CULTURE - International Herb Rare South African vinyl on Virgin mint condition
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Description
Culture's sweet, mellifluous style of reggae is closer to the northern soul and sweet soul that came out of Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit in the '60s and '70s. On International Herb, ones hears a lot of northern soul influence, as well as Afro-Caribbean and African pop influences. Virgin's original LP version of International Herb generated some controversy thanks to its front cover, which showed Culture's members smoking large spliffs while standing in front of a tall, bushy marijuana plant. Marijuana advocates loved the cover, marijuana opponents hated it and Libertarians defended Culture's right to free speech -- even if they were Libertarian teetotalers who wouldn't dream of touching a spliff themselves. The title song is unapologetically pro-marijuana, while other noteworthy tracks (including "Ethiopians Waan Guh Home," "Rally Around Jahovah's Throne" and "Jah Rastafari") put forth a very Rastafarian message.
Tracklist
A1 The International Herb 3:19 A2 Jah Rastafari 3:30 A3 It A Guh Dread 3:52 A4 Rally Around Jahoviah's Throne 3:48 A5 The Land We Belong 3:02 B1 Ethiopians Waan Guh Home 4:19 B2 Chiney Man 3:30 B3 I Tried 3:28 B4 The Shepherd 2:38 B5 Too Long In Slavery 3:39Credits
- Art Direction – Jill Mumford
- Backing Band – The Revolutionaries
- Backing Vocals – Albert Walker, Kenneth Lloyd Dayes
- Composed By, Vocals – Joseph Hill
- Engineer – Errol Brown (2)
- Producer – S. Pottinger*
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