Dennis Bovell- 4th Street Orchestra Collection
SKU: 5013929283046
Two CD set. Four of the finest roots albums ever to see issue. Includes tracks new to CD. Performed and produced by one of British music's greatest talents. By the mid-1970s, having made his name as one of Britain's most gifted and versatile musical talents with leading UK reggae outfit Matumbi, Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell sought to expand his horizons further by creating new material away from the confines of the group. Arguably his most impressive works from this time were four albums released under the nom-de-plume of the 4th Street Orchestra. Released between 1976 and 1978, each set comprised a mixture of high-quality roots and dub, with their sound so authentic, reggae connoisseurs were convinced the music had to be of Jamaican origin. Today, these seminal - and now hugely collectable - LPs are widely regarded by music fans to be among the finest British produced reggae music ever to see issue during the roots era. Now, at long last, they are brought together for this essential set, with a further eight Dennis Bovell-produced bonus tracks from the period making this 2CD even more compelling.
Track List
- Ah Who Seh
- Za-Ion
- Jah Chase Dem
- Half Way To Za-Ion
- Run Dem Out
- Out-A-Order
- Sing-A-Man
- Go Deh
- Rite Dem
- Raw Kut
- Back-Weh-Babylon
- Wells Street Skank aka Entebee
- None Ah Jah Children
- Skatter Skatter
- Uganda Crisis aka Tribute To Idi Amin
- Ah Fi We Dis
- Sure Shot
- Younger Generation
- Bounty Hunter (Sign Off)
- North Parade aka Theme From A Summer Place
- Run Rasta Run
- Run Rasta Run (Version)
- Come With Me – Dennis Bovell as Dennis Curtis
- Come With Me Version – Dennis Bovell as Dennis Curtis
- Raindrops – Dennis Bovell as Dennis Matumbi
- Eye Water aka Raindrops Version – Dennis Bovell as Dennis Matumbi
- Higher Ranking
- One Life To Live
- Still In Dub
- Scientific
- Higking Ranher
- Hosaso (One Life To Live instrumental)
- Rainy (Organ)
- Hurting Me (Give It Up)
- Take Five aka Kunta Klap
- Oh Lawd (My Sweet Lord instrumental)
- Exodus
- The Grunwick Affair
- Rowing Down The River aka Row Row Row
- Take Your Pick
- Blue Moon
- Front Line
- Don't Boost Dem Up
- Forever Missing You
- New Kent Road
- Blood A Go Run
- Run Dem aka Blood A Go Run
Format: New CD/Reggae
Dennis Bovell- 4th Street Orchestra Collection
SKU: 5013929283046
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Two CD set. Four of the finest roots albums ever to see issue. Includes tracks new to CD. Performed and produced by one of British music's greatest talents. By the mid-1970s, having made his name as one of Britain's most gifted and versatile musical talents with leading UK reggae outfit Matumbi, Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell sought to expand his horizons further by creating new material away from the confines of the group. Arguably his most impressive works from this time were four albums released under the nom-de-plume of the 4th Street Orchestra. Released between 1976 and 1978, each set comprised a mixture of high-quality roots and dub, with their sound so authentic, reggae connoisseurs were convinced the music had to be of Jamaican origin. Today, these seminal - and now hugely collectable - LPs are widely regarded by music fans to be among the finest British produced reggae music ever to see issue during the roots era. Now, at long last, they are brought together for this essential set, with a further eight Dennis Bovell-produced bonus tracks from the period making this 2CD even more compelling.
Track List
- Ah Who Seh
- Za-Ion
- Jah Chase Dem
- Half Way To Za-Ion
- Run Dem Out
- Out-A-Order
- Sing-A-Man
- Go Deh
- Rite Dem
- Raw Kut
- Back-Weh-Babylon
- Wells Street Skank aka Entebee
- None Ah Jah Children
- Skatter Skatter
- Uganda Crisis aka Tribute To Idi Amin
- Ah Fi We Dis
- Sure Shot
- Younger Generation
- Bounty Hunter (Sign Off)
- North Parade aka Theme From A Summer Place
- Run Rasta Run
- Run Rasta Run (Version)
- Come With Me – Dennis Bovell as Dennis Curtis
- Come With Me Version – Dennis Bovell as Dennis Curtis
- Raindrops – Dennis Bovell as Dennis Matumbi
- Eye Water aka Raindrops Version – Dennis Bovell as Dennis Matumbi
- Higher Ranking
- One Life To Live
- Still In Dub
- Scientific
- Higking Ranher
- Hosaso (One Life To Live instrumental)
- Rainy (Organ)
- Hurting Me (Give It Up)
- Take Five aka Kunta Klap
- Oh Lawd (My Sweet Lord instrumental)
- Exodus
- The Grunwick Affair
- Rowing Down The River aka Row Row Row
- Take Your Pick
- Blue Moon
- Front Line
- Don't Boost Dem Up
- Forever Missing You
- New Kent Road
- Blood A Go Run
- Run Dem aka Blood A Go Run
