who knows this band once based in bristol uk

[fadel diagne]

hi guys ?
does anyone knows the band called talisman which was based in bristol uk
they released back in 1981 a single: DOLE AGE/FREE SPEECH
i have some songs coming from an lp which title i don't know:"takin the strain","crime of passion","lick and run","lord of the dance","calamity" etc..they made some appearance at late bbc john peel sessions.so far i have never heard about any official album from this band until now.
does anyone also know any official album from eddie lovette bearing a cover version of the manhattans'"shining star"?
kindest regards
fadel

[collieman]

i have a talisman 12" called Wicked Dem/Run come girl double a side from 1981 .2 very nice tunes good Uk Roots for sure .....

[fadel diagne]

hi colliman
glad to see that somebody has something from talisman.i have some tracks from an unknown lp featuring songs like"takin the strain""crime of passion" "lick and run""lord of the dance""calamity" and a single from them on cd called "dole age/free speech".
i will be very glad to have it.
fadel

[bwoyrough]

Talisman was discussed on the old reggae wales forum quite a bit, u will probably find reference to them on the B+F forum if u do a search, they where from bristol, there manager works with my brother and got a CD via him of them, not sure of the title of it, i also have an LP of theres lying round, couple of scratches on it tho. An excellent band, reminds me of a cross between Misty in Roots and Knowledge, one of the band members went on to play in a band called Baraka or something like that, not a reggae band.
Pete

[bwoyrough]

That Talisman 12" Dole Age and Version is up forsale aswell as some other nice stuff, open to offers@
http://members.chello.se/roots/Main.htm

[mikeydread619]

I just found an album by TALISMAN called TAKIN THE STRAIN which I believe is the unknown album fadel is talking about. I just purchased the LP online. Hopefully it is good. I like a cross between Misty and Knowledge:)

[bwoyrough]

You aren't The one and only Mikey Dread are u?

[MIKEYDREAD619]

haha i wish

[Brendan Whitmore]

Hi Chaps,
Just came across this by accident. I was the manager and saxophonist with Talisman when these singles were released. My new band is Baraka - website www.potent8.co.uk. Have a look, and if you need any further info about either let me know.
I left the band before Takin the Strain, but I have put together a CD of sessions we did with ohn Peel and Richard Skinner, and some tracks from Glastonbury.

[bwoyrough]

hi Brendan,
I think u must work with my brother James, he got a cd off you a while back for me(Aswell as a baraka one)! Loved it, so is this the CD u are talking about that u have compiled?
I don't have a track listing for it though, would be nice.
THanks,
Pete