Intense Records

Jah Jah Is The Conqueror(Black Vinyl)

Kingston Sounds
KSLP048
Reggae
12"

£12.49 (£14.99 incl. VAT)

Linval Thompson is one of the great roots vocalists that ruled the dancehalls of Jamaica in the mid 1970s. His distinctive vocal style and roots lyrics, that spoke of the struggles that faced the Rastas, hit a chord with the people of Jamaica, and provided a string of hits for him in the dancehalls. This in turn, would set a tone that he carried on through his musical career and future production work. Linval Thompson (b.1959, Kingston, Jamaica) was actually raised in Queens, New York. He cut his first record there at the age of 16 No Other Woman with future Third World singer Bunny Ruggs. He also cut a couple of tracks for a US producer E Martin Jah Jah Dehand Weeping and Wailing. In 1974 he returned to Jamaica and cut Mama Say and a version of D Browns Westbound Train for producer K Hobson which got Thompson noticed by producer Phil Pratt. Pratt took him to Lee Perrys Black Ark studios where he cut Kung Fu Man. Thompsons friendship with fellow singer Johnny Clarke led to a meeting with producer Bunny Lee. His first track cut for Lee was Dont Cut Off Your Dreadlocks and it became a big hit in Jamaica. Bunny Lee was the producer of the moment and Linval added to his long list of hit singles with A Big Big Girl, Cool Down Your Temper, Ride On Dreadlocks and the title of this compilation Jah Jah Is The Conqueror. He seemed to hit a musical height working for Bunny Lee (who as he has done with many of his singers) encouraged Linval into production work himself. Which has led to another chapter in Linvals story. Working with an array of artists including, Freddie McGregor, Johnny Osbourne, Barry Brown, Rod Taylor and many more. But it is his singing career that we focus on here and that great period in reggaes history the mid 1970s where Linval delivered a string of classic hits that we have compiled for you here. Hope you enjoy the set.TracklistingTrack 1 12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL Track 2 DONT CUT OFF YOUR DREADLOCKS Track 3 JAH JAH IS THE CONQUERORTrack 4 COOL DOWN YOUR TEMPER Track 5 A BIG BIG GIRL Track 6 DONT TROUBLE TROUBLE Track 7 WICKED THEM A SAY Track 8 RIDE ON DREADLOCKS Track 9 WHIP THEM JAH Track 10 EVERYBODY NEEDS MONEY Track 11 LONG LONG DREADLOCKS Track 12 JUST LIKE ANY OTHER MAN Track 13 WICKED BABYLON Track 14 SCOUMAKA KING TUBBYS Track 15 DONT CHEAT I*Track 16 TIRED OF SUFFERING**CD Bonus Tracks