Heart of the Congos - the Congos, and Lee Perry roots reggae double LP gatefold
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Description
Very rare 1996 double lp reissue Blood & Fire BAFLP 009 in gatefold sleeve. Vinyl = Ex- condition
The best roots reggae album ever recorded.
Lloyd Bradley :
"The words “Lee”, “Perry” and “genius” crop up together frequently; yet these days evidence of the producer’s excellence seems to be limited to erratic stage performances and wilful eccentricity. Heart of the Congos, however, is the most vivid example of what he’s capable of. Recorded between 1976 and 1977, Heart… is all about Perry’s own breadth of vision and ingenuity despite an impressive cast, including Ernie Ranglin, Sly Dunbar and Gregory Isaacs. The Congos came to Perry as a duo of Cedric Myton, a falsetto, and Roy Johnson, tenor. Perry immediately underpinned their harmonies by adding baritone Watty Burnett. Perry’s mission at the Black Ark was to ruralise reggae, removed from Kingston’s urban edginess; and with these deeply spiritual Rastafarian singers he had the perfect focus for his musical creations.The end result is the ultimate roots reggae statement. But in true Perry style, Heart… was mired in dispute and it took close to 20 years for the recommended (remastered and beautifully packaged) Blood & Fire version of the LP to come out. Any preceding versions of this set are to be avoided. After all, if you’re going to buy the best roots reggae album ever recorded, you deserve to be able to hear it properly."
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