Album
Heart Of The Congos
1977 · Reggae
22 collectors on Gatefold own this
Heart Of The Congos is a Reggae album by The Congos, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 60 pressings tracked, owned by 22 collectors.
About
Lee Perry is generally acknowledged as a production genius, but on occasion that genius can be destructive, and while there's no disputing his talent, sometimes the results can be less than aurally satisfying. This is especially true when it comes to albums, where Perry's efforts were often erratic. On Heart of the Congos he was brilliant, and across the record's original ten tracks Perry created a masterpiece of music. Many critics consider this 1977 album one of the best roots records of all time, and at the very least, it was Perry's apex -- only Junior Byles' Beat Down Babylon.
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Sound DNA
- Reggae
- Roots Reggae
- cavernous
- hypnotic
- spiritual
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Special thanks to The Meditations for the Backing Voices (sleeve note).
This LP features the first mix which has a dryer sound and fewer effects than the later mix with only a little reverb, delay and phasing added.
Original first-pressing sleeve has blue vertical bars. Some sleeves were handpainted by Jah Wise to cover up the blue bars with yellow (this entry).
Artist is spelled as "The Congos" on the sleeve and "The Congoes" on the labels. Title is also given as "Heart Of The Congos" on the
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ansel CridlandBACKING VOCALS
- Billy BoyRHYTHM GUITAR
- Boris GardinerBASS
- Brother JoePERCUSSION
- Candy MckenzieBACKING VOCALS
- Cedric MytonLEAD VOCALS VOCALS BACKING VOCALS
- Congo Ashanti RoyVOCALS
- Danny ClarkeBACKING VOCALS
- Ernest RanglinGUITAR LEAD GUITAR
- Gregory IsaacsBACKING VOCALS
- Keith SterlingPIANO ORGAN
- Keith StewartPIANO
- Lee PerryPERCUSSION
- Lowell DunbarDRUMS
- Michael RichardsDRUMS
- Mikey ChungLEAD GUITAR
- Noel "Scully" SimmsPERCUSSION
- Owen StewartPIANO, ORGAN
22 collectors on Gatefold own this · 60 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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