****I ROY - PRESENTING I ROY****

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****I ROY - PRESENTING I ROY****

TRACKLIST


Red, Gold And Green
Pusher Man
Black Man Time
Smile Like An Angel
Peace
Coxsone Affair
Screw Face
First Cut Is The Deepest
Melinda
Tourism Is My Business
Tripe Girl
Cow Town Skank


Record date : 1973


Producer : Augustus Clarke

I ROY - HELL AND SORROW

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HELL AND SORROW

TRACKLIST


Deep & Heavy
Trouble Man
Sugar Candy
Monkey Fashion
Black & Prude
Medley Mood
Ja Lion Jungle
Forward Ia
Buck & The Preacher
Dr. Phibbs
African Descendant
Call On I


Producer : I Roy


Vocals : I Roy

I ROY - MUSICAL SHARK ATTACK

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MUSICAL SHARK ATTACK

TRACKLIST


1. Semi Classical Natty Dread
2. Musical Shark Attack
3. Drum Sound
4. Is Love I Adeal With
5. Social Development
6. Jamboree
7. Skyjuice And Festival Dumpling
8. Run For Your Life
9. Tribute to Michael Holding
10. Everybody Ballin'
11. Tribute to Marcus Garvey


Label Frontline
Orig Year 1976
Release Date Jul 16, 2001
Personnel I-Roy - vocals

Ori Release '76 by the Jamaican musician, featuring standout cuts: "Love I a Deal With", "Tribute to Marcus Garvey" and the outrageous "Semi Classical Natty".


This album features "Semi-Classical Natty Dread" and "Tribute to Marcus Garvey." ~ Michael G. Nastos


Personnel: I-Roy (vocals).


Q (9/01, pp.132-3) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Goes back to his roots to construct a melee of compliant and praise in a style that wittily leaves nursery rhyme characters into his rants and tributes..."

I ROY - DON¨T CHECK ME WITH LIGHTWEIGHT STUFF (1972-1975)

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DON¨T CHECK ME WITH LIGHTWEIGHT STUFF (1972-1975)

TRACKLIST


Sidewalk Killer
Hot Stuff
Buck And The Preacher
Ken Boothe Special
Black Talk
Look A Boom
Don't Get Weary Joe Frasier
Sound Education
Noisy Place
Fire Burn
Sufferer's Psalm
Superfly
Hospital Trolley
Double Warning
Holy Satta
Straight To The Heathen Head


Producer : Winston Edwards & I Roy & Keith Hudson & Bunny Lee & Jimmy Radway & Rudolph Redwood & Errol Thompson & Clive Chin & Pete Weston


Studios :
Recording : King Tubby's (Kingston, JA) & Randy's (Kingston, JA) & Errol Thompson's (Kingston, JA)
Label: Blood and Fire

I ROY - WORLD ON FIRE

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WORLD ON FIRE

TRACKLIST


Dog War
Set The Captives Free
Package Deal
It´s Alright
Stronger Strong
African Song
Ism And Schism
World On Fire
Radical Music
Ali


Label : Virgin Front Line
Cat # : FL 1033
Produced et arrangé by : Roy Reid
Studio : Channel One
Impression : James Upton
Illustration front : Paul Smykle
Pochette : Cooke Key
Photo : Marie Toft


Musicians : Sly & the Revolutionaries


Producer : I Roy


Vocals : I Roy
Backing Band : The Revolutionaries
Drums : Sly Dunbar


Studios :
Channel One (Kingston, JA)

I ROY - THE GENERAL

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THE GENERAL

TRACKLIST


African Continent
Reggae Rockers
Bad Boy Corner
Quarter Pound Of Ishens
The General
To The Bump
Fire In A Vatican
Hill And Gully
Killermanjaro
Fire In A Wire


Producer : I Roy


Engineer : Ernest Hoo Kim


Studios :
Channel One (Kingston, JA)
Virgin LP 1979
Record date : 1979

I ROY - CANCER

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CANCER

TRACKLIST


Cancer
Bubblin Jug
Devils Bug
Andy Capp
Lead Belly
Tribute To Herbie Man
The Gold Coast
Columbian Red
Viegin Affair
Walk Like A Dragon


Producer : I Roy


Vocals : I Roy
Backing Band : The Revolutionaries
Drums : Ben Bow & Horsemouth Wallace & Sly Dunbar
Bass : Robbie Shakespeare & Leroy Sibbles
Guitar : Ranchie & Rad Bryan & Chinna
Keyboards : Ansel Collins & Winston Wright
Horns : Tommy McCook & Deadly Headly
Flute : Tommy McCook & Hally McDuff
Horns Backing Band : Chalawa


Studios :
Channel One (Kingston, JA) & King Tubby's (Kingston, JA) & Harry J (Kingston, JA)

I ROY - HEART OF A LION

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HEART OF A LION

TRACKLIST


1. Heart of a Lion -
2. Sister Kelly -
3. Casmas Town -
4. Tonight -
5. Catty Rock -
6. Jordan River -
7. Fire Stick -
8. Peace in the City - 9. Tiddle le Bop -
10. Move up Roots Man -


Label Frontline
Orig Year 1978
Release Date Aug 07, 2000
Producer Harry Johnson; Roy Reid
Engineer Sylvan Morris
Personnel Earl "Chinna" Smith
Santa
Earl Lindo - piano, organ, keyboards
Scientist
I-Roy - vocals
Pablove Black - synthesizer
T & B - horns
Scully - bongos
Pablo & Wire

It is only from the perspective of the 21st century--after the rise of dancehall, reggaeton, and American rap inspired by Jamaican cadences and patois--that one can estimate the true influence of reggae's original toasters. In league with such legendary company as U-Roy and Big Youth, I-Roy was part of the groundbreaking style's first wave in the '70s. With his resonant, melodic voice--he croons as much as he declaims--I-Roy laid down an appealing ragga-rap style a good twenty years before it would resurface in commercially successful hip-hop and dancehall.


1978's HEART OF LION is a fine showcase of I-Roy's talents. At times, as on tunes like "Casmas Town," I-Roy builds on a mesmerizing, monotonal vocal line with a seemingly simplistic, yet rhythmically infectious rhyme scheme. Elsewhere he unfolds sing-song improvisations, as on the jazz-touched "Catty Rock." I-Roy's microphone skills are matched by his flair for narrative and Rastafarian themes, and his band delivers thick, dub-drenched tracks that buoy and bounce in true roots fashion. Fans will want to check this one out, and while newcomers may want to look elsewhere for an introduction, they could do worse than HEART OF A LION's pleasurable toast-fest.


I Roy: Chinna (guitar); T & B (horns); Earl Lindo (piano, organ); Pablo, Wire (synthesizer); Robbie Shakespeare (bass); Leroy Horsemouth, Santa (drums); Scientist (percussion); Scully (bongos).


Personnel: I-Roy (vocals); Earl "Chinna" Smith , Chinna (guitar); T & B (horns); Earl Lindo (piano, organ, keyboards); Pablo & Wire, Pablove Black (synthesizer); Santa, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, Horsemouth, Carlton "Santa" Davis (drums); Scully (bongos); Scientist, Noel "Scully" Simms (percussion).


Audio Remixers: I-Roy; Scientist.


Recording information: Harry J. Studios, Jamaica.Spin (4/01, p.164) - 8 out of 10 - "...Sweetlessly virtuoso....Even when he gets down to the wicked nitty-gritty, he sound like he's on an afternoon joyride: diamond in the back, sunroof top..."
NME (Magazine) (8/26/00, p.61) - 9 out of 10 - "...At the peak of his powers...using biblical phrases and teachings, nursery rhymes, slang words and deep ghetto poetics to call for the spiritual rebirth of displaced Africans..."

I ROY - EXODUS CHAPTER 2

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EXODUS CHAPTER 2

TRACKLIST


I Am The Lord Thy God, Thou Shalt Have No Other
Thou Shalt Not Make Unto Thee Any Graven Image
Thou Shalt Not Take The Name Of The Lord Thy Go
Remember The Sabbath Day, To Keep It Holy
Honour Thy Father And Thy Mother
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Thou Shalt Not Steal
Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness
Thou Shalt Not Covet


Producer : Pete Weston


Engineer : Fred Petersen & John Forbes


Vocals : I Roy
Drums : Ben Bow
Bass : Leroy Sibbles & John Forbes
Lead Guitar : John Forbes
Piano : Alex King
Organ : John Forbes
Trumpet : Mike The Bomber
Saxophone : Wimpy
Funde : Pete Weston
Clavinet : John Forbes


Studios :
Recording : Kinck Sound (Toronto, CA)

I ROY - CRISUS TIME

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CRISUS TIME

TRACKLIST


1) Heart Of A Lion
2) Casmas Town
3) Tonight
4) Whap'n Bap'n
5) Union Call
6) London
7) Roots Man Time
8) African Tak
9) Crisis Time
10) Equality And Justice
11) Hypocrite Back Out
12) Musical Injection
13) Don't Touch I Man Locks
14) Satta Amasa Gana
15) African Herbsman
16) Love Your Neighbour
17) Send Us Little Power Oh Jah
18) Moving On Strong


Genre: Roots Deejay
Produced by: Bunny Lee, I Roy, Harry Johnson, Dennis Bovell
Date added: Jun 27, 2002
Date re-stocked: Jun 2, 2008
Country: England


I Roy
Crisis Time: Extra Version
Virgin Front Line UK


PRODUCED BY: Bunny Lee, I Roy, Harry Johnson, Dennis Bovell RECORDED AT: Harry J, Gooseberry MIXED BY: I Roy, Scientist MIXED AT: Harry J ENGINEERED BY: Sylvan Morris


[MUSICIANS] BACKING VOCALS: Bagga Fagan BASS: Robbie, Bagga Fagan, Tony Robinson, Dennis Bovell DRUMS: Horsemouth, Santa, Angus Gaye, Jah Bunny GUITAR: Chinna, John Kpiaye, Dennis Bovell HORNS: T & B SAX: Henry Tenyue TROMBONE: Henry Tenyue TRUMPET: Patrick Tenyue PIANO: Wire Lindo, Webster Johnson ORGAN: Wire Lindo, Dennis Bovell PERCUSSION: Scientist, Euton Jones, Glenster Venn, Bagga Fagan CONGOS: Skully SYNTHESIZER: Pablo, Wire, Dennis Bovell FLUTE: Delroy Clarke BERIMBAU: Zenon ・ FLUGALHORN: Patrick Tenyue

JAH WOOSH, I ROY WE CHAT YOU ROCK: DJ CLASH

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WE CHAT YOU ROCK: DJ CLASH

TRACKLIST


1. I Roy - Thinking Cap
2. Jah Woosh - Four Aces Skank
3. I Roy - Deck Of Love
4. Jah Woosh - Albert Classau
5. I Roy - Red Nuts And Gin
6. Jah Woosh - Take Heed
7. I Roy - There Must Be A Way
8. Jah Woosh - Chant Freedom
9. I Roy - Guns At Large
10. Jah Woosh - Midnight Version
11. I Roy - Dr. Phibbs
12. Jah Woosh - Reggae Music
13. I Roy - African Descendant
14. Jah Woosh - Zion Sound
15. I Roy - Free Style
16. Jah Woosh - Falling In Love
17. I Roy - Call One I
18. Jah Woosh - Riding Melody




Producer : Jah Woosh & I Roy & Phil Pratt
Trojan1973
Heavy mid-'70's dj collection. Includes I Roy's "Guns At Large" From 1973 on a riddim that sounds almost like "Sleng Teng"!