WAILING SOULS KINGDOM RISE KINGDOM FALL BLUE VINYL 12" GREENSLEEVES GRED 43
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VERY NICE COLLECTIBLE 12" SINGLE BY THE WAILING SOULS. BRILLIANT CONDITION
"The Wailing Souls (originally The Renegades) are a Jamaican reggae vocal group whose origins date back to the 1960s. The group has undergone several line-up changes over the years with Winston "Pipe" Matthews and Lloyd "Bread" McDonald the only constant members. They have been nominated for Grammy Awards three times."
"In the mid-1970s, The Wailing Souls association with producer Joseph Hoo Kim and his Channel One Studios brought them a string of hits, backed by house band The Revolutionaries, including "Back Biter", "Very Well", "Things and Time", "Jah Jah Give Us Life", and "War".[1][2] In 1977 the band started their own 'Massive' label, further hits following in "Bredda Gravalicious" and "Feel the Spirit".[1][6] The band's success reached another level in 1978 when their Wild Suspense album, featuring remixed tracks from their singles, was released internationally by Island Records. 1980s - In the early 1980s they recorded with Sly and Robbie for the duo's Taxi label and continued to record at Channel One for producer Henry "Junjo" Lawes, singles from this era including "Fire House Rock", which was the title track from their 1980 album, released by Greensleeves Records.[1] In the same era they also worked with other producers such as Linval Thompson (Wailing)."
Some info from discogs on this version:-
Wailing Souls – Kingdom Rise Kingdom Fall Label: Greensleeves Records – GRED 43 Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Blue Country: UK Released: 1980 Genre: Reggae Style: Roots Reggae, Dub
Tracklist A Kingdom Rise Kingdom Fall B A Day Will Come
Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Greensleeves Records Ltd. Copyright © – Greensleeves Records Ltd. Published By – Greensleeves Publishing Ltd. Recorded At – Channel One Recording Studio Mixed At – Channel One Recording Studio
Credits Backing Band – Roots Radics Band* Lacquer Cut By – RAYS* Mixed By – Barnabas Plated By – EG* Producer – Henry "Junjo" Lawes Written-By – H. Lawes*, Wailing Souls
Notes Recorded and mixed at Channel One.
Blue vinyl. Also issued on black vinyl.
Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Runout, etched, side A): GRED 43 A EG RAYS Matrix / Runout (Runout, etched, side B): GRED 43 B EG
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