Showcase In A Suitcase is a reggae album comprising showcase (songs followed by dubs) format material produced by Prince Far I, and performed by Prince Far I, Ashanti Roy, The Wailing Souls, and Naggo Morris. The backing band throughout is the Roots Radics. The tracks on the album were taken from singles released on Prince Far I's Cry Tuff label, and remixed for inclusion on the album.[2] The album reached number six in the UK Reggae Chart published by Sounds in December 1980.
| Showcase in a Suitcase | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by Prince Far I meets Veros Artis | |
| Released | 1980 |
| Recorded | Channel One Studios, Kingston, Jamaica, 1980 |
| Genre | Reggae |
| Label | Pre |
| Producer | Prince Far I |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
Track listing
edit- "Throw Away Your Gun" - Prince Far I & Ashanti Roy
- "Buds Bush" - The Roots Radics
- "How Love Devine" - Prince Far I & The Wailing Souls
- "Lovers Frock" - The Roots Radics
- "If You Want To Know Your Friend" - Prince Far I & Ashanti Roy
- "Farm Drunk" - The Roots Radics
- "Can't Take Su Su Pon Dread" - Naggo Morris
- "Prince Far I Dub" - The Roots Radics
- "Mighty Ruler" - Prince Far I & Naggo Morris
- "Jah Do That" - The Roots Radics
Personnel
edit- Lincoln "Style" Scott - drums
- Errol "Flabba" Holt - bass guitar
- Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont - rhythm guitar
- Noel "Sowell" Bailey - lead guitar
- Gladstone Anderson - keyboards
- Roy Johnston Kongo, Prince Far I, Scollie - percussion
Engineered by Anthony "Crucial Bunny" Graham and Noel "Scollie" Simms
References
edit- ^ Colin Larkin (1998). "Prince Far I". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. VI (3rd ed.). Muze. p. 4334–5. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6, p.224
External links
edit- Showcase in a Suitcase at Roots Archives
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