The Ethiopians - Owner Fi De Yard - years?

[Jah Titus]

Knotty!
Here I come agen wid anodda question.
I a very interested to know de year when were recorded following tracks: "Owner fi de yard", "So you look pon it", "Incessantly", "Let me blow my smoke", "Cherry pee", "It will be alright" and "Joy joy". All were maked by The Ethiopians or The Ethiopian (Leonard Dillon alone) at Studio One and included ina Heartbeat compilation "OWNER FI DE YARD".

Satta Itinually

[Robert Schoenfeld]

Man of the recordings on this CD are tracks that Leonard had from his days with JJ. He gave them to Coxson for release which is how Heartbeat came to issue them. It appears that these were combined with a few Studio One titles like Walkie Talkie which IS a Studio One recording.

[Juha Vaahtera]

You don't have the liner notes for the CD which includes a lot of details regarding studio dates too? At least my 1994 copy has got the details.

Ok, here you go...

Incessantly, Let Me Blow My Smoke, Cherry Pee, Fire Fire, She Is My Girl, It Will Be Alright.

"These were done for Studio One as well, around 1985 to 1986 recorded in Jamaica, Coxsone gave me rhthm tracks and I went home to Port Antonio and wrote songs to them. I brought them back and did them in one session".

Owner Fe De Yard.

"It was recorded about 1978 or 1979. It was done as a single but never released..."


There's nothing mentioned about Joy Joy on the liner notes.

[Jah Titus]

Both thanks!
Breda Juha your information satisfy mi fully.
Your interest honour mi breda Robert cos yu are from Nighthawk, not?
Wi wish new reissues from dis great label. The Morwells, Junior Byles, Wiser Dread, Knotty Vision...


SATTA