2018

2018/06/15 – Tony Benjamin & The I & I Band - I & I - LP - Test Press - (reissue 2018 available on 15th July) - Sound Off / Archive Recordings 2018

(apenas em inglês)
SEMINAL ROOTS REGGAE ALBUM RECORDED BETWEEN THE PERIOD OF 1979 TO 1980 AT GOOSEBERRY STUDIOS IN LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON A LIMITED VINYL PRESSING RUN IN 1981, TO MUCH ACCLAIM.
FIRST TIME REISSUE IN 38 YEARS. THIS ALBUM HAS SET A BENCHMARK FOR THE CURRENT UK ROOTS AND CULTURE SCENE OF TODAY. 
STAND OUT TRACKS LIKE MARIJUANA, DRESS UP YOURSELF AND MARCUS THE PROPHET ARE RATED AMONGST THE TOP 100 STEPPERS TUNES OF ALL TIME, AND STILL PLAYED HARD BY SOME SOUND SYSTEMS AND RADIO DJS ALIKE.
THE INITIAL VINYL RUN WAS SCARCE, WHICH MADE THE ALBUM DIFFICULT TO FIND. THE HARD CORE COLLECTORS WERE COMMANDING BIG BUCKS FOR A MINT CONDITION COPY MAKING THE DEMAND EVEN STRONGER.
NOW LOVINGLY RESTORED AND SOON TO BE AVAILABLE, PENCILLED IN FOR A JULY RELEASE DATE - THE DISC WILL BE MANUFACTURED ON HIGH QUALITY 140GSM WEIGHT VINYL WITH THE SLEEVES LITHO PRINTED ON INDUSTRY STANDARD ART BOARD. LYRICS INCLUDED!!
PRODUCED BY TONY BENJAMIN AND THE I & I BAND.

ABSOLUTELY KILLER REISSUE ! UNMISSEBLE !

Alinhamento:
A1 Armageddon Rock
A2 Marcus The Prophet
A3 Portrait Of A Bad Man
A4 Born With Nothing

B1 Dress Up Yourself
B2 Jah Made Them All
B3 Marcus Children
B4 Marijuana

VOCALS - TONY BENJAMIN
DRUMS - ERROL 'THE GENERAL' FRANCIS
BASS - BYRON 'DUCE' BURRELL
RHYTHM GUITAR - ANTHONY 'BENJAMIN' ROOKWOOD
KEYBOARD - GEORGE 'FLEA' CLARKE
LEAD GUITAR - NORMAN JUNIOR EBANKS
BONGO - ERROL 'JUDAH' ROOKWOOD
PERCUSSION - LLOYD 'TALI' PRICE
ENGINEER - LEROY 'GAD' TYRELL