Reggae Anthology: Henry "Junjo" Lawes-Volcano Eruption

by Henry "Junjo" Lawes

Overview

Over the past several years, the brilliant 17 North Parade label (an imprint of VP Records) has been picking up where boutique reissue labels like Motion Records and the lamented Blood & Fire left off, documenting reggae music's classical period in the 1970s and the transition from roots to dancehall styles that took place during the 1980s. Producer Henry "Junjo" Lawes was one of several producers who helped to usher in that transition, guiding roots masters like Wayne Jarrett, the Wailing Souls, and the young Hugh Mundell into the new era while simultaneously fostering the careers of emerging dancehall artists like Cocoa Tea, Barrington Levy, and the exciting (but ultimately commercially doomed) teenage toaster Billy Boyo. This excellent two-disc set (one disc for singers, the other for DJs) offers an overview of some of the strongest material from Junjo's vault: stone classics like Barrington Levy's "Prison Oval Rock" and Yellowman's effortlessly propulsive "Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt" and "Zungguzungguguzungguzeng," Tony Tuff's brilliant "Come Fi Mash It" (on the "Three Blind Mice" rhythm), and the wonderful craziness of Eek-A-Mouse's "Anarexol." There are a few disappointments -- Junior Reid's singing is uncharacteristically weak on "Lover's Affair," and John Holt's rendition of the classic "Love I Can Feel" is curiously anemic -- but overall this is a fantastic introduction to one of reggae music's most fertile periods and greatest studio talents. [The package also includes a bonus DVD documentary.] ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	05/04/2010
Label:	Vp Records
UPC:	0054645416214
Rank:	73376

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Henry "Junjo" Lawes   Primary Artist
Barrington Levy   Primary Artist
Early B   Primary Artist
Clint Eastwood   Primary Artist
Cocoa Tea   Primary Artist
Frankie Paul   Primary Artist
Eek-A-Mouse   Primary Artist
Billy Boyo   Primary Artist
Tony Tuff   Primary Artist
Don Carlos   Primary Artist
John Holt   Primary Artist
General Saint   Primary Artist
Charlie Chaplin   Primary Artist
Hugh Mundell   Primary Artist
Linval Thompson   Primary Artist
Wayne Jarrett   Primary Artist
Johnny Osbourne   Primary Artist
Little John   Primary Artist
Ranking Trevor   Primary Artist
Nicodemus   Primary Artist
Michael Prophet   Primary Artist
Michigan   Primary Artist
Captain Sinbad   Primary Artist
Toyan   Primary Artist
Sister Nancy   Primary Artist
Barry Brown   Primary Artist
The Wailing Souls   Primary Artist
Leroy Smart   Primary Artist
Josey Wales   Primary Artist
Junior Reid   Primary Artist
Michigan & Smiley   Primary Artist
Al Campbell   Primary Artist
Ringo   Primary Artist
Smiley   Primary Artist
Yellowman   Primary Artist
Lee VanCliff   Primary Artist
Willie Lindo   Guitar
Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson   Keyboards
Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont   Guitar
Carlton "Santa" Davis   Drums
Sly Dunbar   Drums
Bongo Herman   Percussion
Keith Sterling   Keyboards
Chris Stanley   Bass
Winston "Bo-Pee" Bowen   Guitar
David Madden   Horn
Val Bennett   Horn
Nambo Robinson   Horn
Norman Bryan   Director
"Deadly" Headley Bennett   Horn
Ansel Collins   Keyboards
Gladstone Anderson   Keyboards
Winston Wright   Keyboards
Sky Juice   Percussion
Bobby Ellis   Horn
Chico Hamilton   Horn
Errol "Flabba" Holt   Bass
Dean Fraser   Horn
Roots Radics   Featured Artist
Christopher Meredith   Bass
Skully   Percussion
Hi-Times Band   Featured Artist
Andy Bassford   Guitar
Style Scott   Drums
Dwight Pickney   Guitar
Sowell   Guitar
Pierre Bost   Director
Robbie Lynn   Keyboards
Fidel Luna   Director
Earl "Chinna" Smith   Guitar

Technical Credits

Yellowman   Liner Notes
William Robinson   Composer
Paul Shields   Mastering
Donald Clive Davidson   Reissue Coordination
Don Carlos   Composer
Sylvan Morris   Mixing,Engineer
Barrington Levy   Composer
John Holt   Composer
Charlie Chaplin   Composer
Joel Chin   A&R
John Deacon   Composer
Christopher Chin   Executive Producer
Hugh Mundell   Composer
Linval Thompson   Composer
Johnny Osbourne   Composer
Prince Jammy   Mixing,Engineer
Scientist   Mixing,Engineer
Marlon Williams   Camera Operator
Ruddy Thomas   Mixing,Engineer
Oswald Palmer   Mixing,Engineer
Errol "ET" Thompson   Mixing,Engineer
Daddy Lion Chandell   Liner Notes
Fidel "Twice" Luna   A&R
Calvin Scott   Composer
Gil Melle   Composer
Winston Foster   Composer
Barry Brown   Composer
Leroy Smart   Composer
Henry "Junjo" Lawes   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Barnabas   Mixing,Engineer
Michael Haynes   Composer
Anthony Fairclough   Composer
Ripton Hylton   Composer
Paul Blake   Composer
Carl Dwyer   Composer
Solgie Hamilton   Mixing,Engineer
Delroy Reid   Composer
Winston Morris   Composer
Byron Letts   Composer
Beth Kingston   Photography
Alex Bartolomei   Editing,Post Production
Joseph Sterling   Composer
Tero Kaski   Photography
Winston Matthews   Composer
Pekka Vuorinen   Photography
Winston Hislop   Composer
Ophlin Russell   Composer
Adnelin Campbell   Composer
Cecil Wellington   Composer
Robert Brammer   Composer
Earlando Neil   Composer
Supercino   Artwork
John McMorris   Composer
Wayne Bradley Miller   Composer
Kevin Jackson   Camera Operator