JUNIOR
MURVIN - POLICE AND THIEVES (1976)
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April 2008 - Junior Murvin's falsetto
voice became world-renown in his legendary
Lee Perry produced "Police and
Thieves" album. This clip captures the
singer in 1976 as he performs for UK TV.
Before he burned it down for reasons that have yet
to be discovered, Lee Perry's Black Ark Studio was
the center of some classic Reggae releases. The
sound of the Black Ark was dominated by the
Mu-Tron phaser and until this very day inspires
contemporary producers to utilize phasers and such
in their own releases, too.
Max Romeo's "War Inna Babylon", the
Congo's with their "Heart of the
Congo's", and of course "Police and
Thieves" by Junior Murvin are some classics
that came out of the Black Ark Studio.
This video clip was taken from a UK TV program
"Top of the Pops" and originally aired
back in 1976. It features a young Junior Murvin
playbacking his hit before a studio audience and
although the sight is not really sensational, the
historical value should be considered
self-evident.
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