TJACD135
01. Man Ah Warrior
02. Ire Lion
03. I King Zukie
04. Simpleton Badness
05. Archie, The Red Nose Reindeer
06. Viego
07. Solomon A Gundie
08. Black Cinderella
09. Cally Dolly
10. When Zukie Day Yah
11. Message To Pork Eaters [aka Jahman A Come]
12. Dread On The Mountain Top
13. Hills Of Zion
14. Future Bridge
15. Drum Song
16. Liberation Struggle
17. Double Struggle
18. Born To Be Black [Extended Mix
Producer – Clement Bushay [tr: 1-11, 1973]
tr: 12-18 from the mid 70's
'This album is plainly insane. Legend has it that Zukie himself wasn't aware of the fact that this recorded material would actually be released, and was surprised coming back to England a few years later and seeing this LP in stores. Young Zukie was sent off to the UK by his relatives because he got involved in some trouble in Jamaica. In England he started to deejay for some soundsystems and at some point ran into Clement Bushay, who took him into a studio. This is the result.
The tracks are as rough as Perry's most insane material, only even a bit more rugged. There is tape-wheeling and all kind of noise in the background, the drums sound at times as they were cardboard boxes and bricks of wood. The lyrics are rather bizarre, even for Jamaican deejay standards [check out 'Archie The Red Nose Reindeer' and you'll keep wondering what is going on], but explode with powerful self-esteem, in intonation as well as content ['I King Zukie', 'When Zukie Deh Ya']. Listening through the whole album makes you question your sanity, but also gives you the vague yet certain feeling of witnessing something great. An insane studio session as well as the triggering point of Tappa Zukie's carreer as one of the most idiosyncratic and witty Jamaican toasters.' ~ killaswitch
some killa chit hear & one of the illest toasting joints. recorded when Tappa was a mere 18 years young & reished by Patti Smith [whom Zukie supported fer a few live shows in the day] on her MER label in 1977, just before he skyrocketed to super stardom & signed to Virgin. don't miss his dub record either, friend. further
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