Don't Want No One To Miss It
Linval Thompson / U Brown – Train To Zion Label: Socialist Roots (no cat. number) Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Jamaica, 1976 info This "disco 45" came out in 1976 on the short lived record label of the Socialist Roots Hi Fi sound system in Kingston, during a period of growing political violence that was shaking the city. Despite the sound's affiliation with the then-increasingly leftwing People's National Party, Socialist Roots released this peace song calling on the armed factions of both the PNP and their rival JLP to put down the guns and ride the Train To Zion (or at least come work it out in the dance). The great Linval Thompson stars here, in his days as a roots singer before hitting it even bigger as a producer in the '80s dancehall era. In Jamaican "discomix" style, Thompson's Train To Zion mixes straight into a deejay version by U Brown (which was also released as a standalone 7" under the title Black Star Liner ). Excellent performance...