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Where the hell did this one sneak from?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009 ... ROKL5A1OLE

Whether you know him as The Dark Prince Of Reggae, the Ghetto Dentist or just plain Keith, the legendary artist and producer Keith Hudson created some of the most idiosyncratic, innovative and atmospheric reggae that ever came out of Jamaica and Hot Milk Records are proud to present the uber- rare "Torch Of Freedom" as its first ever release. Hot Milk is a new label dedicated to re-issuing lost and hard to find roots reggae, dub and dancehall albums from the golden age of Jamaican music. Hudson was famous for his productions for reggae greats such as U Roy (Dynamic Fashion Way), Big Youth (S.90 Skank) and Dennis Alcapone (Spanish Amigo) before moving on to concentrate on his own singing. What followed was a groundbreaking and completely unique body of work that was arguably never bettered by any reggae producer. "Torch Of Freedom" is one more missing piece of the Keith Hudson discography that has gained a large following and re-issue treatment in the last few years after being out of print for so long. "Torch Of Freedom" fits neatly besides Keith Hudson's other classic albums such as "Pick A Dub", "Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood" and "Playing It Cool, Playing It Right" and shows the unique sound and vision of what Hudson's work as an artist and producer was all about. Sleeve notes are provided by well-respected reggae journalist John Masouri whose previous credits include the books "Wailing Blues: The Story Of Bob Marley's Wailers" and "Steppin' Razor: The Life Of Peter Tosh" and sleeve notes for re-issues of artists such as Dennis Brown, Black Uhuru and Israel Vibration. Originally released in 1975 this reissue contains the original artwork and has been unavailable for many years. Musicians include Carlton and Family Man Barrett, Earl Chinna Smith, Robbie Shakespeare, Candy McKenzie and The Soul Syndicate Band.

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Thanks blackarkrock.

That thread slipped passed me. Doh!

Am hoping it sounds well mastered

Artwork here:

http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=4066427

Nice release, the CD has some good informative liner notes and artwork has been kept true to the original including back cover.

Lets hope this is the first of many great releases by Hot Milk

I can't for the life of me fathom why they aren't releasing it as an mp3 as well? the more children you have, the less space you have for cds

Congo Bunny wrote:I can't for the life of me fathom why they aren't releasing it as an mp3 as well? the more children you have, the less space you have for cds

I can`t answer that one but when the CD is only £7.00 surely you can find room for it

I keep saying that I'm going to cut down on the amount of CDs I buy, but it never really happens. I always see 'just one more' title.

I'll go sell a bunch of stuff to make room in my house, then I'll spend anything I've made from the sale on more CDs. Which often are only played a couple of times before being sent to gather dust on my shelves...

Not that I don't listen to the music I buy more than a couple of times - na, I'll rip the CD and then usually listen to the songs on my computer.

Dunno - it seems important to me to actually own the discs...

Rootsman wrote:Congo Bunny wrote :I can't for the life of me fathom why they aren't releasing it as an mp3 as well? the more children you have, the less space you have for cds

I can`t answer that one but when the CD is only £7.00 surely you can find room for it

Probably, even though I don't like Hudson that much I keep getting tempted to buy this, plus I would like to support Hot Milk, so I probably will end up buying it

Congo Bunny wrote: Probably, even though I don't like Hudson that much I keep getting tempted to buy this, plus I would like to support Hot Milk, so I probably will end up buying it

Wait until Zoverstocks has it second hand for £3 or something.