PRINCE FAR I - SILVER AND GOLD 1973-1979

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SILVER AND GOLD 1973-1979


TRACKLIST


1. Johnny Get Worse
2. Yes Joshua
3. Let Jah Arise
4. Jah Dub Version
5. Silver & Gold
6. Silver & Gold Version
7. 354 Skank
8. 354 Version
9. Things Nuh Bright
10. Equality Version
11. Who Have Eyes To See / Errol Holt
12. Ears To Hear Version
13. Talking Rights
14. Talking Rights Version
15. No More War
16. War Is Over
17. Gimme / Errol Holt
18. Gimme Version
19. Yes Yes Yes / Errol Holt 12in. Mix


Label Blood And Fire
Orig Year 2005
Discs 1
Release Date Oct 25, 2005
Producer Prince Far I; Enos McLeod; Pete Weston; Syd Bucknor; Prince Far I; Steve Barrow (Compilation)

This 2005 compilation showcases the late roots-reggae/dub legend Prince Far I's finest work of the 1970s. Among the many selections here are "354 Skank" and a version of the Slickers' classic "Johnny Too Bad" cleverly titled "Johnny Get Worse," which feature Far I's trademark raspy toasts. Unlike many collections, which focus on his late-'70s/early-'80s recordings, SILVER & GOLD boasts tracks that date as far back as '73, offering a different view of an oft-overlooked Jamaican performer.


Live Recording


Liner Note Author: Steve Barrow.


Photographers: Dick Jewell; Beth Lesser.Spin (p.78) - "[P]roduction visionary Joe Gibbs gave him thunderous backing to match."
Entertainment Weekly (p.82) - "[The album] spotlights the scorched-earth chanting of Prince Far I, a fiery proto-rapper with a gravelly delivery that sounds like Howlin' Wolf..." -- Grade: A-
Mojo (Publisher) (p.138) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "SILVER AND GOLD collects some of Far I's rarest and most intense recordings....The sound quality is high throughout..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.123) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[He had a] quite incredible voice, whose gruff exhortations utterly define the reggae term 'dread'..."