Bass Culture
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| Studio album by Linton Kwesi Johnson | ||||
| Released | 9 May 1980 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | Gooseburry Sound Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Dub Poetry | |||
| Length | 31:28 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer |
Linton Kwesi Johnson Dennis Bovell | |||
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"Reggae fi Peach"
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Bass Culture is an album by dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, released in 1980 on the Island Records label. It was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell (credited as Blackbeard).
The track "Reggae fi Peach" laments the death of Blair Peach, an activist who was killed in London during a clash with police officers while protesting with the Anti-Nazi League against a British National Front meeting in 1979.
Track listing
All tracks written by Linton Kwesi Johnson
- "Bass Culture" – 6:04
- "Street 66" – 3:43
- "Reggae fi Peach" – 3:09
- "Di Black Petty Booshwah" – 3:36
- "Inglan Is a Bitch" – 5:26
- "Loraine" – 4:08
- "Reggae Sounds" – 3:09
- "Two Sides of Silence" – 2:13
Personnel
- Bass - Floyd Lawson (tracks: A1, B2), Vivian Weathers (tracks: A2 to B1, B3, B4)
- Drums - Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson (tracks: A1, A3 to B4), Winston Curniffe (tracks: A2)
- Engineer - Dennis Bovell, John Caffrey, Mark Angelo Lusardy
- Flugelhorn - Dick Cuthell, Henry "Buttons" Tenyue
- Guitar - John Kpiaye
- Harmonica - Julio Finn
- Keyboards - Dennis Bovell, Webster Johnson
- Mixed By - Dennis Bovell
- Percussion - Clinton Bailey, Everald "Fari" Forrest, Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson
- Alto Saxophone - James Danton
- Tenor Saxophone - Henry "Buttons" Tenyue
- Trombone - Rico
- Trumpet - Dick Cuthell, Henry "Buttons" Tenyue
- Vocals - Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Dennis Morris - sleeve concept and design
References
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