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Anyone heard this seemingly extremely rare album. Used to listen to in or around 1984 or 1985 and think it came out around then. Donald and Lulu with the Wailers.
Anyone know about this one????

This one may be rare by now but it should better be totally forgotten. When released it came with a booklet with some nice photographs and imo they should have published only this and not the music. This is no reggae recording. It's kind of folk ballads or mild pop songs backed by some of the Wailers. And the vocals are not good either.
File under 'curiosities'.

Pity it didn't come as a dubalbum as well.
One track I really like though:

http://smokeyroom.net/misc/cool_runnings.mp3

Greetings..... If anyone knows where to get it please let me know.....

hi ital joe
this duet is a wicked duet as i have it on tape but the friend who taped for me on a cassette will burn it on cd very soon as he is presently(while iam writing)on his way back to paris.the liner notes are in german and i think the lady is a german.but what an lp and mostly what alaid back rythm.very relax you can listen to at day or night.i will let you know anytime i get a new copy of it on cd
fadel
kindest regards
fadel

h i again ital joe
here are some of of the wailers who performed with kevan"lulu" and donald davidson and the liner notes are written in german
kevan "lulu"and donald davidson:vocals andacoustic guitar
aston familyman barrett:bass,percussion and organ
carlton"carly"barrett:drums
junior marvin:lead guitar
alvin"seeco"patterson:percussion
earl"wire"lindo :keyboards,organ
leroy hamilton:rythm guitar
stephen stewart:keyboards,piano
recording and mix:enginers:erroll brown,chiao ng,stephen stewart
a product of THIRD WORLD SOUND LTD
produced by MARTIN"THE WHITE MAN" at tuff gong studios
LP"BEAUTIFUL GARDEN"
1-just cool runnin's
2-you'd better believe it
3-i know you're a child
4-lulu what we gonna do
5-dream of me
6-love one another
7-marble stone
8-i never wrote a love song
9-destiny
10-beautiful garden

there is really no accounting for taste but i like the laid back style of reggae which is relaxing .it's worth picking to me
jah bless ital joe
fadel

I'm glad someone likes it. I've not heard it for over 20 years, but remember it to be laid-back and melodic.
If there is anyone with a tape or cd copy of it, love to buy or swop.....
Thanks Fadel for the replies.... irie and mellow....Joe

hi ital joe
i have the album on tape and it might take time for me to tape it for you
anyway it would be good for me to know your adress so i can ship it to you if i see someone travelling over
where are you living exactly,in the us or uk?
fadel

Hi again Fadel. That would be really great! But think if there's enything you need too. My email is lotusgecko@hotmail.com Please send me a mail direct and I'll give you address. Send a wish lish too as I have lots of crucial reggae albums I can copy for you....

I'm also looking for this album.

In my hunt for info I found the sad news that Lulu (Kevan) Davidson was murdered a few years ago.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2512475.stm

http://www.ismichaelstoneguilty.org/m_s_pringle.html