2018 reissue - For the 1st time in over 30 years, The Chosen Brothers’ mellifluous roots reggae masterpiece ‘Sing & Shout’ returns, re-shuffled, abridged and re-cut to vinyl by CGB at D&M, Berlin
Most notable for the gorgeous ‘Mash Down Babylon’, which was versioned by Rhythm & Sound to classic effect in 1998 and now opens this new edition, ‘Sing & Shout’ is perhaps one of roots reggae's more overlooked efforts, but arguably also one of the most distinguished of its mid ‘80s era.
Recorded at Bullwackie’s studio in White Plains, NYC, by Douglas Levy, Sugar Minot and Bullwackie, ‘Sing & Shout’ blends classic roots lyrical themes and dub production with early traces of the digital drum machine and synth styles that would come to dominate the dancehall from this phase forward.
For this new edition, the now Berlin-administered Wackies deign to resequence the track-list, which now starts up with the evergreen original of ‘March Down Babylon’ (which has also been issued on a 12” with bonus dub + version this week) and the wickedly slow and easy digidub of ‘Jah Don’t Like That’ along with the mellow wooze of ‘Sing & Shout’ and the misty precipitation of ‘Dancing In The Rain (12” Mix)’, and comes to rest with woozy praises to Jah in ‘All Things (12” Mix)’.
| A1 | Mash Down Babylon | 3:13 |
| A2 | Jah Don’t Like That | 3:32 |
| A3 | Sing & Shout | 3:42 |
| A4 | Back To Africa | 4:11 |
| A5 | Dancing In The Rain (12" Mix) | 6:51 |
| B1 | Hey Lady | 3:53 |
| B2 | Joy, Joy | 3:50 |
| B3 | I Gave You Love | 3:51 |
| B4 | There You Are | 3:54 |
| B5 | All Things (12" Mix) | 6:52 |
