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Micron Compilation
'Every Mouth Must Be Fed'
PSCD59 / 2008 / Pressure Sounds
1.Track Listing:
2.Conference At Waterhouse � Jah Stitch 3.Conference Version � Micron 4.Lorna Banana - Junior Byles 5.Revolution Is For The Chinaman � Pete Weston & The Flames 6.Straight To Scratch Head (Lorna Banana Version) 7.Message From The Top - I Roy 8.Our Rights - The Defenders 9.Our Version -The Defenders 10.The Right To Live - U Roy 11.Muhammad Ali - Tommy McCook 12.Wages Of Crime - Joe Higgs 13.Wages Of Crime Version 14.Ska Baby - Bobby Ellis 15.Ska Version Instrumental 16.Every Mouth Must Be Fed - I Roy 17.Ain�t Too Proud To Beg - Junior Byles 18.Last Of The Love Songs � Junior Byles 19.Black Organ � Blacker Black 20.Mad Mad Hatter � I Roy 21.Mad Mad Horn � Version  The Micron label is not instantly well known but any half decent reggae collection will have more than a couple of Micron records sitting in it. Production is crisp throughout with Lee Perry, Bunny Lee and Pete Weston, part of a trio that ran the Micron label, at the controls. As usual we have sourced tracks that offer music fans something a little extra unearthing some overlooked gems that are not only very rare but also touch the soul. Was there a better singer from Jamaica than Junior Byles ? He was up there with the best and �Lorna Banana� and �Ain�t Too Proud To Beg� are two of his finest. The super rare track from The Defenders 'Our Rights� is a real roots vocal harmony classic. I Roy, who needs little by way of introduction, was probably the most consistent deejay that Jamaica ever produced and it is his �Every Mouth Must Be Fed� that gives the album its name. This is a crackling compilation with all the usual Pressure Sounds graphics, photos and interviews with re-mastered tracks presenting the music at its very best. Micron Music Presents puts the focus on a label that really was important both as a label and as a business for it allowed many producers and artists a creative opening that otherwise would have been denied to them. Enjoy it. It�s a fine album |
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Every Mouth Must Be Fed (Album Review)
This compilation brings together an odd but excellent variety of tracks from Micron Music, gathered together here for a brand new re-mastered release by Pressure Sounds. Micron Music provided an outlet for Jamaican producers and performers who wouldn’t otherwise be heard, and the range of tracks and styles on this collection, recorded in the mid-1970s, demonstrates the openness of their approach and the risks they took to get this music out. Pete Weston, one of the three people behind the label, also takes production credits on many of the tracks and provides extensive notes to accompany this release. The diversity of what’s included within these twenty tracks is striking. The collection opens with two versions around the basic ‘Satta Dread’ rhythm, first from Jah Stitch then straight into a classic echo-laden dub from King Tubby’s. Elsewhere, more conventional melodic reggae is represented by the Defenders ‘Our Rights’ and its driving instrumental version. Junior Byles offers the old Motown song ‘Ain’t Too Proud to Beg’ plus the great surprise of an intriguing version to go with it. Bobby Ellis makes an appearance with ‘Ska Baby’ where it’s unusual to hear the familiar chopping brass of a ska rhythm placed within a deep reggae mix, and even more so on the instrumental version that follows. If ‘Wages of Crime’ by the brilliant Joe Higgs were not enough, it’s partnered with possibly the best version on the album, in classic King Tubby style. The album closes with I Roy in top form with ‘Mad Mad Hatter’ (another link to old Motown) and its manic version ‘Mad Mad Horn’ which is pretty self-explanatory. This album is the perfect answer to people who think they’ve heard all there is to hear from this era. UK release single CD/double vinyl, Pressure Sounds, 16th June 2008. Ranking John www.reggaemusic.org.uk |
Ranking John 8th June 2008 |
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Every Mouth Must Be Fed
I look forward to your new releases,BUT you have excelled yourself with this one.Tunes I have only read about and longed for,my Holy Grail`s etc.,etc.To get a copy of Tommy McCook`s " Tribute to Muhammad Ali " is worth the purchase price alone ! One VERY satisfied customer.Keep it up. |
AnorakTrev 17th June 2008 |
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Why hast thou forsaken the dj?
You guys got it so right on the "More Pressure" vinyl by separating the vocal and version between the two records. Why stop the practice, especially on such a singles oriented compilation? Regardless, wicked comp. Super classic I Roy iration! |
Lord D. 10th February 2009 |
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Ballistic Micron Compilation!
Just got this CD from a friend and straightaway ordered the vinyl. Absolute murderation from start to finis!. It's so rare these days to unearth such a heavy selection of riddims, and Bobby Ellis' SKA BABY is as wicked and heavy as they come. And there's a version to follow. Had this entire house skanking at 9am on a Tuesday morning. RESPECT!! |
Pasta Rasta 18th February 2009 |
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Not Enough Stars To Rate This Properly
One of the best compilations I have ever heard. Not a single weak track or riddim here. I need more Micron. |
Rosko 31st March 2009 |
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