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Now, I am not particularly familiar with the oeuvre of Mr Z, but I understand that he made an unaccompanied vocal version of his "Black Album", so that others could mix newe backing tracks for it.
It's fair to say that a few tracks miss the mark by a long way, as the raps and the riddims don't gel, but there are two or three decent tracks. This is "Change Clothes", performed over the Wailing Souls' "Back Out With It"
A few months back I posted http://mog.com/Baudolino/blog/215823 this tune by the downright obscure Naaman Lee, released in 1980 on the tiny "Prince of Peace" label. It's notable for both its electric banjo playing and its eccentric country-reggae drumming.
It now comes to light that the previous post was in fact Naaman's second use of the rhythm, which had previously seen service as a self-production on the equally obscure St Thomas label, distributed by Federal, in 1978. For the sake of historical completeness, here it is.
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there isn't nearly enough by Burning Spear on here, despite his forty years as a recording artist, starting with "Door Peeper" for Coxsone, and more recently winning Grammy Awards for his self-produced albums. While his Studio One tracks have acquired an influence far in excess of their initial sales, many of them being repeatedly versioned, some say that his late seventies records showed him at his peak.
This 12" came out in 1978 on Spear Records in JA, and Island over here. It's one of a tiny number of reggae records that feature the baritone sax as a lead instrument (possibly played by Richard "Dirty Harry" Hall).
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There seems to be a bit of disconnection, but both the music and vocal are prtty cool.
That's great. Never thought I'd hear Jay Z sounding so laid back. Must be the air, lol.
ooh, not bad at all. has anyone heard the new jay z/radiohead mashup album? i heard "Dirt Off Your Android" today, not just a clever title either: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/01/retro_a_jay-z-and-radiohead_ma.html?mid=agenda--20090107