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Title: Avoid this one - I-Roy at his worst.
Review: This is one of those albums that Virgin put out where they had no idea what the hell they were doing (with the exception of their Gregory stuff)... they were just going for certain Jamaican "names" of the day (around 1976). The production has no feel and sounds like I-Roy wrote the lyrics and maybe put some thought into what he was saying but it didn't come across - it's disjointed, off time and he doesn't sound at one with the riddims. I suspect the vocals were probably recorded in London, on top of the imported Jamaican riddims hence, very difficult to duplicate the amazing feel of the best authentic Jamaican I-Roy hits. I can just imagine it now - I-Roy freezing his ass off in London :) I'd even suggest that Virgin mixed it in London too because again, it sounds too clean and correct - unlike the rougher Jamaican mixes. Give this one a miss.
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