Bass Culture

~ Release by Linton Kwesi Johnson (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

Notice the original CD release has an earlier fade track 4 to match the LP. Later 1990 releases fade this track a few seconds later.

discID: jXLZVuEBAt8_kZJ2RuunMVMys3I-

Annotation last modified on 2020-12-08 12:52 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Bass Culture
engineer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer), John Caffrey and Mark Lusardy
producer:
Blackbeard (reggae artist Dennis Bovell) and Linton Kwesi Johnson
mixer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)
alto saxophone:
James Danton
bass guitar:
Floyd Lawson
drums (drum set):
Jah Bunny
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dick Cuthell and Henry Tenyue
guitar:
John Kpiaye (John Ogetti Kpiaye)
harmonica:
Julio Finn
keyboard:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) and Webster Johnson (UK-Jamaican keyboardist)
percussion:
Clinton Bailey, Everald (Fari) Forrest and Jah Bunny
tenor saxophone:
Buttons Henry Tenyue
trombone:
Rico (Jamaican trombonist)
lead vocals:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
recorded at:
Gooseberry Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Bass Culture
writer:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
6:05
2Street 66
engineer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer), John Caffrey and Mark Lusardy
producer:
Blackbeard (reggae artist Dennis Bovell), Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) and Linton Kwesi Johnson
mixer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)
alto saxophone:
James Danton
bass guitar:
Vivian Weathers
drums (drum set):
Winston Curniffe
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dick Cuthell and Henry Tenyue
guitar:
John Kpiaye (John Ogetti Kpiaye)
harmonica:
Julio Finn
keyboard:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) and Webster Johnson (UK-Jamaican keyboardist)
percussion:
Clinton Bailey, Everald (Fari) Forrest and Jah Bunny
tenor saxophone:
Buttons Henry Tenyue
trombone:
Rico (Jamaican trombonist)
lead vocals:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
recorded at:
Gooseberry Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Street 66
writer:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
3:44
3Reggae fi Peach
engineer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer), John Caffrey and Mark Lusardy
producer:
Blackbeard (reggae artist Dennis Bovell) and Linton Kwesi Johnson
mixer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)
alto saxophone:
James Danton
bass guitar:
Vivian Weathers
drums (drum set):
Jah Bunny
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dick Cuthell and Henry Tenyue
guitar:
John Kpiaye (John Ogetti Kpiaye)
harmonica:
Julio Finn
keyboard:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) and Webster Johnson (UK-Jamaican keyboardist)
percussion:
Clinton Bailey, Everald (Fari) Forrest and Jah Bunny
tenor saxophone:
Buttons Henry Tenyue
trombone:
Rico (Jamaican trombonist)
lead vocals:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
recorded at:
Gooseberry Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Reggae fi Peach
writer:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
2:44
4Di Black Petty Booshwah
engineer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer), John Caffrey and Mark Lusardy
producer:
Blackbeard (reggae artist Dennis Bovell) and Linton Kwesi Johnson
mixer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)
alto saxophone:
James Danton
bass guitar:
Vivian Weathers
drums (drum set):
Jah Bunny
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dick Cuthell and Henry Tenyue
guitar:
John Kpiaye (John Ogetti Kpiaye)
harmonica:
Julio Finn
keyboard:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) and Webster Johnson (UK-Jamaican keyboardist)
percussion:
Clinton Bailey, Everald (Fari) Forrest and Jah Bunny
tenor saxophone:
Buttons Henry Tenyue
trombone:
Rico (Jamaican trombonist)
lead vocals:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
recorded at:
Gooseberry Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Di Black Petty Booshwah
writer:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
3:35
5Inglan Is a Bitch
engineer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer), John Caffrey and Mark Lusardy
producer:
Blackbeard (reggae artist Dennis Bovell) and Linton Kwesi Johnson
mixer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)
alto saxophone:
James Danton
bass guitar:
Vivian Weathers
drums (drum set):
Jah Bunny
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dick Cuthell and Henry Tenyue
guitar:
John Kpiaye (John Ogetti Kpiaye)
harmonica:
Julio Finn
keyboard:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) and Webster Johnson (UK-Jamaican keyboardist)
percussion:
Clinton Bailey, Everald (Fari) Forrest and Jah Bunny
tenor saxophone:
Buttons Henry Tenyue
trombone:
Rico (Jamaican trombonist)
lead vocals:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
recorded at:
Gooseberry Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Inglan Is a Bitch
writer:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
35:26
6Loraine
engineer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer), John Caffrey and Mark Lusardy
producer:
Blackbeard (reggae artist Dennis Bovell) and Linton Kwesi Johnson
mixer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)
alto saxophone:
James Danton
bass guitar:
Floyd Lawson
drums (drum set):
Jah Bunny
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dick Cuthell and Henry Tenyue
guitar:
John Kpiaye (John Ogetti Kpiaye)
harmonica:
Julio Finn
keyboard:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) and Webster Johnson (UK-Jamaican keyboardist)
percussion:
Clinton Bailey, Everald (Fari) Forrest and Jah Bunny
tenor saxophone:
Buttons Henry Tenyue
trombone:
Rico (Jamaican trombonist)
lead vocals:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
recorded at:
Gooseberry Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Loraine
writer:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
4:11
7Reggae Sounds
engineer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer), John Caffrey and Mark Lusardy
producer:
Blackbeard (reggae artist Dennis Bovell) and Linton Kwesi Johnson
mixer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)
alto saxophone:
James Danton
bass guitar:
Vivian Weathers
drums (drum set):
Jah Bunny
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dick Cuthell and Henry Tenyue
guitar:
John Kpiaye (John Ogetti Kpiaye)
harmonica:
Julio Finn
keyboard:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) and Webster Johnson (UK-Jamaican keyboardist)
percussion:
Clinton Bailey, Everald (Fari) Forrest and Jah Bunny
tenor saxophone:
Buttons Henry Tenyue
trombone:
Rico (Jamaican trombonist)
lead vocals:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
recorded at:
Gooseberry Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Reggae Sounds
writer:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
3:12
8Two Sides of Silence
engineer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer), John Caffrey and Mark Lusardy
producer:
Blackbeard (reggae artist Dennis Bovell) and Linton Kwesi Johnson
mixer:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)
alto saxophone:
James Danton
bass guitar:
Vivian Weathers
drums (drum set):
Jah Bunny
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dick Cuthell and Henry Tenyue
guitar:
John Kpiaye (John Ogetti Kpiaye)
harmonica:
Julio Finn
keyboard:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer) and Webster Johnson (UK-Jamaican keyboardist)
percussion:
Clinton Bailey, Everald (Fari) Forrest and Jah Bunny
tenor saxophone:
Buttons Henry Tenyue
trombone:
Rico (Jamaican trombonist)
lead vocals:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
recorded at:
Gooseberry Sound Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Two Sides of Silence
writer:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
2:13

Credits

Release group

part of:The SPIN Record Guide: Classic Reggae (SPIN magazine, 2003-04) (number: 8) (order: 8)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/106796 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000205548 [info]
Wikidata:Q2887283 [info]