Article Details

Article ID

LP-14477

Format

2x LP

Artist

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Title

Forces Of Victory

Track list

Pos.	Artist	Title
1	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Want Fi Goh Rave
2	Linton Kwesi Johnson	It Noh Funny
3	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem)
4	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Independent Intavenshan
5	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Fite Dem Back
6	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Reality Poem
7	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Forces Of Vicktry
8	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Time Come
9	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Want Fi Goh Rave (Ext) 12” single version
10	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Funny Dub
11	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Iron Bar Dub
12	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Brain Smashing Dub
13	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Reality Poem (Ext) 12” single version
14	Linton Kwesi Johnson	Victorious Dub

Style(s)

Reggae, Dub Poetry, Dub

Label

Universal/Island 3587173

Producer

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Year

1979/2023

Country

US - United States

Quality

m/m re

Remarks

Having exploded onto the UK scene in 1978 with the dark, angry masterpiece, Dread Beat & Blood, Brixton ‘dub-poet’ Linton Kwesi Johnson returned in April 1979, with Forces Of Victory – the record that cemented his growing reputation as a major talent. Produced by LKJ and Dennis ‘Blackbeard’ Bovell and featuring his Dub Band providing the infectious grooves, the record contains some of Johnson’s most memorable songs/poems, such as the heartbreaking prison story of injustice, Sonny’s Lettah, the challenging, anti-racist Fite Dem Back, and the jazz-tinged single Want Fi Goh Rave.

The album is dramatic and intense to the point of claustrophobia – featuring both wry observation and deep political conviction, delivered in LKJ’s unmistakable Jamaican patois. Not simply one of the most important reggae records of its time, it’s one of the most important reggae records ever recorded. Now expanded featuring a second disc of dub versions and extended mixes as well as enhanced artwork, gatefold sleeve and printed inner bags. Remastered at Abbey Road, and released on heavyweight vinyl.

LKJ was featured in the recent Steve McQueen film ‘Uprising’, about the 1981 New Cross fire that led to civil unrest, and ‘Small Axe’, McQueen’s series of stunning films about the experiences of West Indian immigrants in London.

Price

EUR 29.47

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