I Am The Originator (Vinyl LP)

Kingston Sounds have compiled some of U Roy's best loved cuts from his mid 70's period when all were still looking at him for guidance.  The opening cut Call On Me sees him working over Delroy Wilson's Got To Be There. You Never Get Away gets U Roy answering Delroy Wison's Keep On Rocking. Johnny Clarke's Time Gonna Tell with rootsy bassline turns into Every Knee Shall Bow. Cornell Campbell the Gorgon himself gets his Check Mr Morgon turned into Gorgon Wise. Johnny Clarke's Hold On gets reworked. Jeff Barnes Blowing In The Wind tuned into Number 1 and alongside King of The Road which sees Lennox Brown blow his saxophone over the instrumental In The Swing of Things, was one of U Roys first releases. Linval Thompson's Let Jah Arise is versioned to Joyful Locks. I Originate which lends us to the title of this compilation, says it as it is, a classic built over Dave Barker's Shocks of Mighty. Linval Thompson again provides the backbone with his Cool Down Your Temper cut for U Roys version. The mighty Burning Spear's Creation Rebel although providing our next track, it is Johnny Clarke's version that gets worked over. Leo Graham's Birds of A Feather turns into Stick Together. Soul Syndicates instrumental Goliath grows into Riot. A big hit for Max Romeo Wet Dream sounds great under U Roy's new rendition.

Tracklist: 

1. Call On Me
2. You Never Get Away
3. Every Knee Shall Bow
4. Gorgon Wise
5. Hold On
6. Number 1
7. Joyful Jocks
8. I Originate
9. Cool Down You Temper
10. Creation Rebel
11. Stick Together
12. Riot
13. King Of The Road
14. Wet Dream