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Police and Thieves (album)

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Released
  
1977

Police and Thieves (1977)
  
Tedious (1978)

Release date
  
1977

Label
  
Island Records

Length
  
37:59

Artist
  
Junior Murvin

Producer
  
Lee "Scratch" Perry

Genre
  
Reggae

Recorded
  
Black Ark Studio, Washington Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica

Reggae albums
  
War Ina Babylon, Party Time, Reggae Greats: Lee "Scratch, Chant Down Babylon, Arkology

Junior murvin police and thieves


Police and Thieves is an album by Junior Murvin and backing band The Upsetters, released in 1977. Along with The Heptones' Party Time and Max Romeo's War Ina Babylon, this album is considered part of a Black Ark Lee 'Scratch' Perry-produced "holy trinity".

Contents

Junior murvin police and thieves


Track listing

All tracks composed by Junior Murvin and Lee "Scratch" Perry; except where indicated

Original LP

  1. "Roots Train"
  2. "Police and Thieves"
  3. "Solomon" (Murvin)
  4. "Rescue Jah Children"
  5. "Tedious"
  6. "False Teachin" (Perry)
  7. "Easy Task" (Murvin)
  8. "Lucifer"
  9. "Workin' in the Cornfield" (Perry)
  10. "I Was Appointed" (Murvin)

2003 CD re-release

  1. "Roots Train"
  2. "Police and Thieves"
  3. "Solomon"
  4. "Rescue Jah Children"
  5. "Tedious"
  6. "False Teachin"
  7. "Easy Task"
  8. "Lucifer"
  9. "Working in the Cornfield"
  10. "I Was Appointed"
  11. "Childhood Sweetheart" (Murvin)
  12. "Bad Weed" (Discomix)
  13. "Roots Train" (Discomix)
  14. "Memories" (B-side of "Police and Thieves")
  15. "Rasta Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready")

Personnel

  • Junior Murvin - vocals
  • Cedric Myton, George Faith - vocals
  • Robert "Billy" Johnson - guitar
  • Boris Gardiner - bass
  • Winston Wright, Errol "Tarzan" Nelson - keyboards
  • "Dirty" Harry Hall, Herman Marquis, "Deadly" Headley Bennett - horns
  • Dillinger - additional vocals on "Roots Train" discomix
  • Tony Wright - cover illustration

    • Songs

    1Roots Train3:45
    2Police and Thieves3:54
    3Solomon2:58

    References

    Police and Thieves (album) Wikipedia
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