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I found an unknown album of Talisman called "Jam Rock" 1985 so i would like to know if they have anothers albums

Right now i only have
- the one that got away (compilation unrealised 1979/1981)
- Takin the strain '84
- Jam Rock '85

Let me know if anyone has news about this Bristol Band

finally i bought the album on virginmega.fr and it's a very nice album,
soon come the "live Bash 1981" and the "unrealised one" which is called "Glastone Bury and Beyond 1980" on the 18 august

i was on my way to mix this up with tribesman, another uk band who did finsbury park' in 79

great tune

never heard talisman

i think i have that tribesman album or 12" from finsbury park,
hey great find Roms77, i can't beleive u found those when we all thought there where no others..... but why didn't the talisman band members mention this on hear? i'm sure we asked about albums released, unbless the ones u have where later on when the guy we spoke to had left.

Yes the one you spoke with was the saxophonist, and he left the band after the first album.

I have the two first albums and a video from them in live too, worth checking out. Very interesting band

the Live "Bath 1981" is also interesting it has been issue for the first time on 18th August, with his 8 tracks there are 2 unknown ("shine on" and "Words of Wisdom". the album makes more than 1 hour.

I am sure one of my friends still has an old VHS video of Talisman live in Bristol on Mikey Dread's Rockers Roadshow that was shown on UK TV circa 1983. Unfortunately the DVD they did me which features Black Roots and Natural Roots live from the same series, so I will have to check with them to see if they still have the Talisman one.

Shortly after this was on the TV we (my 80's reggae band 'Sound System') supported Talisman at Portsmouth Polytechnic (now University).

Anyone else remember that series?

MightyZ

Black roots played the generic for a Tv serie called "Frontline" dealing with 2 black brothers (a lawyer and a dreadlocks)
I think Talisman was on the project and may be Dambala too

Don't know if you speak about that serie ?

No - I remember that one - this was a show that Mikey Dread headed - showing the bands playing live in Bristol (at Trinity Hall I think).

The show was called 'Rockers Roadshow'

There is a clip from the show on youtube which is linked in another thread
http://www.roots-archives.com/forum/read.php?2,63858

This clip features another UK band of the time 'Natural Roots' - I have the full version of this.

MightyZ