Dec 04, 20 murvin junior smith was born in about 1949. Junior murvin bad man possee dread at the controls 1982 view disc details junior murvin muggers in the street greensleeves 1984 view disc details junior murvin best of sunset 1985 view disc details junior murvin apartheid greensleeves 1986 view disc details junior murvin signs and wonders live and learn 1989 view disc details. Murvins soaring voice and the infectious rhythm made police and thieves into an international. As a child, he sang along with records by nat king cole and billy eckstine, and later on soul singers like sam cooke, ben e. Reply see 1 reply notify me 1 helpful reggaegotsoul august 10, 20 report.
King, and especially curtis mayfield, after whom his own falsetto was modeled. Control features kwality on the microphone in a halftime hip hop style, laden with dub effects and circling synthesizers. Junior murvin police and thieves lyrics and tracklist genius. Murvin, arguably best known for his 1976 hit police and thieves later recorded by the clash passed away on monday in hospital in port antonio, jamaica. Fighting the nation with their guns and ammunition from genesis to revelation the next generation will be hear me from genesis to revelation the next generation will be hear me and all the crowd comes in day by day no one stop it in anyway and all the peacemaker turn war officer hear what i say police, police, police and thieves oh yeah police, police. Junior murvin police and thieves lyrics and tracklist.
In the early 1980s he made an album with mikey dread, bad man posse, whose title track exhorted young men to stay away from gangs. Murvin released several more albums over the years, including 1982s bad man posse and 1984s muggers in the street, along with several 7inch titles on his own murvin label. Sure the title track is so well known and influential but every song here is well crafted and uniquely sung. What is clear is that this is a classic recording of early 80s dubreggae. Murvin died on 2 december 20, in a hospital in port antonio. Along with the heptones party time and max romeos war ina babylon, this album is considered part of a black ark lee scratch perryproduced holy trinity.
Al campbell push, pushpush, push west end lane version tuff scout records. Junior murvin was born murvin junior smith, likely in 1949 in port antonio, jamaica. Junior murvin police and thieves deluxe edition mp3 album. Dec 02, 20 murvin released several more albums over the years, including 1982s bad man posse and 1984s muggers in the street, along with several 7inch titles on his own murvin label. Juno download reggae bestsellers chart 9 this week. Tell me about your 1982 album badman posse for mikey dread. He died on december 2, 20 in port antonio, jamaica. It became a hit in the uk following the unrest at the heavily policed 1976 notting hill carnival, and was covered by the punk band the clash. Junior murvin, the jamaican singer whose hit police and thieves became one of the most distinctive songs in reggae music and an anthem in the british inner cities of the late seventies, has died. Police and thieves junior murvin guitar chordslyrics. Murvin s soaring voice and the infectious rhythm made police and thieves into an international.
Police and thieves in the streets fighting the nation with their guns and ammunition police and thieves in the streets scaring the nation with their guns and. Reggae revolution radio show 11414 internet archive. Dec 02, 20 junior murvin, the jamaican singer whose hit police and thieves became one of the most distinctive songs in reggae music and an anthem in the british inner cities of the late seventies, has died. At the time of his death, junior murvin was reportedly suffering from an advance stage of diabetes. He also worked closely with producer trevor elliot to launch musical career of singer edi fitzroy. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. Download susan cadogan songs, singles and albums on mp3. Vinyl 7 junior murvin bad man possee 2007, vinyl discogs. He is best known for the single police and thieves, produced by lee scratch perry in 1976. He hooked up with producer mikey dread for the 1982 album bad man posse.
Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. All albums by junior murvin available to download and stream in high quality. Jah lyrics exists solely for the purpose of archiving all reggae lyrics and makes no profit from this website. Murvin has scored with several other hits including. The postage rates for your order are displayed before payment, which is processed using paypal. Best known for his alltime classic police and thieves, junior murvin was gifted with a unique, featherlight falsetto that inspired some of lee scratch perrys most unearthly productions. Vinyl 12 junior murvin bad man posse 1982, vinyl discogs. Badman possee, an album by junior murvin on spotify. Mikey dread was the featured artist on lips like sugar with seal for the soundtrack of the 2004 film, 50 first dates. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
Junior murvin police and thieves deluxe edition mp3. He had been suffering from diabetes and hypertension. But when he came together with junior murvin they created magic to write,record,produce and perform police thieves. Even though john peel had been playing murvin for months, it was the clashs version on their debut album that would turn the song into a punk anthem. Junior murvin born murvin junior smith, circa 1949, port antonio, jamaica.
Cant believe there are no comments murvin flowing at his best. Junior murvin police and thieves lyrics genius lyrics. Police and thieves is an album by junior murvin and backing band the upsetters, released in 1977. That this record makes its 40th year this year could be a coincidence, but of we were able to ask perry or the departed murvin, theyd likely give a more ominous answer. Download and print police and thieves sheet music for guitar chordslyrics by junior murvin from sheet music direct. Download sounds of the caribbean with selecta jerry.
Download sounds of the caribbean with selecta jerry sounds. Oct 20, 2011 in 1976 when junior murvin voiced police and thieves for lee scratch perry over a rhythm laid by boris gardner, sly dunbar and ernest ranglin, he had no idea the song would resonate far beyond jamaica. He also produced artists such as sugar minott, junior murvin, earl sixteen, wally bucker, sunshine, jah grundy and rod taylor. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. I think the vibe is right to share it with all the roots headz from all four corners a di world. Fighting the nation with their guns and ammunition from genesis to revelation the next generation will be hear me from genesis to revelation the next generation will be hear me and all the crowd comes in day by day no one stop it in anyway and all the peacemaker turn war officer hear what i say police, police, police and thieves oh yeah. Junior murvin police and thieves island 1977 view disc details junior murvin bad man possee dread at the controls 1982 view disc details junior murvin muggers in the street greensleeves 1984 view disc details junior murvin best of sunset 1985 view disc details junior murvin apartheid greensleeves 1986 view disc details. Murvin wasnt exactly the most prolific reggae star of the late 70s, yet such is the stature of police and thieves and its accompanying album of the same name that murvin. There is speculation as to murvins accurate age, reports vary between 64 and 67yrs of age. Junior marvin is apparently more known for his 70s work but he continued his career while dancehall period and released album apartheid at jammys. This heavy weight dancehall song jack slick was on the album and released on 12 single vinyl. With its six main tracks and a few extended dub plate versions of three of the originals, it is unclear whether junior murvin s bad man posse is an ep or a fulllength.
Jamaican born reggae legend junior murvin has died aged 67yrs. Junior murvin lyrics are by their rightful owners and jah lyrics in no way takes or claims the lyrics belong to us. Sure the title track is so well known and influential but every. Dec 04, 20 even though john peel had been playing murvin for months, it was the clashs version on their debut album that would turn the song into a punk anthem. Junior murvin bad man posse bad man posse dread at the controls. In 1976 when junior murvin voiced police and thieves for lee scratch perry over a rhythm laid by boris gardner, sly dunbar and ernest ranglin, he had no idea the song would resonate far beyond jamaica. Junior murvin was born in 1949 in saint james, jamaica.