The Meditations have been around since the late seventies and this album is a proper compilation of their work on the roots scene. From deep in Jamaica - The Meditations are one of the classic vocal trios, but seem to have been overlooked at times. They only released 5 album spanning from 1978 to 1983. If you don't have any of the meditations original albums, you can jump the gun with "Deeper Roots" and get the most Meditations for your money. This CD is a Heartbeat release from 1994 with 20 tracks - most of them solid roots. Top tracks include #4 (Having Fun), #10 (No Peace), #12 (Something Looking Good), and #13 (Groovy Situation aka Being A Dread Is No Crime). Like most Heartbeat compilations, this has a great booklet with an extensive history and story of the Meditations, along with track breakdowns, and top performances. The Meditations might not have gotten the credit they deserved early on, but since the early 1990's they have managed to stay on the top of the pile thanks in part to this CD compilation. This is the only Meditations disc I own, but it gets quite of bit of playing time in the rotation.
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