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GREL 051LP
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2022 repress. Originally released in 1983. "The follow-up to Linval Thompson's classic 1982 album, Look How Me Sexy, Baby Father arrived the following year, and was equally masterful. Both sets were self-produced at Channel One studio, with Anthony Hamilton at the mixing board, and the Roots Radics at their finest. However, the latter album also boasted saxophonist Dean Fraser and trombonist Ronald 'Nambo' Robinson, and their inclusion in the line-up seems to have pushed Thompson to even greater emotional heights. In general, the singer had a gentle vocal style, although he imbued it with absolute conviction, leaving no doubt that when he cried 'really and truly' -- his dancehall catch phrase at the time, he absolutely meant every word he was singing. This was as true on Thompson's romantic numbers as on his cultural ones. Baby Father was stuffed with gorgeous love and lovelorn numbers, and each one was a stunner. The disappointment that fills 'She Gone,' the emotional power of 'Yes I'm Coming,' the beauty of 'Love Me Forever,' all are fabulous and enhanced by the Radics' own melody-strewn performances across a stream of resurrected musical gems, which keyboardist Wycliffe 'Steely' Johnson infuses with a pure Studio One sound. The cultural numbers are just as strong, and songs like 'Run Down Vanity' and 'Poor Man' are classics, but even more potent were 'Shouldn't Lift Your Hand,' and the title track, which tackles domestic violence and addresses irresponsible young men respectively. To this day, Thompson's reputation as a producer far outweighs the respect he garnered as a singer. This masterpiece again proves those comparison are unfair, and his dramatic dancehall productions here, of especial note 'Tell Me the Right Time,' are equaled by his excellent, intelligent lyrics and forthright performances throughout this set." --AllMusic
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GREL 2108LP
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2022 repress. Originally released in 1982. Greensleeves dub classic. Remastered with bonus disc of original vocal cuts. Features The Roots Radics, Dennis Brown, Eek-A-Mouse, The Viceroys, and The Meditations. Mixed by Scientist, Soldgie. Recorded At: Channel One Recording Studio. Mixed At: Channel One and King Tubby's Studio. Includes 24" by 24" color poster of the front cover.
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MOV 2346COL-LP
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"The Jamaican reggae and dub musician Linval Thompson's career began around the age of 20. He has been a pioneer within the reggae genre and collaborated with many great Jamaican musicians. I Love Marijuana was his first self-produced LP in 1978 and followed the success of the same-titled single. Other successful tracks include the funky 'Dread Are The Controller' and 'Just Another Girl'. For the recordings, Linval is backed up by one of the nation's best bands The Revolutionaries, which included Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare and Errol Smith. After the release of I Love Marijuana, Linval moved on to become a prominent record producer and worked with greats like Lee Perry, Bunny Lee, The Wailing Souls and Eek-A-Mouse amongst many others. I Love Marijuana is available as a limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on light green colored vinyl."
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GREL 033LP
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2022 repress. Reissue, originally released in 1982. "Linval Thompson's production career has long overshadowed his work as a vocalist, which is a shame, because Thompson is a fine singer and an exceptional songwriter. He began recording in his teens during the roots era, unleashing fabulous cultural numbers that still have the power to impress. As musical fashions shifted in the new decade, culture ebbed, but by then Thompson had already established himself as a formidable producer. His dubby style was quite similar to Henry 'Junjo' Lawes, not surprising considering that Lawes' first production was in conjunction with Thompson, and both utilized the Roots Radics as their backing band. The differences are subtle, with Lawes creating a somewhat brighter sound than Thompson. Listeners can work out the rest for themselves on Look How Me Sexy, comparing the fabulous Lawes-produced title track to the rest of this flawlessly self-produced set. With culture in sharp decline, Thompson turned his attention to more personal matters, yet he still offered up thought-provoking numbers. 'Baby Mother' defies the current climes with its chiding of those who would take advantage of a young, single mom. Equally startling is 'You're Young,' wherein the singer attempts to convince a willing schoolgirl to return to her own bed. The title track, too, is a surprise, not a proud boast but a plaintive plea to keep his girl from leaving. Across a host of gorgeous, delicate love songs and the dread roots of the sizzling 'I Spy,' Thompson showcases his own gentle vocals to their best advantage. Regardless of the Radics' simmering backings and his own hefty, dubby productions, Sexy has a wonderfully delicate quality that sets the whole luminescent set aglow. A masterpiece from a star producer and underrated singer." --AllMusic
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CT 1027LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1984. Classic Rastafari/roots from Rasta militant Linval Thompson. On purple vinyl.
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DBCD 049CD
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"At the close of the 1970s, a new, strident style of reggae developed that by the close of the year had supplanted the roots sound, continuing to dominate Jamaica's musical landscape through to the mid-Eighties: dancehall. Few producers embraced the genre with more skill than Linval Thompson, who between 1982 and 1983 delivered four superb dancehall collections to Trojan Records, with each showcasing a major talent of the era. All but one of this quartet of LPs appear on CD for the first time in the UK, with Tristan Palma's Settle Down Girl making its full digital debut. The 2CD set is further bolstered by four Linval Thompson-produced bonus tracks, ensuring a musical feast for fans of the original dancehall sound."
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DBCD 044CD
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"Released by Trojan Records in 1978 and 1979, respectively, both of these lauded collections finally see their official reissue with this 2CD set, which also includes Thompson's own best-selling album, I Love Marijuana, and ten bonus tracks, first issued by the famed London-based reggae company on its Attack subsidiary."
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BSR 918LP
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"Originally released in 1978 on Burning Sounds, Linval Thompson's Love Is The Question is a reggae masterpiece. Out of print since its original release, this album is now being reissued on vinyl."
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CTCD 1027CD
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African Princess is a set of Linval Thompson's Channel One recordings from 1974-6. Musicians include Robbie Shakespeare, Earl "Chinna" Smith, Tony Chin, Ossie Hibbert, Augustus Pablo, Tommy McCook, and more. "Bunny Lee's 'flying cymbal' production dominates the session and consequently the listener might recognize several of these cuts from dub compilations on Blood & Fire. Generally speaking, though, this is not a dub record. Only the last song on each side is followed by a dub version. These are straight-ahead rockers with no frills and, depending on the pressing, rather muddy production. It is also worth mentioning that 'Money Money' and 'Blood Gonna Run,' among others, find Robbie Shakespeare at his slippery and infectious best. Serious basslines throughout." --AllMusic Guide.
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CTCD 111CD
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2018 repress of 1979 release. Linval Thompson was the quintessential roots vocalist who also scored hits in the lover's rock mode; as a quick-witted producer, he helped germinate the contemporary dancehall style. Six Babylon shows him in fine form, in the company of musicians like Sly & Robbie, Earl "Chinna" Smith, and more.
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BSR 923LP
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"Reissue of Linval Thompson's 1978 album on 180 gram vinyl. Featuring Sly and Robbie, produced by Linval and mixed by King Tubby, this one of Linval's best albums."
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BSR 944LP
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"Reggae great Linval Thompson's 1980 album reissued on vinyl."
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BSR 952CD
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"First time on CD for these Linval Thompson albums. 1979's I Love Jah is packaged with 1980's Follow My Heart."
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BSR 943LP
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"1979 reggae album from Linval Thompson reissued on vinyl."
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RR 309CD
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Radiation Roots present a reissue of Linval Thompson's Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks, originally released in 1976. Distinctive tenor singer Linval Thompson honed his singing craft in his formative years, growing in the west Kingston ghetto of Three Mile, where he was associated with Dennis Brown, Johnnie Clarke, and Al Campbell. A subsequent move to New York brought him into expatriate act Hugh Hendricks and the Buccaneers, with his debut recording, "No Other Woman", being made circa early 1974 at Patrick Alley's Art Craft studio. A series of other singles followed from his New York sojourn, but the return to Jamaica in 1974 led to more noteworthy singles for Stamma Hobson, Phil Pratt, and Lee 'Scratch' Perry, with "Jah Jah Redder Than Red" and "Girl You've Got To Run", both cut at the Black Ark for Pratt, being the most successful. Yet, it was all but a prelude to the breakthrough success he would finally achieve upon teaming up with Bunny Lee for "Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks" one of the most popular releases of 1975; a debut album of the same name, issued by Third World in 1976, contained some of his most outstanding material, including the devotional "Jah Jah The Conqueror" and "Long Long Dreadlocks", the romance thriller "Black Princess Lady" and the anti-rude boy opus, "Cool Down Your Temper".
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RR 309LP
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LP version. Radiation Roots present a reissue of Linval Thompson's Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks, originally released in 1976. Distinctive tenor singer Linval Thompson honed his singing craft in his formative years, growing in the west Kingston ghetto of Three Mile, where he was associated with Dennis Brown, Johnnie Clarke, and Al Campbell. A subsequent move to New York brought him into expatriate act Hugh Hendricks and the Buccaneers, with his debut recording, "No Other Woman", being made circa early 1974 at Patrick Alley's Art Craft studio. A series of other singles followed from his New York sojourn, but the return to Jamaica in 1974 led to more noteworthy singles for Stamma Hobson, Phil Pratt, and Lee 'Scratch' Perry, with "Jah Jah Redder Than Red" and "Girl You've Got To Run", both cut at the Black Ark for Pratt, being the most successful. Yet, it was all but a prelude to the breakthrough success he would finally achieve upon teaming up with Bunny Lee for "Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks" one of the most popular releases of 1975; a debut album of the same name, issued by Third World in 1976, contained some of his most outstanding material, including the devotional "Jah Jah The Conqueror" and "Long Long Dreadlocks", the romance thriller "Black Princess Lady" and the anti-rude boy opus, "Cool Down Your Temper".
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JRCD 010CD
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2015 repress; originally released in 2002. A collection of previously-unreleased dubs from Bunny Lee's vaults, once again. This time the focus is on Linval Thompson and the dubwise versions of some of his best-known work. This original release followed Thompson's 2002 Phoenix Dub release on Motion Records and his 2002 Can't Stop Us Now compilation on Easy Star Records. CD includes two tracks not included on the LP version.
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JRSLP 003LP
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Limited stock. RSD 2015 release. Linval Thompson, although known for his production work in the reggae field, actually began his musical career as a singer. His distinctive chant-like vocals are spread over a catalog of roots lead tracks that sometimes can get overlooked. Dreadlock Sessions, a limited-edition vinyl-only release, focuses on that material. So sit back and enjoy Linval Thompson's Dreadlock Sessions where vocal meets version... Respect.
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JR 7024EP
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From the very successful Jamaican Recordings 7'' singles club, here is one of Linval Thompson's big hits for producer Bunny Lee in the mid-1970s backed with its conquering dub cut.
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KSCD 048CD
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Linval Thompson is one of the great roots vocalists that ruled the dancefloors of Jamaica in the mid-'70s. With his distinctive vocal style and roots lyrics, he spoke of the struggles that faced the Rastas, which touched a chord with the people of Jamaica. This in turn would set a tone that he carried on through his music career and future production work. Even though he achieved a lot of success as a producer, it is his singing career that is the focus here, and Kingston Sounds has compiled a string of his classic hits for your enjoyment.
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KSLP 048LP
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LP version. Linval Thompson is one of the great roots vocalists that ruled the dancefloors of Jamaica in the mid-'70s. With his distinctive vocal style and roots lyrics, he spoke of the struggles that faced the Rastas, which touched a chord with the people of Jamaica. This in turn would set a tone that he carried on through his music career and future production work. Even though he achieved a lot of success as a producer, it is his singing career that is the focus here, and Kingston Sounds has compiled a string of his classic hits for your enjoyment.
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CT 104LP
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2022 restock. Channel One recordings from 1974-6. With Robbie Shakespeare, "Chinner" Smith, Tony Chin, Ossie Hibbert, Agustus Pablo, Tommy McCook, etc. "Bunny Lee's 'flying cymbal' production dominates the session and consequently the listener might recognize several of these cuts from dub compilations on Blood & Fire. Generally speaking, though, this is not a dub record. Only the last song on each side is followed by a dub version. These are straight-ahead rockers with no frills and, depending on the pressing, rather muddy production. It is also worth mentioning that 'Money Money' and 'Blood Gonna Run,' among others, find Robbie Shakespeare at his slippery and infectious best. Serious basslines throughout." -- AMG.
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CTLP 111LP
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2014 repress. "Linval Thompson was the quintessential roots vocalist who also scored hits in the lover's rock mode; as a quick-witted producer, he helped germinate the contemporary dancehall style."
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AA 189LP
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2018 repress. All tracks backed by Roots Radics, produced by Linval Thompson at King Tubby Studio.
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JRLP 010LP
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