Blood and Fire

by **Anonymous** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:24 pm

Early Versions... like for eg. ?

by JV » Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:51 pm

Ska version at Studio First. Can be found a compilation that has a name I have forgotten.

by **Anonymous** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:59 pm

It's on "Oldies But Goodies" volume 2.

I have it but the pressing(yellow and red US one) is terrible, the tunes sound like they were recorded next door and the vocals are "muffled".

Respect

Gordon

by **Jackie Pablo** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:00 pm

Probably long deleted now but 'There's A Reward' is on the UK pressed Grounation LP 'Life Of Contradiction'.

by JV » Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:04 pm

gordon wrote:It's on "Oldies But Goodies" volume 2.

I have it but the pressing(yellow and red US one) is terrible, the tunes sound like they were recorded next door and the vocals are "muffled".

Respect

Gordon

This time the fabled and often misused description is on spot. It really sounds like you'd be listening to a private turntable session recorded with microphone.

by **Invisible Bram** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:01 pm

I just heard a soft-erotica cover of "there's a reward for me" done by none other than "Freddie McGregor", man this is the sound of the eighties :shock:

by **charlie.reggae** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:17 am

JB - I note your note about track 4 on 'Life of contradiction', but it's not the accoustic version requested, track 4 is a studio / full band recording.

BMD - Another cut is on the 'Family' LP, but again not an accoustic one & yes, you missed the boat on the spare copy of that one. I'll record it for you when I get my TT back.

Charlie Reggae

by **Anonymous** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:47 am

TT away, that's news Chaz..

The copy of Life of Contradiction I have does not have this tune on it... hurumph..

by **asher selector** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:21 am

Ises ....................

big up .............. yu can find the reggae song in the lp life of a contradiction first song side b .................. LOVE MUZIK ............. grounation label ..........

blessssss .....

by **Chaz** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:38 am

There's also:

There’s A Reward (Studio One prod, Wincox label, 1965)

by **Chaz** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:44 am

I received this collection a while ago from a fellow Baffer:

Joe Higgs Boxset
1957 to 1983

Disc One – R&B and Ska, 1957-1966 (69:05 total time)
1) *Manny Oh (WIRL prod & label, 1957) - 2:26
2) *When You Tell Me Baby (WIRL prod & label, 1957) - 2:32
3) *You Are To Love (Dutchess label, 1957) - 2:25
4) *I Long For The Day (WIRL prod & label, 1957) - 3:00
5) *Pretty Baby (WIRL prod & label, 1957) - 2:25
6) *It Is A Day (WIRL prod & label, 1959) - 2:08
7) *Lover’s Song (WIRL prod & label, 1959) - 2:17

You Found Somebody New (Studio One prod, ND label, 1960) - 2:44
9) *Change Of Mind (Starlite label, 1961) - 2:53
10) *Sha Ba Da (Starlite label, 1961) - 2:03
11) *How Can I Be Sure (Studio One prod, Supreme label, 1961) - 2:30
12) *Mighty Man (Studio One prod, Supreme label, 1961) - 1:59
13) *Last Saturday Morning (Island label, 1963) - 2:56
14) *Praise The Lord (Island label, 1963) - 2:47
15) *Queen Spinner (Prince Buster prod, 1963) - 2:39
16) *If You Want Pardon (Studio One prod, Dutchess label, 1963) - 2:17
17) *Bye and Bye (Studio One prod, ND Records label, 1963) - 2:15
18) *Let Me Know (Studio One prod, ND Records label, 1963) - 2:40
19) Saturday Night (Prince Buster prod, Islam label, 1964) - 2:48
20) Your Love, as Wailers (Studio One prod, 1964) - 2:31
21) *Gone Is Yesterday (King Edwards prod, 1964) - 2:22
22) *Love Not For Me (King Edwards prod, 1964) - 2:19
23) Dinah (Studio One prod, Musik City label, 1966) - 3:06
24) Pack Up - 2:08
25) Goodbye - 2:40
26) I Am The Song (The Prophet) (Studio One prod, 1966) - 2:49
27) *There’s A Reward (Studio One prod, Wincox label, 1965) - 2:28

* Indicates a Higgs & Wilson tune

Joe Higgs Boxset
1957 to 1983

Disc Two – Rocksteady and Early Reggae, 1967-1974 (66:55 total time)
1) Message Of Old, w/ Ken Boothe (Studio One prod, 1967) - 3:06
2) Change Of Plan (Studio One prod, 1967) - 2:09
3) Cool Fool (Studio One prod & label, 1967) - 2:56
4) Neighbor Neighbor (Studio One prod, 1967) - 3:04
5) You Hurt My Soul (Island label, 1968) - 1:54
6) Stepping Razor – Peter Tosh (Wail N’ Soul M’, 1968) - 2:20
7) Mademoiselle (Clancy Eccles prod, 1969) - 2:46

*Don’t Mind Me (Clancy Eccles prod, Clandisc label, 1969) - 2:28
9) *Again (Clancy Eccles prod, Humasound label 1970) - 2:08
10) Burning Fire (Rupie Edwards prod, Success label, 1971) - 2:43
11) Mother Radio (Rupie Edwards prod, Success label, 1971) - 2:22
12) Hit Me Back Baby (Winston Riley prod, Tru Soul label, 1971) - 2:17
13) instrumental - 2:18
14) Blackman Know Yourself (Rupie Edwards prod, Success label, 1971) - 2:58
15) Wage A War (Harry J prod, 1972) - 3:09
16) instrumental - 3:06
17) Invitation To Jamaica (self prod, Elevation label, 1972) - 3:15
18) Lay A Foundation (Harry J prod, 1972) - 3:23
19) World Is Spinning Around (Sioux label, 1971) - 2:36
20) World Is Upside Down (Harry J prod, Roosevelt label, 1972) - 2:45
21) Woman Don’t You Go Astray (Techniques label, 1973) - 2:55
22) Let Us Do Something (self prod, Elevation label, 1974) - 3:32
23) Journey To Freedom – Karl Masters & Joe Higgs (instrumental) - 2:54
24) Freedom Journey – Karl Masters & Joe Higgs (instrumental) - 2:53

* Indicates a Higgs & Wilson tune

Joe Higgs Boxset
1957 to 1983

Disc Three – Roots Reggae and Early Dancehall, 1974-1983 (70:38 total time)

1) Ram Bam (self prod, Micron label, 1974) - 2:50
2) version - 3:01
3) Sincerely, w/ Wailing Souls (self prod, Micron label, 1975) - 3:08
4) version - 3:04
5) More Slavery (Jack Ruby prod, Micron label, 1975) - 2:58
6) version - 2:53
7) Brimstone & Fire – as Attarra, w/ Wailing Souls (Solomonic label, 1975) - 3:08

version - 3:08
9) Creation (self prod, Elevation label, 1975) - 3:35
10) version - 3:25
11) Wages Of Crime (Bunny Lee prod, 1975) - 3:11
12) version (mixed by King Tubby) - 3:10
13) Mother Radio 12” (Rupie Edwards prod, Newbeat label, 1978) - 5:18
14) Burning Fire 12” (Rupie Edwards prod, Tranquility label, 1979) - 5:44
15) Sound Of The City, w/ Jimmy Cliff (self prod, Sunpower label, 1978) - 3:42
16) version - 3:36
17) Sons Of Garvey, w/ Jimmy Cliff (self prod, Sunpower label, 1978) - 3:35
18) You Must Know (Gorgon label, 1980?) - 3:36
19) Talk To That Man (self prod, Solomonic label, 1980) - 4:06
20) version - 3:37
21) So It Go (High Times prod & label, 1983) - 3:28

by **ulua-bob** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:48 pm

A note on the macola version of Life of Contradiction, while the versions are nice, the sound is quite crap, it has a muffled overall quality! But the tracks are good.

by **Arvid** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:56 pm

A great Joe Higgs page is http://www.iration.com/joehiggs/

Doing a search on "There's A Reward" on the discography page, you'll notice that it is on "Life Of Contadiction" (1975), "Family" (1988) and also released as a Studio One single 1964.

by **Arvid** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:59 pm

Hmm. I only quickly read part 1 of the thread before posting...

by JV » Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:03 pm

Life Of Contradiction - one of my big favourites. Contains some of the greatest songs ever recorded in Jamaica - The Song My Enemy Sings among others. A winner!

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