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social living fe real

but also hail h.i.m. it a very good one and marcus garvey

I agree that Hail HIM is my favorite studio album by the Spear; also terrific are Dry & HEavy and Farover. Burning Speak Live in Paris is one of my top 3 live reggae albums of all time.

The best album to me is Hail H*I*M, great production by way of Familyman Barrett of teh Bob Marley & the Wailers fame, also check out Social Living, Rocking Time./
BLess

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social living
hail h.i.m
marcus garvey

also good is rocking time, dry and heavy and man in the hills has great songs like, lion, black soul and no more war

Thanks very much guys for your input.

Guess I should add the Hail Him LP to the list as it seems commonly recognised amongst yourselves as an important classic.

Josh

I would also check out the Living Dub companions to Hail H.I.M & Social Living. I enjoy listening to them showcase style-original tune followed by the dub. I definately agree with the above sentiments on these two records, great great stuff. I would also recomend the "Behold the Spear Burning" set on Pressure Sounds. This is a compilation of Spear productions from the mid to late 1970's. Some excellent stuff culled from rare singles most featureing versions. Of interest to me is "Throw Down Your Arms" with Big Joe, one of the few DJ treatments of post Studio 1 Spear tunes.
I'd also reccomend "Farover" which is from a little later, the eaarly 80's, but still a great album. Spear said he did it because he wanted to record some of the songs he'd done for Studio 1 in the way that Coxsone hadn't let him. Also to make some of the songs available again as the Studio 1 material had long been out of print and hard to find. Its interesting to compare these versions to the originals now available.

Ites,
Papa D

I embrace ALL Spear music...what's the niabinghi song called that has the lyrics: .."from a distance...I know his majesty, is my big daddy..from a distance..."
Love that one CRANKED real loud....the drums is sweet...forgot the name..anyone???

Me also I have much consideration for this man who is called Burning spear and mainly I have much attachment for all that it makes as music more over his Orchestre.If you want I have also a sound "CHANGES" from FREEMAN album if you like come to enjoy on ma page
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Hi all,

One album which is excellent IMO is "The Fittest Of The Fittest", 1983: http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2406

I think this album should be recognized!!! Try it and tell me what you think...

Respect!

man in the hills in an awesome record. "groovy" is one of my favorite songs.