by chuckasaurusrex » Sun Nov 17, 2013 2:31 pm
Now before anybody takes offense at the question (how DARE he even question this?), let me preface it by saying that I already have a lot of the Black Ark material currently available on CD, including "Heart of the Congos" (B&F), "Police and Thieves" (deluxe; Island), "War Inna Babylon" (Hip-O-Select), "To Be A Lover" (Hip-O-Select), "Super Ape" (Hip-O-Select), the various Pressure Sounds compilations, several Heartbeat compilations, some Seven Leaves releases, "Party Time" (Palm Pictures), "Build the Ark" (Trojan), "Open the Gate" (Trojan), and probably others I'm not thinking of off the top of my head. I don't, however, have "Arkology", and it's difficult to find sound samples with which to determine whether or not it would mostly duplicate what I already have on other releases. I am sort of reflexively tempted by it from time to time as it was seemingly a landmark release at the time, and can now be had for around $21. Is there anything worthwhile on "Arkology" which hasn't already been compiled or included on other CD releases? Thanks for any advice.