Aswad - Aswad (Black History Month)

UMR

£31.37

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: 5541131
Barcode: 602455411310
Release Date: 06 Oct 2023
Genre: Reggae Classics/Ska

Stunning debut album by the legendary British reggae band, released in 1976 on Island Records. Arguably their early material is the finest roots reggae to emerge from the UK, highlighting the plight of immigrant Jamaicans in the unfamiliar and often hostile environment of 1970s London.
Aswad (the name is Arabic for “black”) was formed in Ladbroke Grove, West London, in 1975. Their eclectic mix of styles melded elements of soul, jazz, and funk with hard roots reggae, lovers rock, and dub.
The first single – Back to Africa, was released that year and hit number one on the U.K. reggae singles chart, scoring another hit with Three Babylon soon after. Other album highlights include Can’t Stand the Pressure, the epic Concrete Slaveship, as well as the excellent, slinky instrumental Ethiopian Rhapsody
Features TWO bonus tracks – the single version of Three Babylon and the previously-unreleased dub version of the track.
Remastered at Abbey Road.
Long out of print on vinyl.

LP1 - Side A
I A Rebel Soul
Can't Stand The Pressure
Ethiopian Rhapsody
Natural Progression
Three Babylon

LP1 - Side B
Back To Africa
Red Up
Ire Woman
Concrete Slaveship
Three Babylon (Dub)

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Black Story tells the history of our iconic UK Black musical icons. UMR want to celebrate not only the culture; but the scenes, the sounds and the artists which shaped UK Music, giving flowers to the incredible Black artists in our archives.
We seek to deliver these influential (and sometimes little known) Black artists from our repertoire to an audience who may never have experienced them before, to elevate their music, share stories and, in turn, gain new fans to preserve the legacy of Black music