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Greetings,

After 20 years of silence, the falsetto of reggae and author of the international hit "Police and Thieves" – produced by Lee Perry in 1977 and covered by The Clash and Boy George – is back with a soul reggae opus recorded Inna de Yard with Earl "Chinna" Smith.

Tracklisting:

1. Police & Thieves (intro by Danny Dread)
2. Gipsy Woman
3. Badman Posse (intro by Chinna)
4. Rescue the Children
5. Closer
6. Roots train
7. Salomon
8. World Inflation
9. Ain’t no sunshine


CREDITS
Recorded in Chinna’s yard, Kingston 10, November 2005, by Clive “Dub King” Jeffrey & Earl Smith Jnr.
Produced & arranged by Earl “Chinna” Smith
All songs written by Mervin Smith a.k.a Junior Murvin except track 2 & 4 written by Curtis Mayfiled, & track 9 written by Bill Withers.
Executive producer: Soundicate
Mixed & mastered at Dubwise Factory by Serial P
Coordination project: Soundicate Inna de yard
Liner notes & photos: Soundicate
Artwork: Nicolas “Kouakou” Mamet
Translation: Celeste Karlin


Musicians
All guitars: Earl “Chinna” Smith
Keyboards: Lloyd Palmer
Percussions: Jah Youth, Kiddus I, Red, Burchel, Kush McAnuff, Ras Appa, Alphonso Craig
Drums: Makaruffin on “rescue the children”, Alphonso Craig

**Available on www.makasound.com on april 30th!!!**
+ samples right now

wheres his super hit
"the wrong posse"?great great song that!!!

or think twice ?

sounds interesting. is there an english version to the website?

Th Wrong Posse?? You surely mean Badman Posse... nice tune for Mikey Dread

12" on DATC:009 1982
a side The badman posse
b side Smokers posse

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