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01. DERRICK MORGAN - People Decision
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02. DERRICK MORGAN - Racing At Ballistic Park
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03. DERRICK MORGAN - Let's Build A Better Jamaica
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04. DERRICK MORGAN - Natty Dread Forward Out Of Babylon
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05. DERRICK MORGAN - Let Me Go Girl
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06. DERRICK MORGAN - My Dickie
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07. DERRICK MORGAN - Ride Manny Fanny
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08. DERRICK MORGAN - Rough Grinder
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09. DERRICK MORGAN - Wreck A Fanny
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10. DERRICK MORGAN - Ital Man
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11. DERRICK MORGAN - In The Public's Interest
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ARTIST
MORGAN, DERRICK
TITLE
People Decision
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
RADIATION ROOTS
CATALOG #
RR 306CD
RR 306CD
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
4/21/2017
Radiation Roots present a reissue of
Derrick Morgan
's
People Decision
, originally released in 1977. One of the very first artists to begin recording in Jamaica, Derrick Morgan is a beloved ska icon and a pioneer of the "skinhead reggae" style. Blessed with a rich, deep tenor, which with he belts out his clever and often humorous lyrics, Morgan became known on the Kingston music scene through
Vere Johns
's regular talent contests, and enjoyed a lengthy run of hits during the 1960s for producers such as
Simeon Smith
,
Duke Reid
, and
Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd
(among others), cultivating a popular vinyl feud with
Prince Buster
after being brought into
Leslie Kong
's camp by the young
Jimmy Cliff
. Morgan moved to England during the late 1960s to capitalize on the skinhead reggae craze, but was back in Jamaica from the early 1970s, and since
Bunny Lee
was his brother-in-law, the two have always maintained a close working relationship.
People Decision
, voiced at
King Tubby
's studio for Lee and released by Third World in 1977, sees Morgan in politicized roots reggae mode on songs like "Let's Build A Better Jamaica", the symbolic racetrack drama "Racing At Ballistic Park", and the title track, which all boosted the socialist policies of the ruling People's National Party; "Natty Dread Forward Out Of Babylon" updates the "Tougher Than Tough" saga, and there's a slew of rude tunes, including "My Dickie", "Rough Grinder", and "Ride Manny Fanny".
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