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The Heptones Better Days & King Of My Town (Expanded Edition)

Doctor Bird

Reggae, Roots

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1. THE HEPTONES ‘BETTER DAYS’ - Suspicious Minds
2. Crystal Blue Persuasion
3. Land Of Love
4. No Bread On My Table aka Oh Jah
5. Better Days
6. God Bless The Children
7. Ready Ready Baby
8. Every Day Life
9. Mr. Do Over Song
10. Key To The Heart
11. PAGE ONE & THE OBSERVERS ‘OBSERVATION OF LIFE DUB’
12. Mind Blowing Dub
13. Persuasion
14. Love In The Land
15. Nuff Bread On Our Table
16. Africa’s Times Now
17. Jah’s Children In Style
18. Ready For It
19. Way Of Life aka Life Every Day
20. Observer’s Style
21. Lover’s Dub
22. DISC TWO: THE HEPTONES ‘KING OF MY TOWN’
23. Watcha Gonna Do About It
24. Losing You
25. Behold
26. Holy Mount Zion
27. Motherless Child
28. Prisoner Girl
29. King Of My Town
30. African Child (Jamaica)
31. Trails And Tribulations
32. Which Side Are You
33. A Hard Day’s Night
34. BONUS TRACKS (THE DISCOMIXES)
35. Through The Fire I Come (12” mix)
36. Move On (12”)
37. Book Of Rules (12” mix)
38. Crystal Blue Persuasion (12” mix)
39. Loosing You (12” mix)
40. Holy Mount Zion (12” mix)
41. Every Day Life (12” mix)

Having initially achieved significant success in Jamaica during the rock steady era of the late 60s, The Heptones further cemented their reputation as the island’s most accomplished vocal trio by scoring a succession of major hits throughout the following decade.

By 1978, the group, which comprised Earl Morgan and Barry Llewellyn and new member Naggo Morris, commenced what proved to be an extremely fruitful working relationship with Jamaican hit-maker, Niney, with the collaboration spawning a number of popular singles and the two superb albums that provide the focus of this 2CD set.

In addition to the contents of these essential long-players, the collection also features the ‘Observation Of Life Dub’ album – the dub counterpart to ‘Better Days’ – and extended mixes that first saw issue on 12” singles as the decade drew to a close.

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The Heptones School Girls Caltone

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– School Girls
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The Heptones Repatriation Hit Bound

Roots classic from 1977 channel one sound!!

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– Repatriation

1. – Repatriation
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The Heptones Party Time Sunshot

Phill Pratt produced version of a classic Heptones tune with melodica version on the flip.

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– Party Time

1. – Party Time
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The Heptones Mr. T Right On

Next vocal cut mid 70s style on the same riddim as Dennis Brown's "Set Your Little Heart Free"

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– Mr. T

1. – Mr. T
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The Heptones Mount Zion Observer

Originally released on a 12" now reissued on very limited 7" with dub cut on the b-side.

Roots Reggae

– Mount Zion
– Part 2

1. – Mount Zion
2. – Part 2
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