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The Itals
Early Recordings 1971-1979
Compil. US 1987 on Nighthawk Records label
Reggae (Roots Reggae)
This volume brings together, for the first time, the fine and important early recordings by The Itals (Keith Porter, Ronnie Davis & Lloyd Ricketts). The included songs were produced in Kingston between 1971 and 1979 by group members sometimes in collaboration with Kingston producer Lloyd "Spiderman" Campbell.
Musicians
 | The Itals , JM album by |
 | Lloyd Parks b, *1948 JM bass |
 | Roy Smith bvoc, JM bass |
 | Sly Dunbar dr, *1952 JM drums |
 | Bertram "Ranchie" McLean b, guitar |
 | Eugene Grey g, bvoc, US guitar |
 | Keith Herlock guitar |
 | Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan g, voc, JM guitar |
 | Ansel Collins org, key, *1949 JM keyboards |
 | Uziah "Sticky" Thompson perc, JM percussion |
 | "Deadly" Headley Bennett sax, as, *1931 JM saxophone |
 | Tommy McCook ts, sax, 1927-1998 JM saxophone |
 | Vin Gordon tb, *1949 JM trombone |
 | Bobby Ellis tr, *1932 JM trumpet |
 | Keith Porter voc, JM lead vocals, written by |
 | Ronnie Davis bvoc, voc, *1950 JM lead vocals, written by |
 | Lloyd Ricketts bvoc, JM lead vocals, written by |
Producers
| Ronnie Davis backing vocals |
| Lloyd Ricketts backing vocals |
| Roy Smith backing vocals |
| Keith Porter backing vocals |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In A Dis A Time | The Itals | Keith Porter | 2:58 |
| 2 | Time Will Tell | The Itals | Keith Porter | 2:59 |
| 3 | Don't Wake The Lion | The Itals | Keith Porter | 2:33 |
| 4 | Brutal | The Itals | Keith Porter | 4:07 |
| 5 | Time Getting Harder | The Itals | Keith Porter | 3:23 |
| 6 | Living In The Ghetto | The Itals | Ronnie Davis | 3:37 |
| 7 | Smile Knotty Dread | The Itals | Keith Porter | 3:32 |
| 8 | Run Baldhead Run | The Itals | Keith Porter | 2:41 |
| 9 | Last Prayer | The Itals | Keith Porter | 2:47 |
| 10 | False Preachers | The Itals | Keith Porter | 3:18 |
| 11 | You Don't Care | The Itals | The Techniques | 3:21 |
| 12 | Temptation | The Itals | Keith Porter | 3:42 |
| 13 | Seeing Is Believing | The Itals | Keith Porter | 3:33 |
| 14 | I See A Sign | The Itals | Lloyd Ricketts | 3:15 |
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