http://www.pressure.co.uk

Origine du Groupe : Jamaica
Style : Reggae
Sortie : 1977

BLACK BLACK MINDS: While this isn't exactly the gold nugget suggested by producer King Jammy's (who presumably came across these tapes while spring cleaning), The Travellers' one and only long player is the sort of roots reggae that you just don't hear anymore. There's no need for any gimmicks - though the original release is augmented in the usual Pressure Sounds style with DJ cuts and dub versions. Okay, so The Travellers' might not have been the most versatile vocal group of their time, and their harmonies are sometimes stretched a little thin, and no, there's nothing particularly innovative about the songwriting or the fairly standard roots rhythms, but there's definitely an element of quintessential reggae goodness at the heart of BLACK BLACK MINDS, and it's this that really recommends The Travellers' record for re-release. It's the middle of winter here, right now, but I have a feeling that this one is going to sound very nice in the yard when summer moves in.

 

by Locks Lion

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Tracklist :
01 - Jah Give Us This World
02 - Poor Man Cry
03 - Girl I Left Behind
04 - Keep On Trying
05 - Peace And Rest
06 - False Leaders
07 - Tell Me Why
08 - Know Yourself
09 - How Long
10 - Black Black Mind

Mixing Engineer : Prince Jammy
Producer : Prince Jammy

Vocals : The Travellers
Backing Band : The Aggrovators
Drums : Sly Dunbar & Santa Davis
Bass : Robbie Shakespeare
Guitar : Chinna
Piano : Keith Sterling
Organ : Winston Wright
Percussions : Scully Simms
Harpsicord : Winston Wright
Clavinet : Winston Wright

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