This Is Ska and Reggae Roots

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Tracklist

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1Small Axe
recording engineer:
Sylvan Morris
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records) and The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
mixer:
Phill Brown (UK engineer) and Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
recorded at:
Harry J’s Recording Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1973-04)
recording of:
Small Axe (in 1973-04)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Fifty Six Hope Road
Bob Marley3.73:59
2She's Alright
The Skeletones33:39
3Gangsters
recording of:
Gangsters
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
arranger:
Jerry Dammers
quotes music from:
Al Capone
The Specials3:19
4Big 6
Judge Dread2:49
5Free Yourself
The Untouchables3:51
6Silver World
Dennis Brown2:51
7Storybook Children
Gregory Isaacs3:27
8Tell Me Something Good
Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters3:27
9400 Years
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Lloyd Parks (Jamaican bassist) (in 1970-11)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1970-11)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1970-11) and Ranford “Rannie Bop” Williams (in 1970-11)
keyboard:
Glen Adams (in 1970-11)
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson (in 1970-11)
lead vocals:
Peter Tosh (in 1970-11)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1970-11) and Bunny Wailer (in 1970-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1970-11)
recording of:
Four Hundred Years (in 1970-11)
writer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter) and Peter Tosh
publisher:
Jamrec Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Bob Marley12:35
10Rude Boy Gone Jail
Special Skank feat. Neville Staple4:40
11Treat Me Like a King
John Holt2:41
12Cus Cus
Horace Andy2:36
13Tu-Sheng Peng
U Brown3:27
14Roman Soldiers of Babylon
Freddie McGregor2:55
15We Are Africa
Sly & Robbie3:16
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