Various Artists - Blood & Fire: Hit Sounds from the Observer Station 1970-1978 (2013)
BAND/ARTIST: Various Artists, Niney the Observer
- Title: Blood & Fire: Hit Sounds from the Observer Station 1970-1978
- Year Of Release: 2013
- Label: Trojan Records
- Genre: Roots Reggae, Dub
- Quality: MP3 320 kbps; 16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC
- Total Time: 02:27:29
- Total Size: 351; 738 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Producer Winston "Niney" Holness helped the revolution along more than helmed it, but he was there when rebel music reared its angry head in Jamaica, and while he wasn't the groundbreaking idea man his close friend Lee Perry was, his output contains a wealth of important tracks. Named after his largest contribution to the rebel music canon, Sanctuary's Blood & Fire contains too many curios and merely interesting numbers to be considered a first purchase. On the other hand, the two-CD set will bring reminders of the high-quality, deep-interest compilations the Blood & Fire label puts out, further evidence that Sanctuary's handling of Trojan's catalog deserves the respect of roots fans and is going a long way toward righting the wrongs that the catalog suffered in the early days of CDs. The liner notes shed new light on Niney's career, the package is great to look at, and the tracks have been cleaned but not dulled. Besides the title track, there's the very important "Flat Foot Hustling" with DJ Dillinger dropping mento quotes over the kind of sharp, driving beat Niney and his crew became famous for. Michael Rose's solo stab at "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," Gregory Isaacs' perfect "Slave Master," Max Romeo's caustic "Rasta Band Wagon," and Junior Byles' bouncy "Weeping" refuse to grow old, and while the dubs and redundant versions of some tracks pull the collection's punch, hearing how Niney's hungry little studio took advantage of whatever riddim sparked fire helps zero in on the excitement that would ignite his biggest hits. Heavy with history but hardly unapproachable, Blood & Fire fleshes out Niney's place on rebel music's second line of attack. ~ David Jeffries
Tracklist:
1.01 - Niney - Blood & Fire (3:07)
1.02 - Dennis Alcapone - Mr. Brown's Coffin (2:24)
1.03 - Dennis Alcapone - Bawlin' for Mercy (2:16)
1.04 - Tommy McCook - Psalm 9 to Keep In Mind (feat. Bobby Ellis) (2:25)
1.05 - Niney - Beg In the Gutter (3:41)
1.06 - Max Romeo - Rasta Band Wagon (2:42)
1.07 - Max Romeo - When Jah Speak (2:43)
1.08 - Winston "Niney the Observer" Holness - Message to the Ungodly (3:23)
1.09 - Max Romeo - The Coming of Jah (2:54)
1.10 - Niney - Can't Enter Zion (2:42)
1.11 - Max Romeo - Aily and Ailaloo (2:16)
1.12 - Niney - Keep On Pushing (2:49)
1.13 - Max Romeo - Beardman Feast (2:04)
1.14 - Ken Boothe - Silver Words (2:35)
1.15 - Big Youth - Mr Finnegan (3:05)
1.16 - Sang Hugh - Rasta No Born Yah (feat. The Lionaires) (3:14)
1.17 - Dennis Brown - Westbound Train (3:02)
1.18 - U-Roy - Train from the West (2:58)
1.19 - Ansel Collins - Inbound Train (feat. Winston "Niney the Observer" Holness) (3:02)
1.20 - Dennis Brown - Cassandra (2:49)
1.21 - Big Youth - Wild Goose Chase (feat. Dennis Brown) (3:22)
1.22 - The Reggae Crusaders - Bring the Couchie Come (5:37)
1.23 - Astley Bennett - Leggo the Wrong (3:23)
1.24 - Dennis Brown - Tribulation (feat. Niney the Observer) (3:06)
2.25 - Dennis Brown - Why Seek More (Give a Helping Hand) (3:04)
2.26 - The Sons Of Selassie - I Man a African (2:27)
2.27 - Delroy Wilson - Rascal Man (3:08)
2.28 - Winston "Niney the Observer" Holness - Rasta No Pick Pocket (3:35)
2.29 - Delroy Wilson - Half Way Up the Stairs (3:12)
2.30 - Michael Rose - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (2:47)
2.31 - Dennis Brown - Dub Roots of David (feat. King Tubby & Winston "Niney the Observer" Holness) (3:14)
2.32 - Dillinger - Flat Foot Hustling (2:38)
2.33 - Cornel Campbell - I Heart Is Clean (3:35)
2.34 - Dennis Brown - Travelling Man (3:13)
2.35 - I Roy - Point Blank Observer Style (3:09)
2.36 - Dillinger - Nebuchadnezzar (3:32)
2.37 - Michael Rose - Clap the Barber / Run Bald Head (2:49)
2.38 - Dennis Brown - Wolf and Leopard (2:49)
2.39 - Horace Andy - Materialist (3:09)
2.40 - The Ethiopians - Train to Skaville '77 (3:27)
2.41 - Tommy McCook - One Train Load of Collie (3:06)
2.42 - Dennis Brown - Here I Come (3:04)
2.43 - Gregory Isaacs - Slave Master (3:08)
2.44 - Bongo Herman - Tribute to Don Quarrie (3:11)
2.45 - Freddie McGregor - Lovers Rock, J.A. Style (3:07)
2.46 - Junior Byles - Weeping (4:13)
2.47 - The Heptones - Mr. Do Over Man Song (3:26)
2.48 - Freddie McGregor - Follow This Ya Sound (3:09)
Tracklist:
1.01 - Niney - Blood & Fire (3:07)
1.02 - Dennis Alcapone - Mr. Brown's Coffin (2:24)
1.03 - Dennis Alcapone - Bawlin' for Mercy (2:16)
1.04 - Tommy McCook - Psalm 9 to Keep In Mind (feat. Bobby Ellis) (2:25)
1.05 - Niney - Beg In the Gutter (3:41)
1.06 - Max Romeo - Rasta Band Wagon (2:42)
1.07 - Max Romeo - When Jah Speak (2:43)
1.08 - Winston "Niney the Observer" Holness - Message to the Ungodly (3:23)
1.09 - Max Romeo - The Coming of Jah (2:54)
1.10 - Niney - Can't Enter Zion (2:42)
1.11 - Max Romeo - Aily and Ailaloo (2:16)
1.12 - Niney - Keep On Pushing (2:49)
1.13 - Max Romeo - Beardman Feast (2:04)
1.14 - Ken Boothe - Silver Words (2:35)
1.15 - Big Youth - Mr Finnegan (3:05)
1.16 - Sang Hugh - Rasta No Born Yah (feat. The Lionaires) (3:14)
1.17 - Dennis Brown - Westbound Train (3:02)
1.18 - U-Roy - Train from the West (2:58)
1.19 - Ansel Collins - Inbound Train (feat. Winston "Niney the Observer" Holness) (3:02)
1.20 - Dennis Brown - Cassandra (2:49)
1.21 - Big Youth - Wild Goose Chase (feat. Dennis Brown) (3:22)
1.22 - The Reggae Crusaders - Bring the Couchie Come (5:37)
1.23 - Astley Bennett - Leggo the Wrong (3:23)
1.24 - Dennis Brown - Tribulation (feat. Niney the Observer) (3:06)
2.25 - Dennis Brown - Why Seek More (Give a Helping Hand) (3:04)
2.26 - The Sons Of Selassie - I Man a African (2:27)
2.27 - Delroy Wilson - Rascal Man (3:08)
2.28 - Winston "Niney the Observer" Holness - Rasta No Pick Pocket (3:35)
2.29 - Delroy Wilson - Half Way Up the Stairs (3:12)
2.30 - Michael Rose - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (2:47)
2.31 - Dennis Brown - Dub Roots of David (feat. King Tubby & Winston "Niney the Observer" Holness) (3:14)
2.32 - Dillinger - Flat Foot Hustling (2:38)
2.33 - Cornel Campbell - I Heart Is Clean (3:35)
2.34 - Dennis Brown - Travelling Man (3:13)
2.35 - I Roy - Point Blank Observer Style (3:09)
2.36 - Dillinger - Nebuchadnezzar (3:32)
2.37 - Michael Rose - Clap the Barber / Run Bald Head (2:49)
2.38 - Dennis Brown - Wolf and Leopard (2:49)
2.39 - Horace Andy - Materialist (3:09)
2.40 - The Ethiopians - Train to Skaville '77 (3:27)
2.41 - Tommy McCook - One Train Load of Collie (3:06)
2.42 - Dennis Brown - Here I Come (3:04)
2.43 - Gregory Isaacs - Slave Master (3:08)
2.44 - Bongo Herman - Tribute to Don Quarrie (3:11)
2.45 - Freddie McGregor - Lovers Rock, J.A. Style (3:07)
2.46 - Junior Byles - Weeping (4:13)
2.47 - The Heptones - Mr. Do Over Man Song (3:26)
2.48 - Freddie McGregor - Follow This Ya Sound (3:09)
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