Another great Wackies production (also known as Showcase Vol. 1)with heavy roots beats and the soft spoken voice of Wayne Jarrett. The original track list from this 1982 release shows only six songs, but each one is either an extended mix or an instrumental. A great overall album, but still with it's stand out tracks: #1 (Brimstone & Fire), #2 (Every Tounge Shall Tell), and #6 (Holy Mount Zion). Keep in mind this is one of the original Lloyd "Bullwackie" Barnes productions out of his Wackies label in New York City. A great talent for the time and place and an important step in the North American extension of the roots reggae movement of the seventies and in to the eighties. These rythms are tight, the Wackies label could almost will things to come together in top notch style for each vocalist and different situation, with excellent results. Everything dialed in straight. Wayne Jarrett is a great roots vocalist, look for his works to be spread out over several Wackies, Greensleeves, and King Tubby compilations.
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