{"product_id":"max-romeo-the-upsetters-war-ina-babylon-golden-sunshine-vinyl","title":"Max Romeo \u0026 The Upsetters - War Ina Babylon (Golden Sunshine Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tVsS6ksBTEo?controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGolden Sunshine Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJackpot Records cut this reissue all-analog from the original master tapes, with Kevin Gray mastering at Cohearent Audio, and pressed it on a limited translucent yellow vinyl the label calls Golden Sunshine. The jacket keeps the original artwork, Tony Wright's illustration on the front and Kim Gottlieb's photograph on the back. The catalog number is JPR 123.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsland Records first released \u003cem\u003eWar Ina Babylon\u003c\/em\u003e in 1976. Lee \"Scratch\" Perry produced and engineered it at his Black Ark studio in Kingston, with his house band the Upsetters behind Max Romeo, and the label notes that it was recorded in two weeks. By then Romeo had sung on more than 120 7-inch singles and had moved from his early rude records toward songs about poverty and political violence in Jamaica. Barry Llewellyn and Earl Morgan sing the male harmonies, and Cynthia Schloss and Marcia Griffiths the female ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One Step Forward\" came out as a single in 1975, followed by the title track and \"Chase The Devil\" in 1976 and \"Norman\" in 1977. The album is grouped with the Heptones' \u003cem\u003eParty Time\u003c\/em\u003e and Junior Murvin's \u003cem\u003ePolice and Thieves\u003c\/em\u003e, both from 1977, as the three Black Ark records often called Perry's holy trinity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Step Forward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUptown Babies Don't Cry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChase The Devil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar Ina Babylon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStealing In The Name Of Jah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTan And See\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmokey Room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmile Out A Style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 843563184356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jackpot Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.29.25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jackpot Records","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":67500908839070,"sku":"EVP-180EF49B-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/JPR123_LP_wSticker.png?v=1791885187","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/max-romeo-the-upsetters-war-ina-babylon-golden-sunshine-vinyl","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}