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I wonder if anyone out there can shed some light on a 30 year old mystery for me?
I have a recording of a track played on the Steve Barnard radio show from around 1977-78 and at the end of the track he mutters something that is hard to discern.
The track is definatly called PRAIS HIM HIGH by someone who sounds like Seretta?. He then says something about it being on the Trojan right or Trojan white label?
Anyone have any ideas what this track is?
It does sound very much like the Revolutionaries/sly on backing and from the reverb sound I would say it was recorded at Channel One.

A) who is seretta ?
B)Probably this one: Arena - Praise him High. UK Blank Truths and Rights 12"

Many thanks , you have solved the 30 year old mystery for me.Yes indeed you found the track and so it was Arena but I suppose he must have said that,sarena there on the truth and rights label ( sounds like trojan right label).
Perhaps I should have serched for this track long ago I remember hearing a sound system dropping it and thinking that tune sounds different.
Hearing it clear like this also confirmed it was recorded in Channel One, but perhaps it was Santa on drums and not Sly,but it sounds like the old Ampex 4 track they were using so it must date before 1979 when JoJo got the 16 track in.
But who on earth were Arena?

I really don't know..
He do know he did several other tunes 'things can be allright' (on the B side of 'praise him')

Knot up Head (Macca 7") .. which rarely shows up ebay and if so, it sells for crazy money (300+ US dollar..)

'the whole world'..Don't have any info about this.. sounds kinda cheesy...