Trojan 2 CD Deluxe "Police And Thieves" this summer

[Marky Dread]

On the Trojan website:

http://tinyurl.com/policeandthievesdeluxe

their site is the WORST, but i just happened to notice this coming release... the news is in the column to the right of the John Holt info...

i'm psyched!

[glenn]

shame they have not put the 12" mix to Police & Thieves on there - i could do with a digital copy as my old 12" has seen better days though.

interesting release though

glenn

[slappy 2]

Once again, no "I'm in love" from the orchid 12 "..

[selecta bing]

Looks like I will have to get this again !
Got the ISLAND REGGAE CLASSICS issue with 5 bonus tracks which all appear on the above also.
CLASSIC ALBUM

[Funky Punk]

Are any of those bonus tracks taken from the legendary (mythical?) 'unreleased second album with Scratch', do you know?

[Visitor]

@glenn
Theres no 12" mix to Police & Thieves... Unless you mean "Bad Weed" which is on the riddim and 12" inch.

[tjkong]

Funky Punk,

It doesn't look like there's anything from the elusive second Perry album.
This is one of the comments on the Blood & Fire forum discussion about this release:

"Predictions Dub" and "Police And Thieves radio ad" #1 & #2 are the only previously unreleased material? Cross Over 12" inch mix and I'm In Love is missing... otherwise nice compilation. Too bad there isn't any new the material from the second album..."

[glenn]

@glenn
Theres no 12" mix to Police & Thieves... Unless you mean "Bad Weed" which is on the riddim and 12" inch.

Police & Thieves was released as an Island 12" 12 WIP 6539 - 1979

Glenn

[Funky Punk]

Funky Punk,

It doesn't look like there's anything from the elusive second Perry album.
This is one of the comments on the Blood & Fire forum discussion about this release:

"Predictions Dub" and "Police And Thieves radio ad" #1 & #2 are the only previously unreleased material? Cross Over 12" inch mix and I'm In Love is missing... otherwise nice compilation. Too bad there isn't any new the material from the second album..."

Is there actually any evidence that the second album was even complete - or if it was, that the tapes still exist?

I'm kinda thinking that it's one of those urban legend thingies...

Perhaps Murvin could do what Sylford Walker did a few years back - get back into the studio and re-record an album of his old songs that never saw release back in the day? I'd buy that.

Oh yeah, I really wish that someone would get around to putting 'Badman Posse' out on CD.

[Bellyman]

@ glenn
You have all tracks from that 12" on the reissue. They are scattered all over it (Grumbling Dub = CD 1 #13, Soldier and Police War = CD 2 # 11, Magic Touch = CD 2 # 13).
They better had them sequenced like the original release, now the impact of the track is lost.