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Jacob Miller

Real Name:
Jacob 'Killer' Miller
Profile:
(May 10 1952 / May 23 1980)
Cousin of Maxi Priest. He had earned the title 'Killer', since he "killed" all competetors in concerts with his mighty opera style vocals and as a Top Showman and great personality.
Protégé of Augustus Pablo with whom he made several records, he also became the vocalist for Inner Circle with whom he made the classic "Tenement Yard"
Signed by Island Records, Inner Circle, and Miller especially, were being groomed for stardom when it was all brought to an abrupt halt when Miller's car hit a pole on Hope Road, Kingston, on May 23 1980.
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Discography

Releases:
Tired Fe Lick Weed In A Bush / Chillum In A Gully (7")   Neville King 1976
Natty Christmas (LP)   Top Ranking 1978
Peace Treaty Special (7")   Top Ranking 1978
Greatest Hits (LP, Album)   Top Ranking International 1979
Jacob "Killer" Miller (LP)   Island Records 1980
Mixed Up Moods (LP)   Top Ranking International 1980
Jacob Miller And Inner Circle (Album) (2 versions)   Island Records ... 1985
Who Say Jah No Dread (7", Single, RP)   Rockers 1986
Greatest Hits! (Comp) (2 versions)   Ras Records Inc. 1987
Jacob "Killer" Miller (Album, Comp) (2 versions)   RAS Records Inc. 1987
Collector's Classics (CD)   RAS Records Inc. 1989
Natty Christmas (CD)   RAS Records Inc. 1990
The "Killer" Rides Again (LP)   VP Records 1991
Who Say Jah No Dread (2 versions)   Greensleeves Records ... 1992
The Best Of Inner Circle (Cass, Comp)   Island Records 1993
Forward Jah Jah Children (Comp, Single) (3 versions)   Trojan Records ... 2004
King Tubby Meets Jacob Miller In A Tenement Yard (CD, Album)   Motion Records 2006
Jacob Miller Lives On (Album) (2 versions)   17 North Parade 2008
Baby I Love You So (7", Single)   Yard Music  
Each One Teach One (7")   Rockers, Rockers  
Each One Teach One / Let's Get Started (12")   Rockers International  
False Rasta (7", Single)   Rockers International  
False Rasta (7", RP)   Rockers  
I Shall Be Released (7", Single)   Ariola, Island Records  
I'm Just A Dread / Version (7")   Joe Gibbs Music  
Keep On Knocking / Book of Life (10")   Rockers  
Promised Land (12")   Shango Records  
Skylarking Dub / Tenament Yard Dub (7")   Groundation  
Zion Gate Open / Give A Helping Hand (7")   Striker Lee  
Appears On:
Reggae Thing (2 versions) Tired Fe Lick Weed In ... Capitol Records ... 1976
Reggay International (LP, Album) Tenement Yard Dynamic Sounds 1976
Barry Biggs And The Inner Circle (LP) Forward Jah Jah Children Trojan Records 1977
King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown (2 versions)   Island Records 1977
Africa Must Be Free By 1983. (Album) (3 versions)   Message ... 1978
Creation Rockers Volume 6 (LP) Forward Jah Jah Childr... Trojan Records 1979
Everything Is Great (Album) (4 versions)   Island Records 1979
Music Machine (Maxi, Single) (2 versions) Music Machine Island Records 1979
Stop Breaking My Heart (7", Single) Sinners Island Records 1979
Cup Of Tea (LP)   Bellaphon 1980
New Age Music (7", Single) New Age Music, Music M... Island Records 1980
New Age Music (Album) (3 versions)   Island Records ... 1980
I Found A Girl / Cinderella Symphony (12") I Found A Girl Top Ranking International 1981
Africa Must Be Free By 1983 / Africa Dub (CD)   Greensleeves Records 1990
The Best Of Inner Circle Featuring Jacob Miller (2 versions) Tenement Yard (Live), ... Island Records 1992
Then...That's What They Called Disco! (CD) Everything Is Great Elevate 1993
Dub, Reggae & Roots From The Melodica King (Comp) (3 versions) Baby I Love You So Ocho ... 2000
Songs An' Trax (CD, Album) Baby I Love You So Multicolor Recordings 2000
Best Of 82-87 (CD, Comp, Album, Enh) Baby I Love You So (12... 4AD 2001
Reggae: I Am King (Classics From The Rockers Era) (CD, Comp) Baby I Love You So Ocho 2001
The Best Of Inner Circle (CD) Forward Jah Jah Children Trojan Records 2001
Don't Give Up Your Culture (Comp) (2 versions)   Moll-Selekta 2003
Whip Them King Tubby! (2 versions) I'm In Love Auralux Recordings 2004
I Like It Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Baby I Love You So Compost Records 2005
The Essential Augustus Pablo (2xCD) Baby I Love You So Metro Doubles 2006
Dancehall : The Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall Culture Vol 2 (Comp) (2 versions) I'm Just A Dread/One Shut Soul Jazz Records 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Rock Steady Coxsone Style (LP, Comp) Let Me Love You Coxsone Records, Studio One 1968
Rockers (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Comp) (5 versions) Tenement Yard Mango ... 1979
Reggae Is Great! (LP) I Shall Be Released Island Records 1980
Classic Rockers (LP) Baby I Love You So Mango 1987
Classic Rockers 2 (LP) Keep On Knocking, Each... Rockers 1989
Clement "Coxsone" Dodd - Musical Fever 1967-1968 (2xLP) Let Me Love You Trojan Records 1989
Groove Yard (2 versions) Tenement Yard 4th & B'way Records ... 1989
Jammin' (Comp) (3 versions) All Night Till Daylight PolyGram ... 1989
Presents Rockers International 2 (LP, Comp) False Rasta (Vocal Cu... Greensleeves Records, Rockers 1992
Tougher Than Tough - The Story Of Jamaican Music (2 versions) Tenemend Yard Mango 1993
Augustus Pablo Presents Cultural Showcase (CD, Comp) False Rasta RAS Records Inc. 1994
Augustus Pablo Classic Rockers (CD) Baby I Love You So Island Records, Island Records 1995
Classic Reggae Mastercuts Volume 1 (Comp) (2 versions) Keep On Knocking (Orig... Mastercuts 1995
Classic Rockers (CD) Baby I Love You So Island Jamaica, Island Records 1995
Studio Brussel: Het Museum - Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Mary Mary Play That Beat! 1995
Reggae Classics Serious Selections Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Suzy Wong Rewind Selecta 1996
Revolutionary Sounds (CD) False Rasta Shanachie 1998
Smoke The Herb 2nd Pound : Various High Grades (Comp) (2 versions) Tired Fi Lick Weed Inn... VP Records 1999
Volume 5 • 1972-1995 • Reggae Roots (CD, Comp) Tenement Yard Island Records 1999
Dub, Reggae & Roots From The Melodica King (Comp) (2 versions) Baby I Love You So Ocho ... 2000
500% Dynamite! (Comp) (2 versions) Healing Of The Nation Soul Jazz Records 2001
Reggae: I Am King (Classics From The Rockers Era) (Comp) (2 versions) Baby I Love You So Ocho 2001
Don't Give Up Your Culture (Comp) (2 versions) False Rasta Moll-Selekta 2003
Mambo Meets Firehouse Inna Dancehall (CD, Comp) Baby I Love You So (Vo... Hot Records 2003
Trojan Ras Reggae Box Set (3xCD, Comp, Ltd + Box) Tenement Yard Trojan Records 2003
Reggae Classics (3xCD + Box) Baby I Love You So Crimson 2004
VersionExcursion Volume One: Roots & Rockers (Cass) Keep On Knocking, Who ... SoulForce Music 2004
Happy Holidays 2005 - Happy Luck 2006 (CD, Comp) Broke At Christmas Stones Throw Records 2005
Life Goes In Circles - Sounds From The Talent Corporation 1974 To 1979 (Comp) (2 versions) Ghetto On Fire Pressure Sounds 2005
Original Reggae Selection (2xCD, Comp) Baby I Love You So Original Selection Records 2006
Rare Grooves Reggae 04 (CD) I'm In Love Nova Records 2006
Studio One Soul 2 (2 versions) Westbound Train Soul Jazz Records 2006
Dub Anthology (4xCD, Comp) Baby I Love You So Wagram 2007
Reggae (4xCD, Comp) Peace Treaty Special Wagram 2007
Trojan Selecta Vol. 5 (CD, Comp) Tenement Yard Trojan Records 2007
Dancehall : The Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall Culture Vol 2 (Comp) (2 versions) I'm Just A Dread/One Shut Soul Jazz Records 2008
The Mystic World Of Augustus Pablo - The Rockers Story (4xCD, Comp + DVD + Box) False Rasta, Baby I Lo... Shanachie 2008
Roots With Quality (2xLP) Moses VP Records 2009
Attack Gold Volume 1 (2xLP) Zion Gates Attack  
Cultural Showcase (LP) False Rasta Rockers International  
Unfinished Dub (10") Stop Them Jah Pablo International  
Unofficial Releases:
Riddim Thief (Cass) Join Joseph Massive International 1996
Panic Prevention Vol. 1 (Cass, Mixed) Tenement Yard Not On Label 2005
Baby I Love You So (12", S/Sided) Baby I Love You So Not On Label 2008
Baby I Love U (7", RE) Baby I Love U Gold Series  
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