VP Records are proud to present this slice of reggae history. Produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry at his Black Ark studio with a studio band including Boris Gardiner on bass and Ernest Ranglin on guitar. The album was released in 1977 and it is noted as being one of Perry’s masterpiece productions of the Black Ark era.
“the best roots reggae album ever…” Lloyd Bradley
“a defining statement of Jamaican vocal group artistry in the seventies, by virtue of its thematic coherence, superb musicianship and beautiful vocals it is
exemplary roots music of the highest order. It is also the most perfectly realised album to come from Lee Perry’s Black Ark” Steve Barrow Blood & Fire Reggae Historian.
01. Fisherman
02. Congoman
03. Open Up The Gate
04. Children Crying
05. La La Bam Bam
06. Can’t Come In
07. Sodom And Gomorrow
08. The Wrong Thing
09. Ark Of The Covenant
10. Solid Foundation
“the best roots reggae album ever…” Lloyd Bradley
“a defining statement of Jamaican vocal group artistry in the seventies, by virtue of its thematic coherence, superb musicianship and beautiful vocals it is
exemplary roots music of the highest order. It is also the most perfectly realised album to come from Lee Perry’s Black Ark” Steve Barrow Blood & Fire Reggae Historian.
01. Fisherman
02. Congoman
03. Open Up The Gate
04. Children Crying
05. La La Bam Bam
06. Can’t Come In
07. Sodom And Gomorrow
08. The Wrong Thing
09. Ark Of The Covenant
10. Solid Foundation