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This 13-track compilation is culled from Culture's three Front Line releases -- Harder Than the Rest, Cumbolo, and International Herb. All three date from 1978-79, and were overseen by producer Sonia Pottinger. Pottinger had risen in the rocksteady age and was famed for her straightforward, almost gentle, productions, which placed the focus on the singers, not the rhythms or studio effects. She remained a force into the roots age, even while she eschewed the dread sound so popular in the day. Thus, although thematically Culture was a deeply dread band, and were accompanied in the studio by some of the island's heaviest hitting roots musicians, all bolstered by the rhythms of Sly & Robbie, these albums had a much lighter musical feel than most cultural offerings from this time. But the lightness nicely counterpoints Joseph Hill's deeply dread lyrics and Albert Walker and Kenneth Paley's sublime harmonies, as the trio offered up cultural and sufferer's songs, fueled by their deeply held Rastafarian beliefs. The collection boasts a number of seminal tracks that went on to become popular singles in Jamaica -- "Stop the Fussing and Fighting," "Natty Never Get Weary," and "International Herb" (but sadly no "Trod On"). The rest of this is set is equally strong, and includes the highlights from this trio of high-quality albums.
© Jo-Ann Greene /TiVo
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Joseph Hill, Composer - Culture, MainArtist - Albert Walker, Composer - Lloyd Dayes, Composer
(C) 1990 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1990 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1978 Virgin Records Limited
Joseph Hill, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Errol Brown, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Culture, MainArtist - Albert Walker, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sonia Pottinger, Producer - Kenneth Paley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1990 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1990 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1979 Virgin Records Limited
Joseph Hill, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Madden, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Errol Brown, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Culture, MainArtist - Ansel Collins, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Lindo, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Walker, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Dayes, Composer - Ansell Collins, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Shakespeare, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sticky, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sonia Pottinger, Producer - Kenneth Paley, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Felix "Deadly" Headley, Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Wire Lindo, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Cedric "Im" Brooks, Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Vin Gordon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1990 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1990 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1978 Virgin Records Limited
Joseph Hill, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Errol Brown, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Culture, MainArtist - Albert Walker, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sonia Pottinger, Producer - Kenneth Paley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1990 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1990 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1979 Virgin Records Limited
Joseph Hill, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Madden, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Errol Brown, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Culture, MainArtist - Ansel Collins, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Lindo, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Walker, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Dayes, Composer - Ansell Collins, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Shakespeare, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sticky, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sonia Pottinger, Producer - Kenneth Paley, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Felix "Deadly" Headley, Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Wire Lindo, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Cedric "Im" Brooks, Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Vin Gordon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1990 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1990 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1978 Virgin Records Limited
Joseph Hill, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Madden, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Errol Brown, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Culture, MainArtist - Ansel Collins, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Lindo, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Walker, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Dayes, Composer - Ansell Collins, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Shakespeare, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sticky, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sonia Pottinger, Producer - Kenneth Paley, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Felix "Deadly" Headley, Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Wire Lindo, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Cedric "Im" Brooks, Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Vin Gordon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1990 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1990 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1978 Virgin Records Limited
Joseph Hill, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David Madden, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Errol Brown, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Culture, MainArtist - Ansel Collins, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Lindo, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Walker, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lloyd Dayes, Composer - Ansell Collins, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Shakespeare, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sticky, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sonia Pottinger, Producer - Kenneth Paley, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Felix "Deadly" Headley, Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Wire Lindo, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Cedric "Im" Brooks, Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Vin Gordon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1990 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1990 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1978 Virgin Records Limited
Joseph Hill, Composer - Culture, MainArtist - Sonia Pottinger, Producer
(C) 1990 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1990 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1979 Virgin Records Limited
Joseph Hill, Composer - Culture, MainArtist
(C) 1990 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1990 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1979 Virgin Records Limited
Joseph Hill, Composer - Culture, MainArtist - Sonia Pottinger, Producer
(C) 1990 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1990 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1979 Virgin Records Limited
Joseph Hill, Composer - Culture, MainArtist - Albert Walker, Composer - Lloyd Dayes, Composer
(C) 1990 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1990 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1978 Virgin Records Limited
Joseph Hill, Composer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Errol Brown, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Culture, MainArtist - Albert Walker, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sonia Pottinger, Producer - Kenneth Paley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1990 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1990 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1979 Virgin Records Limited
Joseph Hill, Composer - Culture, MainArtist - Albert Walker, Composer - Lloyd Dayes, Composer - Sonia Pottinger, Producer
(C) 1990 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1990 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1981 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
This 13-track compilation is culled from Culture's three Front Line releases -- Harder Than the Rest, Cumbolo, and International Herb. All three date from 1978-79, and were overseen by producer Sonia Pottinger. Pottinger had risen in the rocksteady age and was famed for her straightforward, almost gentle, productions, which placed the focus on the singers, not the rhythms or studio effects. She remained a force into the roots age, even while she eschewed the dread sound so popular in the day. Thus, although thematically Culture was a deeply dread band, and were accompanied in the studio by some of the island's heaviest hitting roots musicians, all bolstered by the rhythms of Sly & Robbie, these albums had a much lighter musical feel than most cultural offerings from this time. But the lightness nicely counterpoints Joseph Hill's deeply dread lyrics and Albert Walker and Kenneth Paley's sublime harmonies, as the trio offered up cultural and sufferer's songs, fueled by their deeply held Rastafarian beliefs. The collection boasts a number of seminal tracks that went on to become popular singles in Jamaica -- "Stop the Fussing and Fighting," "Natty Never Get Weary," and "International Herb" (but sadly no "Trod On"). The rest of this is set is equally strong, and includes the highlights from this trio of high-quality albums.
© Jo-Ann Greene /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:51
- Main artists: Culture
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Records
- Genre: Reggae
© 1990 Virgin Records Limited This Compilation ℗ 1990 Virgin Records Limited
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