Sugar Minott - Black Roots 1979 original MLPS-9591 plays mostly Mint-
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Sugar Minott
Black Roots
1979 original 1st pressing.
Mango Records - MLPS-9591
Vinyl is EX++ to Mint-, mostly Mint-
Vinyl looks EX++
Vinyl plays EX++ to Mint-, mostly Mint- : side 1 plays Mint-; side 2 plays EX++ to Mint-, mostly Mint- with some light background-crackle (or light clicks) in a few, quiet, short passages.
Labels are EX++ to Mint- : minor imperfections.
Cover is EX+ : intact seams; various imperfections.
Includes a HQ inner-sleeve which the vinyl is stored in after being professionally machine-cleaned and graded.
Out of print original pressing ~
Recorded for Island's Mango label in 1979, Black Roots is among Sugar Minott's earlier solo efforts and is also among the best albums that the Jamaican singer ever recorded. Black Roots isn't an album to acquire if you're looking for slickness; Minott favors simplicity throughout this LP, which often recalls the northern soul and sweet soul of the '60s. If you combined Stax's raw production style with the type of sweetness that characterized a lot of Chicago, Detroit and Philadelphia soul and added a reggae beat, the outcome might sound something like Black Roots. You'd also have to add Rasta-oriented lyrics because most of Black Roots reflects Minott's Rastafarian beliefs and is extremely sociopolitical -- this is true of the single "Hard Time Pressure," as well as "Mr. Babylon Man," "Oppressors Oppression," "River Jordan," and the title song. Minott went on to record many more albums in the '80s and '90s, but he never sounded better than he does on Black Roots.
-allmusic
Note: possible camera-glare on the cover and other surfaces from the angle and lighting.
Packaged protectively for safe and secure shipping with USPS tracking.
Thank you and have the best day ever ~
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