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Decided to compile myself a Black Wax style tracklisted " Natty ... " last night from other CD`s that I have ( ie. Clocktower`s " Ital Corner " - minus the Brad Osbourne`s " Prophet Dub-Satta " etc. ) and came unstuck on " Life Is Gonna Easy " ! Reason being that I don`t know of any other source of this album , other than ebay priced ( astronomical ) vinyl copies !

I realise that this a version to " Life Is A Flower " by Sam Carty , but I wondered if this version track is avaliable on any other CD ?

Also , any details of this track as a 7" ?

Thanks in anticipation ....

"Life Is A Flower" was never released as a 7", so therefore version doesn't exist. Unless you find some rare blank 7".
Or did you ask if "Life Is Gonna Easy" was ever released on a 7"? If you did, the answer is still no.

I have always thought the "Life Is Gonna Easy" is abit weak toast even for Jazzbo's standards. So maybe that is why it wasn't included on "Ital Corner" album.

Btw check this nice Sam Carty interview:
http://www.reggae-vibes.com/concert/sam ... mcarty.htm

You`re a star there , Visitor (tu) thanks for the " Knowledge " but ...

I have a made myself a copy of " DIP Presents The Upsetter " ( for the same reasons as above ) by compiling from various CD tracks , one of which is a copy of " Black Arkives " on a Ravensquire Ltd. Justice League . This has two Sam Carty tracks - " Life Is A Flower " on it , as well as " I Don`t Mind " which was the base track for " Live Good Today " !

Apparently both of these tracks were released in "..late 1974 .." . Curious and curiouser !!!!

Natty Passing Thru' is a different mix than the Ital Corner set though.

The tie-up between Ravensquire / Justice League and Black Wax is Brian " Icicle " Harris , a co-owner of the Black Wax label . Apparently ..." Harris was also issuing Perry product on his Mango label in this time through a link he had made with Pauline Morrison . ... " ( courtesy of David Katz " People Funny Boy " ) . ( Btw , I was in contact with Brian , via an ebay purchase , a couple of months ago . )

@Anorak:
I have only seen "Brother Man" released on Pisces label. I haven't seen other Sam Carty / Lee Perry prod tunes released as 7".
Btw here is the almost complete list of DIP 7" inches:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~tapirs/dip7.htm

kalcidis wrote:
"Natty Passing Thru' is a different mix than the Ital Corner set though."

Is it?

@ kalcidis

Thanks for that (tu) Radically different ? I have tried to get a copy of the Black Wax press , but it usually goes for far more than I can afford or is in bad nick

Hmmm ... from what I recall there was some differences. Not that radical though. Unfortunately I don't have both sets any longer to compare so I can't really say I'm 100% certain. But I quite distinctly remember that I was a bit surprised first time I heard the Black Wax version after having had an Abraham-reissue for a couple of years (not thinking about the two tracks that don't overlap). Not only was it brighter and more punch in the sound but there was some stuff I couldn't remember from the first version I had heard.

Perhaps someone here has both and can compare? I would feel like a complete plonker if I wasn't correct on this now.

Only difference I can find, is the better quality on "Natty Passing Thru'".

Visitor wrote:Only difference I can find, is the better quality on "Natty Passing Thru'".

Yes, apart from the alternate tracks and alt. order, the mix is the same to my ears too...