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Showcase in a Suitcase

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Released
  
1980

Release date
  
1980

Label
  
PRE Records

Artist
  
Prince Far I

Producer
  
Prince Far I

Genre
  
Reggae

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Recorded
  
Channel One Studios, Kingston, Jamaica, 1980

Similar
  
Prince Far I albums, Reggae albums

Showcase In A Suitcase is a reggae album comprising showcase (songs followed by dubs) format material produced by Prince Far I, and performed by Prince Far I, Ashanti Roy, The Wailing Souls, and Naggo Morris. The backing band throughout is the Roots Radics. The tracks on the album were taken from singles released on Prince Far I's Cry Tuff label, and remixed for inclusion on the album. The album reached number six in the UK Reggae Chart published by Sounds in December 1980.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Throw Away Your Gun" - Prince Far I & Ashanti Roy
  2. "Buds Bush" - The Roots Radics
  3. "How Love Devine" - Prince Far I & The Wailing Souls
  4. "Lowers Frock" - The Roots Radics
  5. "If You Want To Know Your Friend" - Prince Far I & Ashanti Roy
  6. "Farm Drunk" - The Roots Radics
  7. "Can't Take Su Su Pon Dread" - Naggo Morris
  8. "Prince Far I Dub" - The Roots Radics
  9. "Mighty Ruler" - Prince Far I & Naggo Morris
  10. "Jah Do That" - The Roots Radics

Personnel

  • Drums: Lincoln "Style" Scott
  • Bass guitar: Errol "Flabba" Holt
  • Rhythm Guitar: Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont
  • Lead Guitar: Noel "Sowell" Bailey
  • Keyboards: Gladstone Anderson
  • Percussion: Roy Johnston Kongo, Prince Far I, Scollie

    • Engineered by Anthony "Crucial Bunny" Graham and Noel "Scollie" Simms

    Songs

    1Throw Away Your Gun (feat Ashanti Roy)Roydel Johnson
    2Buds BushRoots Radics
    3How Love Devine (feat The Wailing Souls)The Wailing Souls

    References

    Showcase in a Suitcase Wikipedia
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