[2016-11-18] The Gladiators "The Virgin Collection" 2CD set (Caroline UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Oct 22, 2016 12:44 pm

Description
After making their recording debut during the rock steady era of the late sixties, the Gladiators enjoyed modest success before commencing a hugely successful working relationship with Kingston-based producer ‘Prince Tony’ Robinson in 1976.

Over the next few years, the trio of Albert Griffiths, Clinton Fearon and Gallimore Sutherland recorded an array of superb roots reggae sides for Robinson, most of which were issued outside their native Jamaica by Virgin Records.

The best of these recordings subsequently featured on 3 popular long players: ‘Trenchtown Mix Up’ (1976), ‘Proverbial Reggae’ (1978), ‘Naturality’ (1979), while a fourth, self-produced LP, ‘Sweet So Till’ ensured that as the decade drew to a close, the Gladiators were firmly established as one of reggae music’s leading acts.

Yet despite the long-standing popularity of their work, only 3 of this quartet of albums have to date been rereleased in any format, with the outstanding ‘Naturality’ inexplicably unavailable since the year of its original issue.

Now, at long last, all four of these magnificent LPs, plus both sides from a highly sought-after Virgin single, are brought together to comprise this truly essential collection of roots reggae classics, performed by one of its most accomplished exponents.

Tracklist
[CD1]
Trenchtown Mix Up:
1. Mix Up
2. Bellyful
3. Looks Is Deceiving
4. Chatty Chatty Mouth
5. Soul Rebel
6. Eli Eli
7. Hearsay
8. Rude Boy Ska
9. Know Yourself Mankind
10. Thief In The Night
11. Hello Carol
Bonus Tracks:
12. Pocket Money (12” mix)
13. Evil Doers (7” mix)
Proverbial Reggae:
14. Jah Works
15. The Best Things In Life
16. Dreadlocks Time Is Now
17. Fly Away
18. Marvel Not
19. Stick A Bush
20. Stop Before You Go
21. Can You Imagine How I Feel
22. We'll Find The Blessing
23. Music Makers From Jamaica

[CD2]
Naturality:
1. Naturality
2. Struggle
3. Write To Me
4. Counting My Blessings
5. Get Ready
6. Praises To The Most High
7. Nyahbinghi Marching On
8. Dry Your Weeping Eyes
9. Greatest Love
10. Exodus
Sweet So Till:
11. Sweet So Till
12. No Distrurbance
13. A Day We Go
14. Let Jah Be Praised
15. Red, Gold And Green
16. Back Yard Meditation
17. Press Along
18. Merrily
19. Holiday Ride

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZERMXJ/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LZERMXJ/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2016 5:30 am

Bump: Added the description to the first post.

[2016-11-18] The Gladiators "The Virgin Collection" 2CD set (Caroline UK)

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