2022 repress on gold vinyl, limited to 500 - Police & Thieves is a roots reggae classic by Junior Murvin originally released in 1977 which was produced by Lee 'Scratch' Perry (who also wrote or co-wrote many of the songs) at his legendary Black Ark Studios with The Upsetters. The title song was memorably covered by The Clash in a very different arrangement than Murvin's. Perry's imaginative and groundbreaking production surrounded Junior's falsetto vocals and the musicians in a dense, echo heavy, spaced out sound to create one of the great songs, and albums, of the roots era.
A1 | Roots Train |
A2 | Police & Thieves |
A3 | Solomon |
A4 | Rescue Jah Children |
A5 | Tedious |
B1 | False Teachin' |
B2 | Easy Task |
B3 | Lucifer |
B4 | Working In The Cornfield |
B5 | I Was Appointed |