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Winston Rodney -- the man known as Burning Spear ever since the name stopped applying to the two- or three-man group he fronted -- once said that Island doesn't own any unreleased tracks from him; they only own the tracks given to them through producer Jack Ruby. This helps explain why the numerous Burning Spear compilations the label's parent company, Universal, has released differ very little in their track listings, and maybe why the Chris Blackwell mixes of Spear's albums keep rearing their watered-down heads. They are here again on the two-disc Gold, yet another compilation that covers a sliver of Burning Spear's career. But what a sliver it is. Gold focuses on Spear's early Island albums and, through the magic of major-label mergers, one album from his stint with EMI. It's the "zenith of Burning Spear's brilliant career" according to the liner notes, and the track listing makes that case well, save one horribly misguided decision. Taking three tracks from the limp and universally scorned Garvey's Ghost -- a Blackwell-helmed dub snooze-fest that was done without the permission of an infuriated Rodney -- is a truly bad move. It's doubly frustrating when you consider how well Gold handles Spear's other albums, including his Island debut, Marcus Garvey, which also suffered from some Blackwell-ing. You'd have to take out a second mortgage to acquire the album in its original form, and as Gold displays, Spear gradually thickened his sound through the years and it's doubtful Blackwell soiled the album as drastically as listeners have been lead to believe. "Slavery Days" and "Marcus Garvey" from the album sound fantastic and vital here, but that's only the beginning. Gold takes the listener chronologically from Spear's dankest, dark albums through to his punchier, more soulful ones and stops along the way to grab an uplifting live track and a couple of extended mixes that allow the groove to really stretch its legs. The a cappella "Jah No Dead" from Spear's appearance in the movie Rockers is a perfect, serene ending to the heavily spiritual and politically urgent collection, one that makes the listener forget the Garvey's Ghost mishap. Until Rodney and the people at Island make nice, Gold is as good as it gets. Recommended with some weighty reservations.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Burning Spear, MainArtist - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author - Phillip Fullwood, Composer, Author - C. Paisley, Composer, Author - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Lawrence Lindo, Producer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Phillip J. Fullwood, Composer, Author - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author - Fairwood Music USA, MusicPublisher - Lawrence Lindo, Producer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Phillip J. Fullwood, Composer, Author - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author - Fairwood Music USA, MusicPublisher - Lawrence Lindo, Producer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Phillip J. Fullwood, Composer, Author - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Jack Ruby, Producer - Laurence Lindo, Producer
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Phillip J. Fullwood, Composer, Author - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author - M. Lawrence, Composer, Author - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Lawrence Lindo, Producer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author - Phillip Fullwood, Composer, Author - A. Folkes, Composer, Author - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Lawrence Lindo, Producer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author - Phillip Fullwood, Composer, Author - C. Paisley, Composer, Author - Splash Down Music, MusicPublisher - Lawrence Lindo, Producer
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Phillip J. Fullwood, Composer, Author - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author - Fairwood Music USA, MusicPublisher - Lawrence Lindo, Producer
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bernard Harvey, Keyboards - Burning Spear, MainArtist - Earl Chinna Smith, Guitar - RICHARD HALL, Tenor Saxophone - Tyrone Downie, Keyboards - Tony Chin, Rhythm Guitar - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar - Bobby Ellis, Trumpet - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Percussion, Vocals - Aston Barrett, Bass Guitar - Leroy Wallace, Drums - Earl "Wire" Lindo, Keyboards - Herman Marquis, Alto Saxophone - Fairwood Music USA, MusicPublisher - Lawrence Lindo, Producer - Vincent Gordon, Trombone
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bernard Harvey, Keyboards - Burning Spear, MainArtist - Earl Chinna Smith, Guitar - RICHARD HALL, Tenor Saxophone - Tyrone Downie, Keyboards - Tony Chin, Rhythm Guitar - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar - Bobby Ellis, Trumpet - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Percussion, Vocals - Aston Barrett, Bass Guitar - Leroy Wallace, Drums - Earl "Wire" Lindo, Keyboards - Herman Marquis, Alto Saxophone - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Lawrence Lindo, Producer - Vincent Gordon, Trombone
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author - Fairwood Music USA, MusicPublisher
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bernard Harvey, Keyboards - Burning Spear, MainArtist - Earl Chinna Smith, Guitar - RICHARD HALL, Tenor Saxophone - Tyrone Downie, Keyboards - Tony Chin, Rhythm Guitar - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar - Bobby Ellis, Trumpet - Phillip J. Fullwood, Composer, Author - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Percussion, Vocals - Aston Barrett, Bass Guitar - Leroy Wallace, Drums - Earl "Wire" Lindo, Keyboards - Herman Marquis, Alto Saxophone - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Lawrence Lindo, Producer - Vincent Gordon, Trombone
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bernard Harvey, Keyboards - Burning Spear, MainArtist - Earl Chinna Smith, Guitar - RICHARD HALL, Tenor Saxophone - Tyrone Downie, Keyboards - Tony Chin, Rhythm Guitar - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar - Bobby Ellis, Trumpet - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Percussion, Vocals - Aston Barrett, Bass Guitar - Leroy Wallace, Drums - Earl "Wire" Lindo, Keyboards - Herman Marquis, Alto Saxophone - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Lawrence Lindo, Producer - Vincent Gordon, Trombone
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bernard Harvey, Keyboards - Burning Spear, MainArtist - Earl Chinna Smith, Guitar - RICHARD HALL, Tenor Saxophone - Tyrone Downie, Keyboards - Tony Chin, Rhythm Guitar - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar - Bobby Ellis, Trumpet - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Percussion, Vocals - Aston Barrett, Bass Guitar - Leroy Wallace, Drums - Earl "Wire" Lindo, Keyboards - Herman Marquis, Alto Saxophone - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Lawrence Lindo, Producer - Vincent Gordon, Trombone
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Bernard Harvey, Keyboards - Burning Spear, MainArtist - Earl Chinna Smith, Guitar - RICHARD HALL, Tenor Saxophone - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar - Sylvan Morris, Engineer - Bobby Ellis, Trumpet - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Recording Arranger - Aston Barrett, Bass Guitar - Don Taylor, Executive Producer - Leroy Wallace, Drums - Earl "Wire" Lindo, Keyboards - Herman Marquis, Alto Saxophone - Bertram McLean, Rhythm Guitar - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Uziah Thompson, Percussion - Noel Simms, Percussion - Vincent Gordon, Trombone
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bernard Harvey, Keyboards - Burning Spear, MainArtist - Earl Chinna Smith, Guitar - RICHARD HALL, Tenor Saxophone - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar - Sylvan Morris, Engineer - Bobby Ellis, Trumpet - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Recording Arranger - Aston Barrett, Bass Guitar - Don Taylor, Executive Producer - Leroy Wallace, Drums - Earl "Wire" Lindo, Keyboards - Herman Marquis, Alto Saxophone - Bertram McLean, Rhythm Guitar - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Uziah Thompson, Percussion - Noel Simms, Percussion - Vincent Gordon, Trombone
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bernard Harvey, Keyboards - Burning Spear, MainArtist - Earl Chinna Smith, Guitar - RICHARD HALL, Tenor Saxophone - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar - Sylvan Morris, Engineer - Bobby Ellis, Trumpet - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Recording Arranger - Aston Barrett, Bass Guitar - Don Taylor, Executive Producer - Leroy Wallace, Drums - Earl "Wire" Lindo, Keyboards - Herman Marquis, Alto Saxophone - Bertram McLean, Rhythm Guitar - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Uziah Thompson, Percussion - Noel Simms, Percussion - Vincent Gordon, Trombone
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bernard Harvey, Keyboards - Burning Spear, MainArtist - Earl Chinna Smith, Guitar - RICHARD HALL, Tenor Saxophone - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar - Sylvan Morris, Engineer - Bobby Ellis, Trumpet - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Recording Arranger - Aston Barrett, Bass Guitar - Don Taylor, Executive Producer - Leroy Wallace, Drums - Earl "Wire" Lindo, Keyboards - Herman Marquis, Alto Saxophone - Bertram McLean, Rhythm Guitar - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Uziah Thompson, Percussion - Noel Simms, Percussion - Vincent Gordon, Trombone
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bernard Harvey, Keyboards - Burning Spear, MainArtist - Earl Chinna Smith, Guitar - RICHARD HALL, Tenor Saxophone - Robbie Shakespeare, Bass Guitar - Sylvan Morris, Engineer - Bobby Ellis, Trumpet - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Recording Arranger - Aston Barrett, Bass Guitar - Don Taylor, Executive Producer - Leroy Wallace, Drums - Earl "Wire" Lindo, Keyboards - Herman Marquis, Alto Saxophone - Bertram McLean, Rhythm Guitar - Fairwood Music USA, MusicPublisher - Uziah Thompson, Percussion - Noel Simms, Percussion - Vincent Gordon, Trombone
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Phillip J. Fullwood, Composer, Author - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Jack Ruby, Producer - Laurence Lindo, Producer
℗ 1978 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Producer - Fairwood Music USA, MusicPublisher
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Producer - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
℗ 1978 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Karl Pitterson, Producer, Mixer - Sylvan Morris, Engineer - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Producer - Fairwood Music USA, MusicPublisher - Benjamin Armbrister, Mixer
℗ 1978 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Karl Pitterson, Producer, Mixer - Sylvan Morris, Engineer - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Producer - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Benjamin Armbrister, Mixer
℗ 1978 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Karl Pitterson, Producer, Mixer - Sylvan Morris, Engineer - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Producer - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Benjamin Armbrister, Mixer
℗ 1978 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Rodney Winston Godfrey, Composer, Author - Splash Down Music, MusicPublisher
℗ 1980 Tammi Records Ltd., under exclusive license to EMI Records Ltd.
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Producer - Aston Barrett, Producer - Splash Down Music, MusicPublisher
℗ 1980 Tales From The Crypt Holdings
Burning Spear, MainArtist - Karl Pitterson, Producer - Winston Rodney, Composer, Author, Producer - Tammi Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Albumbeschreibung
Winston Rodney -- the man known as Burning Spear ever since the name stopped applying to the two- or three-man group he fronted -- once said that Island doesn't own any unreleased tracks from him; they only own the tracks given to them through producer Jack Ruby. This helps explain why the numerous Burning Spear compilations the label's parent company, Universal, has released differ very little in their track listings, and maybe why the Chris Blackwell mixes of Spear's albums keep rearing their watered-down heads. They are here again on the two-disc Gold, yet another compilation that covers a sliver of Burning Spear's career. But what a sliver it is. Gold focuses on Spear's early Island albums and, through the magic of major-label mergers, one album from his stint with EMI. It's the "zenith of Burning Spear's brilliant career" according to the liner notes, and the track listing makes that case well, save one horribly misguided decision. Taking three tracks from the limp and universally scorned Garvey's Ghost -- a Blackwell-helmed dub snooze-fest that was done without the permission of an infuriated Rodney -- is a truly bad move. It's doubly frustrating when you consider how well Gold handles Spear's other albums, including his Island debut, Marcus Garvey, which also suffered from some Blackwell-ing. You'd have to take out a second mortgage to acquire the album in its original form, and as Gold displays, Spear gradually thickened his sound through the years and it's doubtful Blackwell soiled the album as drastically as listeners have been lead to believe. "Slavery Days" and "Marcus Garvey" from the album sound fantastic and vital here, but that's only the beginning. Gold takes the listener chronologically from Spear's dankest, dark albums through to his punchier, more soulful ones and stops along the way to grab an uplifting live track and a couple of extended mixes that allow the groove to really stretch its legs. The a cappella "Jah No Dead" from Spear's appearance in the movie Rockers is a perfect, serene ending to the heavily spiritual and politically urgent collection, one that makes the listener forget the Garvey's Ghost mishap. Until Rodney and the people at Island make nice, Gold is as good as it gets. Recommended with some weighty reservations.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 01:48:48
- Main artists: Burning Spear
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Reggae
© 2005 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2005 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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