Congos, The - Heart Of The Congos
Label:
Catalog#:
BAFCD 009
Format:
2 x CD
Country:
UK
Released:
1996
Genre:
Reggae
Style:
Dub,
Roots Reggae
Tracklist
| 1.01 | Fisherman | 6:03 | ||
| Bass - Geoffrey Chung | ||||
| 1.02 | Congoman | 6:38 | ||
| 1.03 | Open Up The Gate | 4:28 | ||
| 1.04 | Children Crying | 4:42 | ||
| 1.05 | La La Bam-Bam | 3:51 | ||
| Backing Vocals - Gregory Isaacs | ||||
| 1.06 | Can't Come In | 5:51 | ||
| 1.07 | Sodom And Gomorrow | 6:10 | ||
| 1.08 | The Wrong Thing | 5:31 | ||
| 1.09 | Ark Of The Covenant | 6:18 | ||
| 1.10 | Solid Foundation | 5:56 | ||
| 1.11 | At The Feast | 3:38 | ||
| 1.12 | Nicodemus | 7:36 | ||
| 2.01 | Congoman (12" Mix) | 6:15 | ||
| 2.02 | Congoman Chant | 6:17 | ||
| 2.03 | Bring The Mackaback | 4:03 | ||
| 2.04 | Noah Sugar Pan | 3:27 | ||
| 2.05 | Solid Foundation (Disco Cork Mix) | 5:57 | ||
Credits
Backing Vocals -
Meditations, The
,
Watty Burnett
Bass - Boris Gardiner
Co-producer - Lee Perry
Drums - Sly Dunbar
Guitar [Lead Guitar] - Ernest Ranglin
Bass - Boris Gardiner
Co-producer - Lee Perry
Drums - Sly Dunbar
Guitar [Lead Guitar] - Ernest Ranglin
Notes
Recorded in The Black Ark 1976/77.
All tracks written by Cedric Myton and Roydel Johnson except track 1 and 2 by Cedric Myton, Roydel Johnson and Lee Perry.
Digital remaster of the 1977 album with "lost" tracks on CD 2.
Released as digipak with 36 page booklet
All tracks written by Cedric Myton and Roydel Johnson except track 1 and 2 by Cedric Myton, Roydel Johnson and Lee Perry.
Digital remaster of the 1977 album with "lost" tracks on CD 2.
Released as digipak with 36 page booklet
Instead, I wanted to highlight some of the details about this 2xCD edition. Blood and Fire have a well-earned reputation for excellent reissues - great selection, mastering and artwork - and here they have given this classic album the respect it deserves. This edition is lavishly presented in a slimline clear double jewel case with a 20+ page full colour booklet on thick stock. The art and design from Intro gives an organic feel to the package with images of the original LP and irie collages of found objects. The booklet also has an essay and some short technical notes about the remastering process.
CD1 largely follows the tracklisting of the original LP, with a couple of extra tracks. CD2 is a collection of versions including two spacious mixes of Congoman. The audio has been transparently remastered - it never feels fatiguing like overdone remastering sometimes feels.
Altogether, Blood & Fire do it again with a superb edition of a sublime album. Essential!