Album police and thieves deluxe edition, junior murvin. Murvins 1977 album remains a minor classic of roots riddim, but only a minor one. Perry surrounds murvin s voice with great washes of echo and reverb and keeps the tempos slow and intense, giving the album an almost. Junior murvin sings in a fierce and beautiful falsetto, a voice which lends a unique weight to such dark masterpieces as lucifer, roots train, and the title track which was later recorded by the clash. Perry new this track would be popularpowerful,just as another song perry released,max romeos sipple out dehknown as war in a babylon,which addressed the. Wires debut, pink flag, is a brilliant reminder of how vibrant and diverse the punk movement of the late 1970s really was.
While this movement is often characterized in terms of bands such as the ramones and the sex pistols, both of whom never strayed far from a barebones garagerock template, other bands pursued a more innovative sound by using this template as a foundation to. Most people are probably familiar with junior murvins massive roots tune police and thieves from the weed cultivator scene in. The title song was memorably covered by the clash in a very different arrangement than murvin s. Police and thieves is an album by junior murvin and backing band the upsetters, released in 1977. Sure the title track is so well known and influential but every song here is well crafted and uniquely sung. Police and thieves, an album by junior murvin on spotify. The song was produced by lee scratch perry and appeared on murvins 1977 album of the same name. Windows media audio files are much less ideal than mp3. Dec 03, 20 when junior murvin died on 2 december, from complications related to diabetes and high blood pressure, it was more like a song had died. Jan 11, 2011 police and thieves in the streets, oh yeah. Fighting the nation with their guns and ammunition police and thieves in the street oh yeah scaring the nation with their guns and ammunition from genesis to revelation yeah and next generation will be hear me all the crimes committed day by day no one try to stop it in any way all the peacemakers turn war officers hear what i say hehehehehehehey police and thieves in the street oh yeah.
Police and thieves reached no 23 in 1980, bringing. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. While no cause of death has been determined as of yet, according to his son kevin smith, murvin had entered the hospital last week seeking treatment for both diabetes and hypertension. Junior murvin police and thieves lyrics genius lyrics. Various artists now thats what i call reggae album itunes aac m4a release date. The title track,police and thieves,was banned in jamaica at the time midlate 70sbecause of the unrest throughout the country. Junior murvin born murvin junior smith, circa 1949, port antonio, jamaica. The clashs popular version, and the use of murvins original in the jamaican film rockers 1978, led to belated uk chart success for murvin. Other acts, like the abyssianians and congos, would take the religious angle of murvin to further extremes, but few ever managed to juggle the jah is great aspect with murvins everyday musings and harsh. It is far from perfect no doubt, for example the blue vinyl has marks of black and brown here and there which dont look great, and the record is slightly warped enough to see the needle move up and down slightly as it spins. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
Murvin s soaring voice and the infectious rhythm made police and thieves into an international hit during the summer of that year. Police and thief is a reggae song first recorded by the falsetto singer junior murvin in 1976. Download junior murvin police and thieves 2cd deluxe edition wma format. He is best known for the single police and thieves, produced by lee scratch perry in 1976. Junior murvin born murvin junior smith, circa 1946 or 1949, port antonio, jamaica, died 20, port antonio, jamaica was a jamaican reggae musician, best known for the single police and thieves produced by lee perry in 1976 and covered by the clash in 1977. Junior murvin police and thieves2cd deluxe edition rare. Police and thieves in the streets, ooh yeah scaring the nation with their guns and ammunitions from genesis to revelation, yeah the next generation will be, hear me all the crimes committed day by day no one try to stop it, in anyway all the peacemakers turn war officers hear what i say police and thieves in the street, ooh yeah. Dec 03, 20 the clashs popular version, and the use of murvin s original in the jamaican film rockers 1978, led to belated uk chart success for murvin. In order to properly appreciate the incredibly important reissue of. But when he came together with junior murvin they created magic to write,record,produce and perform police thieves. Upload download has been moved to the sssl protocol.
Murvin s soaring voice and the infectious rhythm made police and thieves into an international. It was covered by the punk band the clash and included on their selftitled debut album released in 1977. He was born in saint james parish, jamaica, probably in 1946 though some sources state 1949, and moved. Police and thieves deluxe edition by junior murvin on. I went and posted the huge size because this is easily one of the best album covers in the reggae lexicon ever. Junior murvin police and thieves deluxe edition 2009. When junior murvin died on 2 december, from complications related to diabetes and high blood pressure, it was more like a song had died. Junior murvin police and thieves 2cd deluxe edition wma format note. According to the jamaica observer, junior murvin aka murvin junior smith died today at the age of 67 at the port antonio hospital in portland, jamaica.
Perry new this track would be popularpowerful,just as another song perry released,max romeos sipple out dehknown as war in a babylon,which addressed the same concerns as murvin s. Junior murvin police and thieves 2cd deluxe edition. Theyre going through a tight wind police and thieves in the streets, oh yeah scarin the nation with their guns and ammunition police and thieves in the street. Most people are probably familiar with junior murvin s massive roots tune police and thieves from the weed cultivator scene in lock, stock, and two smoking barrels. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. Download police and thieves deluxe edition by junior murvin at juno download. After a succesfull upload youll receive a unique link to the download site, which you can place anywhere. Perry surrounds murvins voice with great washes of echo and reverb and keeps the tempos slow and intense, giving the album an almost. Police and thieves deluxe edition by junior murvin on mp3. Junior murvin born murvin junior smith, circa 1946 2 december 20 was a jamaican reggae musician. The song is written by murvin and the man who originally produced the song, lee scratch perry. Along with the heptones party time and max romeos war ina babylon, this album is considered part of a black ark lee scratch perryproduced holy trinity. Junior murvin police and thieves 1977 roosstonezip.
The title track, police and thieves,was banned in jamaica at the time midlate 70sbecause of the unrest throughout the country. Jan 11, 2011 wires debut, pink flag, is a brilliant reminder of how vibrant and diverse the punk movement of the late 1970s really was. Police and thieves in the streets fighting the nation with their guns and ammunition police and thieves in the streets scaring the nation with their guns and. Jun 17, 2003 junior murvin police and thieves label. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Police and thieves deluxe edition junior murvin to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Junior murvin police and thieves lyrics musixmatch.
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