Black Black Minds
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The Travellers
Black Black Minds
PS49 / 2005 / Pressure Sounds
1.Black Black Minds — The Travellers
2.Know Yourself — The Travellers
3.Jah Gave Us This World — The Travellers
4.Natty Dread at the Controls — U Black
5.False Leaders — The Travellers
6.Peace And Rest — The Travellers
7.Peace And Rest Version — Prince Jammy's
8.The Girl I Left Behind — The Travellers
9.Tell Me Why — The Travellers
10.How Long — The Travellers
11.How Long Version — Prince Jammy's
12.Poor Man Cry — The Travellers
13.Jammy's A Do It — U Black
14.Keep On Trying — The Travellers
15.Keep On Trying Version — Prince Jammy's
16.We Got To Leave — The Travellers
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The last release of 2005 on Pressure Sounds is a long lost treasure: ‘Black Black Minds’ by vocal harmony group the Travellers. Produced by King Jammy's in the late seventies and never available since Jammy's himself described unearthing the original master tapes like ‘finding gold’.

The Travellers started out in the same way as the loose local collective of Waterhouse harmony groups that included The Royals, The Jayes and Black Uhuru endlessly practising and perfecting their art in the yards of Kingston 11. Two members of The Travellers, along with Errol Nelson who also sang with both The Royals and The Jayes, had previously worked with Jammy’s helping to fill out the harmonies on the debut Black Uhuru album ‘Love Crisis’.

Vocal harmony groups have always been one of the cornerstones of Jamaican music and The Travellers deserve their place alongside the other great vocal groups from the period. The Travellers stunning harmonies are backed by The High Times Band, The Aggrovators and Sly & Robbie.

The ‘Black Black Minds’ release on Pressure Sounds features the original vocals plus deejay cuts from U Black and dub mixes from Jammy: sixteen tracks spread over four sides of vinyl while the CD release comes with an eight page booklet with beautiful period photographs..

Another Pressure Sounds winner we think!!!
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Release OF The Year

you don't have to say much about this one it's the
RELEASE OF THE YEAR
Lawrence Gibbard SOLAR RADIO
15th November 2005
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Black Black Minds

Got this LP yesterday....tough tough Jammys production...recommended for those who like good music.
Clivey English
16th November 2005
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All round great package

This is one of the nicest packages I have heard, expanding an original album with dubs and DJ cuts. The balance of the vocal songs with the extras makes this a fine listening experience. I wouldn't put The Travellers in the same league as other legendary groups -- but they are tight and their voices have a distinct sound. They also are not heavy heavy roots, I detect an underlying MOR pop sensibility. And that first cut always reminds me of Puff The Magic Dragon!
Only quibble is the package title should have read PRINCE Jammy's Presents, since that was his moniker when this LP was first produced.
dimitrios o
9th October 2006
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