It strikes me that both Tradition and Dennis Bovell have put out a large number of releases which are not listed on Roots Archives, some of which when they turn up, still surprise me.
"Ah-fi-we-dis" by Dennis Bovell is one such album - it's not hard to see why it's missing here, as it doesn't seem to be credited to anyone on the cover!
British acts with a surprising number of releases
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Chaz
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AnorakTrev
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Re: British acts with a surprising number of releases
" Leggo ! Ah-Fi -We-Dis " is listed under 4th Street Orchestra ...
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Chaz
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Re: British acts with a surprising number of releases
I'd not noticed that. I see there are a few releases listed under 4th Street Orchestra - are they all D Bovell productions?AnorakTrev wrote:" Leggo ! Ah-Fi -We-Dis " is listed under 4th Street Orchestra ...
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RasLeroy
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Re: British acts with a surprising number of releases
Dennis Bovell was bass player/songwriter/producer for both the 4th Street Orchestra, and more popularly, Matumbi.
I'm pretty sure the 4th Street Orchestra albums were intended to be kind of "anonymous" when they were released.
I read an interview with Bovell who described the process of delivering the records to UK soundsystems and claiming they were "exclusive dubplates from Jamaica" because there was a stigma against playing British reggae in the dancehalls. So leaving off artist names and credits would make sense to retain the credibility of these "mysterious dubplates".
I'm pretty sure the 4th Street Orchestra albums were intended to be kind of "anonymous" when they were released.
I read an interview with Bovell who described the process of delivering the records to UK soundsystems and claiming they were "exclusive dubplates from Jamaica" because there was a stigma against playing British reggae in the dancehalls. So leaving off artist names and credits would make sense to retain the credibility of these "mysterious dubplates".