EARTH, ROOTS AND WATER - Innocent Youths

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 09:00AM
soundscapes in Local Music, Reggae, Reissue

Thanks to Kevin "Sipreano" Howes and Seattle's Light In The Attic Records, Jerry Brown's legacy continues to grow, following last year's crucial Summer Records Anthology with a CD reissue of this 1977 LP, originally released in a pressing of only 500 copies. Anyone who loved the dub-tinged roots of Noel Ellis' self-titled album will surely take to the playful mixing touches added to the Summer house band. Howes' liners are particularly illuminating when describing the punky reggae party these Maltoners partook in, embraced as they were by the Two Garys and other rockers outside the Jamaican community.  

Article originally appeared on Soundscapes - 572 College Street Toronto (http://www.soundscapesmusic.com/).