JUNIOR MURVIN: POLICE & THIEVES Original 1977 MANGO LP (MLPS 9499) NM
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Original 1977 MANGO RECORDS pressing of the JUNIOR MURVIN album, POLICE & THIEVES (MLPS 9499)
Manufactured and Distributed by Island Records Inc.
AMG 5 STARS: This is one of those albums that winds up on just about every list of essential reggae recordings, and with good reason. Like Max Romeo's War Ina Babylon (which is equally essential, and can be considered a companion to this one), it was recorded under the auspices of Lee "Scratch" Perry at his legendary Black Ark studio, and is saturated with Perry's trademark dense, murky sound. Murvin sings in a fierce and beautiful falsetto, a voice which lends a unique weight to such dark masterpieces as "Lucifer," "Roots Train" and the title track (which was later recorded by the Clash). Perry surrounds Murvin's voice with great washes of echo and reverb and keeps the tempos slow and intense, giving the album an almost Biblical feel. Ignore the goofy album art on the CD reissue -- there is nothing lighthearted about any of these songs, nor is there a single wrong note or misplaced effect. There may be eight or ten perfect reggae albums in existence, and this is certainly one of them.
Original black inner sleeve included; the record ships in an anti-static, dust free, archival sleeve.
Condition: the sleeve- still in the partially torn shrink wrap- grades EX, with a saw cut- see photo. The record grades NM. Check out my feedback score; you won't be disappointed.
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