{"title":"Burning Spear Vinyl","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"burning-spear-farover","title":"Burning Spear - Farover","description":"","brand":"Heartbeat Records (2)","offers":[{"title":"UK \/ Heartbeat Records (2) \/ NM \/ VG+","offer_id":48271394865310,"sku":"EVP-B0CABD92-NM-VGp-NONE0000","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/NzUtNzE2My5qcGVn.jpg?v=1789422431"},{"product_id":"burning-spear-the-fittest-of-the-fittest-1983","title":"Burning Spear - The Fittest Of The Fittest (1983)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1983 US pressing, Heartbeat Records HB22, pressed by Wakefield Manufacturing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeartbeat Records issued The Fittest Of The Fittest in the United States in 1983 as HB22, a number that also appears in the form HB-22. Bill Kipper cut the lacquers at Masterdisk, and Wakefield Manufacturing pressed the discs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe object\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A's deadwax reads HB 22-A-1 MASTERDISK-BK 41952-A1 and side B's HB 22-B-1 MASTERDISK-BK 41952-B1; MASTERDISK and a Wakefield W-over-M logo are stamped, the rest etched. The jacket for HB22 was made in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContext\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1983 is the year of both the album and this Heartbeat issue, which appeared alongside EMI's European pressings and the Radic edition in the UK. HB22 carries a 1983 phonographic copyright in the name of EMI Records Ltd. The songs were recorded and mixed at Tuff Gong Recording Studio, with Errol Brown engineering and mixing alongside Winston Rodney.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe album\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurning Spear's 1983 album has a page of its own for the wider story of The Fittest Of The Fittest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fittest Of The Fittest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFire Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBad To Worst\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepatriation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Boy Garvey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2000 Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Heartbeat Records","offers":[{"title":"VG+ \/ VG+","offer_id":48310187819166,"sku":"EVP-52EF1C11-VGp-VGp-448CD75D","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/d-fittest-hb22.jpg?v=1790049485"},{"product_id":"burning-spear-resistance-1985","title":"Burning Spear - Resistance (1985)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1985 US pressing, Heartbeat Records HB33\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResistance was released in 1985 on Heartbeat Records as HB33, and this is the American LP of that year. Tom Coyne cut the lacquers at Frankford\/Wayne Mastering Labs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe object\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEtched in the deadwax are HB-33-A SMA 44062 F\/W ¢ on side A and 44062 SMA HB-33-B on side B; the F\/W and the ¢ on side A are the Frankford\/Wayne and Tom Coyne marks. The labels give the catalog number as 33 (44062), and this edition's Canadian-made jacket has no barcode on its back. Art concept and photography for Resistance are credited to Wicked And Wild.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContext\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResistance and this HB33 LP both date from 1985, with the phonographic copyright held by Poli-Rhythm Ltd. Recording took place at Tuff Gong, with horns for Mek We Yadd and Jah Feeling added at Aquarius in Kingston; Jack Nuber mixed the album at Skyline Studios, and Nelson Miller co-produced with Winston Rodney.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe album\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResistance as an album, from its recording onward, is covered on the album page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResistance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMek We Yadd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoly Foundation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQueen Of The Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Force\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJah Say\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe Been There\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJah Feeling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove To You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Heartbeat Records","offers":[{"title":"VG+ \/ VG+","offer_id":48310203089054,"sku":"EVP-80907B7E-VGp-VGp-86417FEC","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/d-resistance-hb33.jpg?v=1790049485"},{"product_id":"burning-spear-harder-than-the-best-1979-keel-pressing","title":"Burning Spear - Harder Than The Best (1979, Keel Pressing)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1979 US pressing, Mango MLPS 9567, pressed at Keel Mfg. Corp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the 1979 US Mango edition of \u003cem\u003eHarder Than The Best\u003c\/em\u003e, pressed by Keel Mfg. Corp., whose ᐉ mark is stamped in the runouts beside a stamped Sterling credit. John Dent mastered it at The Sound Clinic, and the lacquers were cut at Sterling Sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe object\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe labels title several songs differently from the jacket: side A opens as The Ghost (Marcus Garvey), and the jacket's separate Black Wa-Da-Da is joined to The Invasion as one track, leaving five songs on side A against the six the jacket lists. Label matrices read MLPS-9567-A and MLPS-9567-B.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContext\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set gathers Burning Spear recordings from 1975 to 1978, drawn from the Marcus Garvey, Garvey's Ghost, Man In The Hills, Dry \u0026amp; Heavy, Live and Social Living albums. Winston Rodney wrote most of it, with Phillip Fullwood credited as co-writer on several songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarcus Garvey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDry \u0026amp; Heavy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrow Down Your Arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial Living\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Invasion (AKA Black Wa-Da-Da)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlavery Days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Marcus Garvey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMan In The Hills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCivilized Reggae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMore from Burning Spear\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/burning-spear-reggae-greats-1985-hauppauge-pressing\"\u003eBurning Spear - Reggae Greats (1985, Hauppauge Pressing)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/burning-spear-the-fittest-of-the-fittest-1983\"\u003eBurning Spear - The Fittest Of The Fittest (1983)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/burning-spear-resistance-1985\"\u003eBurning Spear - Resistance (1985)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mango","offers":[{"title":"VG+ \/ VG+","offer_id":67434345398430,"sku":"EVP-10264D0A-VGp-VGp-B6BE0400","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/1400x1400bb_c3917b57-c70b-4fc4-b4d7-b6da7eaae0a1.jpg?v=1790992867"},{"product_id":"burning-spear-reggae-greats-1985-hauppauge-pressing","title":"Burning Spear - Reggae Greats (1985, Hauppauge Pressing)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1985 US pressing, Mango MLPS 9785, pressed at Hauppauge Record Manufacturing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the March 1985 US issue of \u003cem\u003eReggae Greats\u003c\/em\u003e on Mango, pressed by Hauppauge Record Manufacturing, whose ᐉ mark is stamped in both runouts. Sterling Sound cut the lacquers, and a blue-label Mango repress from around 1988 carries the same runouts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe object\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA twelve-track LP on red Mango labels marked MLPS 9785-A and MLPS 9785-B. The runouts are etched A-1 MLPS - 9785 with the side letter, beside the stamped ᐉ and STERLING.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContext\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrevor Wyatt compiled the set from Burning Spear's Island recordings, with liner notes by Rob Partridge and Roger Steffens, and Island's copyright line dates the compilation to 1984. Jack Ruby produced seven of the tracks and Winston Rodney the other five, with Karl Pitterson sharing the production of Social Living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoor Peep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlavery Days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Disciples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMan In The Hills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrow Down Your Arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial Living\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarcus Garvey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDry \u0026amp; Heavy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Wa-Da-Da (Invasion)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMore from Burning Spear\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/burning-spear-harder-than-the-best-1979-keel-pressing\"\u003eBurning Spear - Harder Than The Best (1979, Keel Pressing)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/burning-spear-the-fittest-of-the-fittest-1983\"\u003eBurning Spear - The Fittest Of The Fittest (1983)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/burning-spear-resistance-1985\"\u003eBurning Spear - Resistance (1985)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mango","offers":[{"title":"VG+ \/ VG","offer_id":67434376822942,"sku":"EVP-3FEB1871-VGp-VG-860E561F","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/OS5qcGVn_6c60c0a9-35ea-4158-b6eb-85d48133cdd4.jpg?v=1790992813"}],"url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/collections\/burning-spear-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}