Format: 2LP Label: On-U Sound Year: 2024 Media Condition: New Sleeve/Cover Condition: New A1 Calling Over The Distant Sea A2 Water The Garden A3 Nuclear Weapon A4 Dreadlock Soldier B1 Prodigal Son B2 In I Father's House B3 Quanté Jubila C1 Bedward The Flying Preacher C2 Virgin C3 Cha-Ris-Ma D1 Frontline Speech D2 Autobiography D3 91 Vibration Originally released in 2021, recordings ca. 1979-1983. This first vinyl edition pressed for Record Store Day 2024. A compilation pulling together various guest appearances the legendary Jamaican MC Prince Far I made with On-U house bands Creation Rebel and Singers And Players, as well as some alternate versions and deep cuts. Prince Far I is a legend of roots reggae, both as producer and for his incredibly distinctive deejay style on the microphone. After cutting sides for the likes of Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee and Coxsone Dodd, he made a name for himself with the Psalms For I album, featuring the gruff-voiced Prince intoning bible passages over the heaviest of dread rhythms. In 1976 he set up his own Cry Tuff imprint, distributed in the UK by Adrian Sherwood’s pre-On-U Sound label Hitrun, and a close working relationship was forged. The musicians who played with Prince Far I, known initially as The Arabs, became a core part of the On-U crew, performing in different permutations as Creation Rebel, Singers & Players, and Dub Syndicate. Sherwood cut his production teeth on albums such as Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter III, a Prince Far I set featuring an eclectic cast of musicians. Far I went on to contribute several memorable vocal performances to the Singers & Players project, and toured with On-U band Creation Rebel in the early 1980s.
