineer: Sylvan Morris
1978

FL 1023 (800 259) U-Roy - Jah Son of Africa
Tracks: Jah Son Of Africa / Rivers Of Babylon / Tom Drunk / Peace And Love In The Ghetto // Running Around Town With Tom, Dick And Harry / I Got To Tell You Goodbye / Herbman Skanking / Africa For The Africans / Love In The Arena
Produced by Tony Robinson
1978

FL 1025 (800 260) Vivian Weathers - Bad Weather
Tracks: Going To The Blues / Hip Hug / The Way You Walk / A Fool And His Baby / Street Talk // People A Talk / Star Of Sufferation / Gypsy Love / The Letter / Move Ghetto Children
Produced and mixed by Vivian Weathers & John Varnom
Recording Engineer: Pete Hammond
Mix Engineer: Ricky Patches
1978

FL 1028 I-Roy - Ten Commandments
Tracks: Commandment I - Exodus / Commandment II - Put It On / Commandment III - The Heathen / Commandment IV - Waiting In Vain / Commandment V - One Love // Commandment VI - Three Little Birds / Commandment VII - Natural Mystic / Commandment VIII - Jamming / Commandment IX - So Much Things To Say / Commandment X - Guiltiness
Produced by Peter Weston for Micron Music
1978

FL 1029 Tapper Zukie - In Dub
1979

FL 1030 (800 874) U-Brown - Can't Keep A Good Man Down
Tracks: Weather Balloon / Tie And Dye / Step It Inna Freedom Street / Wicked Have To Run / Hiding Place // Step It Inna Greenwich Farm / Blow Brother Joe / Row Mr. Fisherman / Can't Keep A Good Man Down / Trad Along Jah
Produced by U-Brown
Recorded and mixed at Channel One
Engineer: Crucial Bunny, The Master of them all
1979

FL 1031 (800 937) Jah Lloyd - Black Moses
Tracks: Greenbay Incident / Reggae Feeling / Black Moses / Dispencer / IMF // Rudy Come Back / Hold Them Natty Dread / Sounds Of Psalms / Sweat And Tears / Punk Reggae
Produced by Patrick Francis
Recorded at Channel One by Crusial Bunny
Recorded at Channel One with the Revolutionaries
Mixed at King Tubby's by Prince Jammy
1979

FL 1032 (800 830) Tapper Zukie - Tapper Roots
Tracks: Oh Lord! / Satta / Don't Shoot The Youth / Rastaman Skank / Riding West //X Tapper Roots / First Street Rock / Green Bay Murder / Freedom Street / Simpleton Leave Violence
Produced by D. Sinclair, G. Brown
Riddims by The Revolutionaries
Recorded at Channel One
Mixed at King Tubbys by Prince Jammys
1978

FL 1033 (800 875) I-Roy - World On Fire
Tracks: Dog War / Set The Captives Free / Package Deal / It's Alright // African Song / Ism And Schism / World On Fire / Radical Music / Ali
Produced by Roy Reid
Musicians: Sly and The Revolutionaries
Studio: Channel One
1979

FL 1034 (800 876) Various Artists - Hottest Hits (From The Vaults Of Treasure Island)
Tracks: Those Guys (The Sensations) / Come On Little Girl (The Melodians) / Loving Pauper (Dobby Dobson) / Midnight Hour (Silver Tones) / Heartaches (Vic Taylor) / Cry Tough (Alton & The Flames) // Queen Majesty (The Techniques) / Right Track (Phillis Dillon) / I'll Never Fall In Love (The Sensations) / The Tide Is High (The Paragons) / Things You Say You Love (The Jamaicans) / It's Raining (The Three Tops)
Produced by S.E. Pottinger
Mixed by Errol Brown
1979

FL 1035 (800 859) The Gladiators - Naturality
Tracks: Naturality / Struggle / Write To Me / Counting My Blessing / Get Ready // Praises To The Most High / Nyahbingi Marching On / Dry Your Weeping Eyes / Greatest Love / Exodus
Produced by Tony Robinson, 51 Slipe Road, Kingston, Jamaica
Recorded and mixed at Harry J. by Sylvan Morris
1979

FL 1040 (200 388) Culture - Cumbolo
Tracks: They Never Love In This Time / Innocent Blood / Cumbolo / Poor Jah People Natty Never Get Weary // Natty Dread Naw Run / Down In Jamaica / This Train / Pay Day Mind Who You Beg For Help
Produced by S.E. Pottinger
Recorded and mixed at Treasure Isle Recording Studio
Recording and mixing engineer: Errol Brown
1979

FL 1041 (200 507 / 800 860) The Twinkle Brothers - Praise Jah
Tracks: Praise Jah / King Pharaoh / Africa / Dread In The Ghetto / Jahoviah // Keep On Trying / Shu Be Dup / In This Time / Gone Already / Come Home
Produced by Norman Grant
Recorded at Somb Studios, Montego Bay, Treasure Island Studio, Kingston
Engineers: R. Jones, R. Haughton, Errol Brown
Mixed by Michael Dan at Virtual Studios, Swiss Cottage, London
1979

FL 1042 (800 933) Sly Dunbar - Sly Wicked And Slick
Tracks: Rasta Fiesta / Sesame Street / Lovers Bop / Senegal Market Place // Mr Music / Queen Of The Minstrels / Dirty Harry / Oriental Taxi
Produced by S. Dunbar/G. Chung
Recorded at Dynamic Sound, Channel One
Sound Engineer: Jeffrey Chung
Engineers: Bunny, Tom Tom and Maxi
1979

FL 1044 (800 984) Gregory Isaacs - Soon Forward
Tracks: Universal Tribulation / Mr. Brown / Down The Line / Lonely Girl / Bumping And Boring // My Relationship / Slave Market / Black Liberation Struggle / Jah Music / Soon Forward
Produced by Gregory Isaacs, Sly Dunbar/Robbie Shakespeare
Recorded: Channel One Studio
Mixed and Over Dub: Harry J's
Engineers: Crucial Bunny Tom Tom, Sylvan Morris
1979

FL 1045 Mighty Diamonds - Deeper Roots (Back To The Channel)
Tracks: Reality / Blackman / Dreadlocks Time / Diamonds and Pearls / One Brother Short // Bodyguard / 4000 Years / Master Plan / Two By Two / Be Aware // Reality Dub / Blackman Dub / Dreadlocks Time Dub / Diamonds and Pearls Dub / One Brother Short Dub // Bodyguard Dub / 4000 Years Dub / Master Plan Dub / Two By Two Dub / Be Aware Dub
Produced by Joseph Hoo Kim
Recorded at Channel One Studio, Kingston, Jamaica
Engineer: Ernest Hoo Kim, L. McKensie 'Maxie', Anthony Graham 'Crucial Bunny'
1979

FL 1047 (200 974) Culture - International Herb
Tracks: The International Herb / Jah Rastafari / It A Guh Dread / Rally Around Jahoviah's Throne / The Land We Belong // Ethiopians Waan Guh Home / Chiney Man / I Tried / The Shepherd / Too Long In Slavery
Produced by S.E. Pottinger at Treasure Isle Studios, Kingston Jamaica
Engineer: Errol Brown
Musicians are The Revolutionaries
1979

FL 1048 (201 216) Gladiators - Sweet So Till
Tracks: Sweet So Till / No Disturbance / A Day We Go / Let Jah Be Praised // Red And Green And Gold / Back Yard Meditation / Press Along / Merrily / Holiday Ride
Produced by The Gladiators
Recorded at Channel One
Engineer: Crucial Bunny
Redub and mixed at Harry J Studios
Engineer: Sylvan Morris
1979

FLB 3001 (800 202) Various - The Front Line II
Tracks: Jah Works (The Gladiators) / Natty Dread Upon A Mountain Top (U-Brown) / I Love You So (The Twinkle Brothers) / Foggy Road (Prince Far I) / Mr. Bassie (Sly Dunbar) / Sister Bella (Prince Hammer) / Make A Truce (Althea And Donna) // Dread Beat And Blood (Poet And The Roots) / Rub A Dub Style (Ranking Trevor) / Holy Mount Zion (Culture) / Tribute To Steve Biko (Tapper Zukie) / Love We A Deal With (Big Youth) / Jordan River (I-Roy) / Cocaine (Jah Lloyd)
1978

FLB 3002 (201 659) Various - Front Line III
Tracks: Lonely Girl (Gregory Isaacs) / Mr. Music (Sly Dunbar) / 4000 Years (The Mighty Diamonds) / Fire In A Wire (I-Roy) / Jahoviah (The Twinkle Brothers) // The Gladiators (Get Ready) / I Got To Tell You Goodbye (U-Roy) / I Tried (Culture) / Borno Dub (Prince Far I And The Arabs) / South African Enlistment (The Abyssinians)
1979

FLX 4001 (800 932) I-Roy - Cancer
Tracks: Cancer / Bubblin Jug / Devils Bug / Andy Capp / Lead Belly // Tribute To Herbie Mann / The Gold Coast / Columbian Red / Virgin Affair / Walk Like A Dragon
Produced by Roy Reid
Recorded at Harry J, Channel One and King Tubby's
1979

FLX 4002 (801 007) Prince Far I In Dub - Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Part 2
Tracks: Suru-Lere Dub / Anambra Dub / Kafuna Dub / Oyo Dub / Borno Dub // Ogun Dub / Bendel Dub / Ondo Dub / Gongola Dub
Produced by M. Williams. A Cry Tuff Production
Recorded at Harry J
Engineered by Prince Jammy
1979

FLX 4003 (801 033) The Twinkle Brothers - Love
Tracks: Free Africa / Solid As The Rock / Watch The Hypocrites / Love / I Love You So / South Africa
Produced by Norman Grant
Recorded at Channel One
1979

FLX 4004 (200 953-320) U-Roy - With Words Of Wisdom
Tracks: Honey Come Forward / Treasure Isle Skank / Rule The Nation / Drive Her Home / Tom Drunk / Words Of Wisdom // The Merry Go Round / Wake The Town / What is Catty / Everybody Bawling / Ain't That Loving You / Behold
A Treasure Isle Production
Recorded at Treasure Isle Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
Remix Engineer Erroll Brown
Recorded originally released on Treasure Isle Records, Jamaica and Trojan Records, U.K..
1979

FCL 5001 The Twinkle Brothers - Love
10" LP
Tracks: Free Africa / Solid As The Rock / Watch The Hypocrites // Love / I Love You So / South Africa
Produced by Norman Grant
A Twinkle Record Production
Water Square, Falmouth, Trelawny, Jamaica, West Indies
Recorded and Mixed at Channel 1 Recording Studio
Engineer: Maxie
1978

FLD 6001 Mighty Diamonds - Deeper Roots (Back To The Channel)
Tracks: Reality / Blackman / Dreadlocks Time / Diamonds And Pearls / One Brother Short // Bodyguard / 4000 Years / Master Plan / Two By Two / Be Aware
Free Dub Album with 'Deeper Roots'
Tracks: Reality Dub / Blackman Dub / Dreadlocks Time Dub / Diamonds And Pearls Dub / One Brother Short Dub // Bodyguard Dub / 4000 Years Dub / Master Plan Dub / Two By Two Dub / Be Aware Dub
Produced by Joseph Hoo Kim 'Jo Jo'
Recorded at Channel One Studio, 29, Maxfield Avenue, Kingston 13, Jamaica W.I.
Engineered by Ernest Hoo Kim, L. McKensie (Maxie), Anthony Graham (Crucial Bunny)
Mixed by Ernest Hoo Kim (The Genius)
1979

FLD 6002 (801 044) I-Roy - The General
Tracks: African Continent / Reggae Rockers / Bad Boy Corner / Quarter Pound Of Ishens / The General // To The Bump / Fire In A Vatican / Hill And Gully / Killermanjaro / Fire In A Wire
Free Dub Album with 'The General' entitled Spider's Web
Tracks: Killer's Coal Range / Death On The Rio Grande / The Spider's Web / Iron Lady / Fiddler's Bug // Warlord Of Zenda / Mind Your Own Business / M.Y.O.B. / African Continent / Free Zimbabwe
Produced by R. Reid at Channel One Studios
Engineer: Ernest Hookim
1979

 

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