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Hi, jahadambom i'm sfraid I have no information concerning the Rally Rally Round album, or if it was ever released. i do recall hearing some rumors at the time that Gus was about to release an album, but if it really happened I don't know.

I do have in my possesion some unreleased dambala tracks that were to be the first album, they are on cassete tape and are unfinished and unmixed plus there is a lot of hiss on the tapes, I would love to let you guys have them, but the logistics of "permissions" and who owns the tracks are very much in doubt...sorry! If anyone is interested, I do have an article from Black Music and Jazz review with an image and interview of the group, which I could scan and email to anyone who is interested in having it, I know that it's not the same as having the music, but at least you can see who is who...peace

Hi jahadambom, no sorry I also don't have the 'Rally Rally Round' Album but I have proof of existance through a very old book which was made at the beginning of the 80's in which are reprinted a lot of covers of original and even then very rare reggae albums. In this book there is the cover of this album along with the matrix-infos I gave.

whats the name of that book ?

hi alvin
thanks a lot for always being available and opened for info.i wrote 4 days ago from snegal west africa on that subject and was really awaiting some feed back and answers of my queries
fadel

Hey Alvin, I would love to recieve that email article from you. please send it to jahadambom@yahoo.com Thanks. Adam

@ sergio619 "whats the name of that book ?"
The name of the book is "Jah Music" - The evolution Of the Popular Jamaican Song - was published in 1980 by Heinemann Educational Books ltd, written by Sebastian Clark. ISBN 0-435-82140-7
There you go, I wish you luck in finding it though...

Hi, just re-read Bellymans post concerning the book, and think I gave the wrong book information, sorry about that, this was another book that was also interesting...

this book called"jah music"is amust have for anybody willing to have basic knowledge of reggae and rasta culture.i have come across the frech version of edition caraibeennes back in 1983or 1984 under the title'les racines du reggae'which means litterally in french"the roots of reggae"
fadel

The book I am referring to is 'Roots Rock Special' and came in a very limited edition (only 120 copies !!!). First issue was 1981 and last updated in glorious format in 1985.
Don't even start to look for it....

There was also another song released as a single by Jimmy Lindsay around 74/75 called Easy.