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Harder Shade of Black re-released Feb 2010
1st January 2010 Album Title: Harder Shade Of Black Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 8th February 2010 Single Vinyl Single CD Jamaican youth producer Leonard ‘Santic’ Chin first arrived in the UK on the 10th of February 1974. While staying in London he compiled and released his debut long player, built around his then current successful Jamaican seven inch recordings, the classic 'Harder Shade Of Black' album. Twenty one years later ’Harder Shade Of Black’ was the first album to be released on Pressure Sounds. Re-titled ‘An Even Harder Shade Of Black’ Leonard’s original ten tracks were augmented by a further stirring selection of deejay, dub, instrumental and vocal releases of the same superb vintage. Over the ensuing years ‘An Even Harder Shade Of Black’ has proved to be one of the most consistently popular Pressure Sounds releases. And now, almost thirty six years to the day after Santic first flew in from Kingston, we are both pleased and proud to be re-presenting and re-releasing this classic set. Totally re-mastered, with added bonus tracks, new artwork and graphics the album comes, once again, in the sleeve that was first used on the original Santic release. For the CD release Leonard has kindly allowed us to use some never before seen pictures of himself and the original Santic All Stars band; the liner notes recount, in Leonard’s own words, the origins and the ways of working that produced these timeless recordings. “Looking back now I’m thinking, in the eighties and nineties, people would spend these relentless hours voicing, dropping in, voicing, dropping in. And nobody’s happy! Doing that you have no soul! You’re just like a mechanical thing. When you hear sweet things and think it can be sweeter… but it’s sweet enough already! You become over technical and everybody wants to be greater than they really can be. It doesn’t really happen like that. You can only be the best you can be…” Leonard Chin The vinyl LP is now an exact facsimile of the original Santic release. The bonus tracks on the CD are ‘Columbo’ from Augustus Pablo, ‘Special Branch’, ‘Hell Boat’ & ‘Mexican Rocking’ from the Santic All Stars, ‘Shouldn't Say No’ from Jah Woosh and its vocal counteraction ’I Don't Want To Lose You’ from Paul Whiteman. A classic roots album. There will also be 2 new Santic postcards in a custom stamped bag that come free when you buy the album or CD direct from our website. CD Track Listing 1. I'll Be Around - Gregory Isaacs (3.12) 2. One Thousand Swords - Augustus Pablo (2.05) 3. Harder Shade Of Black - Augustus Pablo (3.15) 4. Better Shade Of Dub – Dirty Harry & Santic All Stars (2.51) 5. Peace In The Valley - Roman Stewart (2.43) 6. Columbo - Augustus Pablo (3.13) 7. Special Branch - Leonard Santic All Stars (3.15) 8. Pablo In Dub - Augustus Pablo (3.00) 9. Hell Boat - Santic All Stars (3.03) 10. Children Of Israel - Horace Andy (3.06) 11. Problems - Horace Andy (2.50) 12. Lovers Mood - Augustus Pablo (3.13) 13. Jah Guide - Big Joe (3.12) 14. Palace Of Peace - Santic All Stars (2.51) 15. Chalice Blaze - Jah Woosh (2.13) 16. One Heavy Duba - King Tubbys & Santic All Stars (2.30) 17. Yamaha Ride - I Roy (2.45) 18. Mexican Rocking - Santic All Stars (2.34) 19. I Don't Want To Lose You - Paul Whiteman (3.05) 20. Shouldn't Say No - Jah Woosh (3.13) 21. Santic Meet King Tubby - King Tubby & The Santic All Stars (2.47) Vinyl LP Track Listing Side One 1. I'll Be Around - Gregory Isaacs (3.12) 2. Better Shade Of Dub - Santic All Stars (2.51) 3. Peace In The Valley - Roman Stewart (2.43) 4. Pablo In Dub - Augustus Pablo (3.00) 5. Problems - Horace Andy (2.50) Side Two: 1. Children Of Israel - Horace Andy (3.06) 2. Columbo - Augustus Pablo (3.13) 3. Palace Of Peace - Santic All Stars (2.51) 4. One Thousand Swords - Augustus Pablo (2.05) 5. Harder Shade Of Black - Augustus Pablo (3.15) To coincide with this re-release we will be issuing two superb seven inch singles, on heavyweight vinyl on the Santic and Iron Fist labels, and both in specially designed card sleeves: PSS 028 A. Problems – Horace Andy B. Peace And Love Dub – Augustus Pablo ‘Problems’ was the first seven inch release on Pressure Sounds and, for this pressing of this oft versioned Horace Andy tune, we have coupled it with a next Augustus Pablo cut to the rhythm ‘Peace & Love Dub’. PSS 029 A. I Don’t Want To Lose You – Paul Whiteman B. Santic Meet King Tubby – King Tubby & The Santic All Stars The aching ‘I Don’t Want To Lose You’ is a one of fabled vocalist Paul Whiteman/Blackman’s rare forays into the recording studio coupled with one of King Tubby’s greatest ever dub mixes. Hard enough to find a copy when it was originally released its legendary stature has grown over the years and the original Santic seven inch now changes hands for serious sums on the collectors market. |
 
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