Archived with Permission of Carter Van Pelt 400 Years - Aprill 2001 Linval Thompson: Can't Stop Natty Dread Again Storied Jamaican Singer & Producer To Make Rare US Appearance Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, Saturday, June 23, 2001 From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, the name Linval Thompson and the Thompson Sounds moniker had serious currency in the world of Jamaican reggae. In addition to his reputation as a vocalist on over a dozen albums, Thompson was the producer of over 40 albums and hundreds of singles by artists including Dennis Brown, Freddie McGregor, Barrington Levy, Eek-A-Mouse, Gregory Isaacs, The Wailing Souls, Triston Palma, Cornell Campbell, Johnny Osbourne, The Viceroys, and Sugar Minott. An examination of his work makes the case that Thompson's contribution to reggae was essential during the music's golden era. Linval Thompson and Sugar Minott can be credited as the first reggae singers to exercise significant control as producers of their own work. Previously, the perilous route to becoming a reggae producer in Jamaica was only traversed by shrewd businessmen, soundsystem operators, and a handful of soundsystem deejays. Journalist Steve Milne of Full Watts described Linval Thompson as "an artist lauded by knowledgeable reggae-philes and practically unknown by the rest . . . As a singer [Thompson] is not as well known as some of the artists who attained worldwide success with his help, like Freddie McGregor, Eek-A-Mouse, and [the engineer] Scientist." Thompson's relatively low profile is due to two factors. At the height of his singing career, Thompson spent his time producing instead of touring, thus missing an essential avenue to name recognition. Moreover, while many of his colleagues inked high-profile deals with major labels, only one of Thompson's albums, the Sly & Robbie backed Starlight, managed to find major label distribution (through Mango/Island in 1988). However, Thompson did have a thriving business through established independent labels and his own imprints, thus those who knew about his music became loyal fans. His productions were very popular in London and his catalog can be found primarily on U.K. indy labels Trojan, Greensleeves, and Burning Sounds. He also pressed his productions on the Strong Like Samson and Thompson Sounds labels in Jamaica. In the US, Brooklyn-based Clocktower Records released much of his work. Linval Thompson is seldom heard complaining about his lack of notoriety after so many years in the business. He told Jamaican journalist Claude Mills in 1998, "I can't bawl like some other men do. I tried from pretty early to know the business, and I've done well. I made some investments out of it, a house, land. The trick was that I produced a lot of the hit songs that I made, and I produced other artists as well." Thompson began writing original songs from an early age, and his first opportunity to record came when he was a teenager in Queens, New York, living with his mother. He and Bunny Ruggs, who would become the leader of Third World, recorded a track called "There Is No Other Woman In This World." Thompson also recorded a few tracks in the US for producer E.W. Martin before returning to live in Kingston. In Jamaica, Thompson voiced tunes at the newly established Black Ark studio for producer Phil Pratt, in addition to his martialartsploitation masterpiece, "Kung Fu Man," recorded for the Black Ark's eccentric mastermind, Lee "Scratch" Perry. Thompson also recorded briefly for the legendary Augustus Pablo and his Rockers label. The main move in Thompson's career came through his association with singer Johnny Clarke, Jamaica's most prolific domestic hit-maker of the day and stable star of the great producer Bunny "Striker" Lee. Sparring with Clarke and hanging out at King Tubby's studio eventually led to an opportunity to voice for Striker, and "Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks" proved to be a monumental first effort. That track and others recorded in 1975 were collected as Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks and released in England the following year on the Third World label. The album (also known as Cool Down on Clocktower Records) features essential rockers and flying cymbal rhythms by the Soul Syndicate band and endures as one of the essential roots classics of the 1970s. It was the height of the era of militant, Pan-Africanist lyrics and Rastafarian consciousness. As a vocalist, Thompson didn't carry the accessible qualities needed to crossover to mainstream American audiences, but he had the essential rawness, unpredictable timing, and spontaneous lyrical style that defined credibility in Jamaican dancehalls. Linval Thompson was the quintessential roots reggae vocalist. Wasting no time to control his own destiny in the recording business and encouraged by Bunny Lee, Thompson recorded and produced "Train To Zion" with deejay U Brown in 1976. Then came "Jah Jah Guiding Star" in 1977. The latter was produced with his young friend Henry "Junjo" Lawes. The duo also shared credit on the Thompson Sounds debut release, "I Love Marijuana." The latter song became the title track of the essential 1978 album released by Trojan Records in London. Aided by the hand of organist/arranger/producer Ossie Hibbert, I Love Marijuana featured heavyweight Channel 1 studio rhythms supplied by Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace (of Rockers fame) on drums, and Aston "Familyman" Barrett of The Wailers on bass. The success of I Love Marijuana put Thompson in a position to produce more and more sessions, which he did with ferocity from 1979 to 1983. His third solo album, the brilliant Six Babylon, foreshadowed the change in style that was on the horizon for reggae while still embracing the militancy and Pan-Africanism of the rockers era. Several of Thompson's best productions were of relatively unknown artists. He recorded Mystic Eyes' excellent album Mysterious in 1979 and essential deejay albums by Big Joe (African Princess) and Trinity (Rock In The Ghetto). These early productions were backed by The Revolutionaries (Sly & Robbie) and represent the best of the late rockers era in Jamaica. While Thompson brought Henry "Junjo" Lawes into the music business, the two men became friendly rivals and proceeded to dominate production in the early 80s dancehall era, with Sugar Minott as the only serious challenger. Characteristically sparse arrangements defined the sound of dancehall beginning in 1980. For Thompson, the music was always recorded at Channel 1 with the Roots Radics band providing the rhythms and the final mixes by Scientist at King Tubby's studio. Freddie McGregor's massive 1982 hit "Big Ship (Sailing On The Ocean)" was Thompson's most successful record as a producer, and it even spawned the name for McGregor's record label. Other lasting Thompson-produced albums include the Viceroys' Brethren and Sistren (CSA) and We Must Unite (Trojan); The Meditations' No More Friend (Greensleeves), and Barrington Levy's Poor Man Style (Trojan). Linval Thompson also put his touch on great albums by Tristan Palma (Joker Lover), Eek-A- Mouse (Skidip & Mouse and Man), Dennis Brown (Temperature Rising), Johnny Osbourne (Nightfall), and the Wailing Souls (Wailing). Numerous 7-inch, 45 r.p.m. singles on the Thompson Sounds label featured artists with whom Thompson worked sparingly, but were nonetheless essential in his catalog. These include singers Horace Andy, Sammy Dread, Rod Taylor, Gregory Isaacs, Barry Brown, Delroy Wilson, and Freddie McKaye. Linval Thompson also released a number of excellent dub (instrumental) albums including Negrea Love Dub (Trojan), Green Bay Dub (Burning Sounds), and Outlaw Dub (Trojan) ñ all featuring the Revolutionaries with Sly & Robbie. Thompson later released dub classics Scientist Encounters Pac Man (Greensleeves), Scientist Meets the Space Invaders (Greensleeves), and Scientist and Jammy Strike Back (Trojan) ñ all featuring the Roots Radics band. Though Thompson clearly found greater success producing other artists in the early 80s, he returned to the vocal booth as time allowed and recorded Love Is the Question (Burning Sounds), Rocking Vibration (Burning Sounds), If I Follow My Heart (Burning Sounds), and the enduring Look How Me Sexy (Greensleeves, 1982) and Baby Father (Greensleeves, 1983). Thompson's music after 1980 was reflective of a general trend towards carnal themes, eschewing the radicalism of the 70s. Without a doubt, the shake-up of Jamaican music caused by the crude digital revolution of Jammy's "Sleng Teng" rhythm in 1985 signaled the end of an era for Linval Thompson and many of his colleagues. "I don't think the computer is the right thing for reggae music," Thompson told High Times in 1997. "The live drum and bass give you a vibes. God give us the power, not the machine that man make up. That's why the roots of the music been drifting away. We want to feel the live thing, the live drum and bass, live guitar and that way the singer can sing the vibes." Having little interest in computerized production, Thompson ducked out of the business and began developing the small piece of land he purchased with his first album advance. He found his way back to the studio several times after 1985, twice with the help of reggae megastar bassist Robbie Shakespeare, who produced Linval on the Ease Up album as well as Starlight (Mango, 1988). Thompson's most recent album, Rescue Lover, was co-produced by Colin Samson. Thompson also voiced singles for various producers in the 90s, including King Jammy. The Netherlands-based label Majestic Reggae (Munich Records) helped bring Linval back to the consciousness of reggae lovers through the release of Jah Jah Dreader Than Dread in 1997, a collection of 17 tracks by various artists from the 70s and 80s. To this day, Thompson has to move quickly to reissue many of his titles, because black market reggae labels like Abraham in Canada, Esoldun in France, and Rhino U.K. have pirated his recordings. Thompson's essential mid-70s work was anthologized in the summer of 2000 by the world's premiere reggae reissue label, Blood & Fire. Ride On Dreadlocks compiles Thompson vocal cuts dating from 1975-1977, most produced by Bunny Lee. Receiving the Blood & Fire treatment provides a measure of historical validation for Linval Thompson. As reggae historian and scholar Steve Barrow commented in the liner notes to the album, "Linval Thompson takes his place alongside Johnny Clarke, Horace Andy, and Cornell Campbell as one of the crucial pioneers of modern dancehall music." The most recent collection of Thompson' work was issued by Trojan Records. Channel 1 Rockers: Linval Thompson and Friends features vocal and deejay cuts from Thompson's late 70s heydey. Linval's welcome return to the eyes and ears of the public has been highlighted by recent soundsystem shows with King Stur Gav in Jamaica and Italy, and a showstopper at the Long Beach Old School Jam in California in June of 2000, where he was backed by Soul Syndicate drummer Santa Davis and his group Yardcore. Upon reflection, Linval Thompson has no real regrets about the course his musical career has taken, as he explained to Claude Mills. "I just give thanks for music, because if it wasn't for it, I don't know how I'd live. Now, I don't have to sing for my supper, I do it now because I choose to, and because I love it." -- Carter Van Pelt, March 2001 www.snwmf.com Linval Thompson Discography Discography of Linval Thompson additions are very welcome as this list is still growing Known 7" singles "There Is No Other Woman In This World" ? with Bunny Rugs "Mama Say" ? prod. Stamma Hobson "Westbound Train" prod. Stamma Hobson "Another Man" b/w "Gracious Love (Version)" MARTS M1001 prod. EW Martin "Weeping & Wailing" Mart's 208A/B prod. Everett Martin (1974) "Pa Pa Priest" CC Records 9000 prod. CC Records (actually identical to "Weeping & Wailing") "My Mother Say" Big Style 7" "Jah Redder Than Red" b/w Pat Kelly "Soul Full Love" Sunshot 7" prod. Phil Pratt "You Gotta Run"/"Redder Than Red" Sunshot 7" PP402B prod. Phil Pratt (premake/remake of "Jah Jah Dreader Than Dread") "You Got To Run"/version Sunshot 7" 4597A/B prod. Phil Prat "Kung Fu Man"/version Clocktower 7" CT507A/B prod. Lee Perry "Jah Jah Guiding Star" Mr. Dynamic 7" "Don't Try To Rob I" Jackpot 7" prod. Bunny Lee?? "Danger In Your Eyes" Thompson Sound 7" DSR6411-A-DT DSR6412 "Natty Dread A Pressure Them" Rockers 7" "When Will They Learn" Big Ship 7" "The Hill"/version Thompson Sound 7" "Vanity"/version Thompson Sound 7" "Hipocret" (sic) Thompson Sound 7" prod. L. Thompson & Holigan "I Am Your Man" Thompson Sound 7" (P) 1979 "Time Get So Serious" Thompson Sound 7" prod. Bunny Gemini "When Will They Learn" Big Ship 7" (P) 1996 prod. Freddie McGregor & Dalton Browne "Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks" Clocktower 7" "Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks" Attack 7" b/w U Roy "Joyful Locks" "Ready For Love" Thompson Sound 7" (P) 1987 "Jah Jah The Conqueor" Grounation 7" (UK) (P) 1975 prod. Bunny Lee "Some A Holla" Volcano 7" "Look How Me Sexy" Jah Guidance 7" "Ease Up Baby" Thompson Sounds 7" (approx 1984) "Money Money" Thompson Sounds 7" (prod. L. Thompson & A. DeHaney -- diff than orig.) "Don't Trouble Trouble"/version Roots VP1260A/B 7" prod. Bunny Lee "I Love Marijuana"/version Thompson Sound 7" "Back To Africa" M&M 7" 06A/B prod. Linval Thompson "Skillfull Man" Gorgon Records 7" 8134/8135 prod. Linval Thompson (1979) "Some A Rob" "Jezebel Woman" "Natty Dread Cocksman"/"Natty Dread Is The Greatest" 7" Attack /Justice FBL 7372A/B prod. Bunny Lee "Never Give Your Love For Money" Baron's 7" EM001A/B prod. E. Martin/B. Smith "Another Man" Marts 7" M1001A/B prod. E.H. Martin (same as above) "Ride On Natty Dread" "Girl You Got To Run"/"Run Come Feel" Faith 7" FA010A/B prod. Phil Pratt "Abortion" Taxi 7" "Natty Dread Girl" aka "Big Big Girl" prod. Bunny Lee "Don't Be Afraid" DSR 3895 /"Call Me" DSR 8396 7" Yvonne's Special prod. Dennis Brown label says YS001 "Six Babylon"/Version (complete crucial dub mix) Thompson Sounds 1119/1120 7" prod. Linval Thompson (1979) "Twelve Tribes of Israel" Live & Love 7" prod. Bunny Lee "Keep on Moving" Wisdom 7" prod. Bunny Lee "Jah A De" Gee's 7" 1055A/B prod. Lord Koos "Dread A The Superstar" BMW Sound 7" DSR 6415A/B "I Am Ready" "Zion" Rockers 7" 14310/14311 prod. Rockers Master Shop "Back To Africa"/version ("Jungle Man Skank") M&M Records 7" MM05A/B prod. Linval Thompson "Lump Sum"/"Rock It" Selena 7" "River Jordan"/version Roots from the Yard 7" VP120A/B prod. Linval Thompson (1978) "Rockforth Rock"/version Volcano 7" Known 12" singles "Rastafari Is My Religion" GG's 12" prod. A. Ranglin "Love In The Ghetto"/"Natty Roots" Frontline 12" prod. Tony Robinson "The Gambler"/Wayne Wade "Everyday Rain" Cha Cha 12" CHAD29 prod. Linval Thompson "Lump Sum"/"Rocket" Salina 12" prod. Flabba Holt "I Would Have Love You"/"Music On My Mind" Starlight Records 12" prod. Linval Thompson "She Is Mad With Me"/"Stop Your War" D-Roy 12" DRDD16A/B prod. Linval Thompson/Prince Jammy "I Love You"/"Really Love You" (feat. Ranking Trevor) Strong Like Sampson 12" (1979) "Don't Make Your Next Door Neighbor"/"Next Door Neighbor" Live & Learn 12" prod. Delroy Wright & Linval Thompson "Loving You"/"Sweet Talking" feat. Shadowman & Toyan Live & Learn 12" prod. Delroy Wright & Linval Thompson "Poor People" feat. U Brown/Version A1 Records 12" A1004 "Bubble Up"/Fourth Harmony "Hear With Me" Gamble 12" GAD04A/B prod. Linval Thompson "Can't Keep A Good Man Down"/George Nooks "Another Day" DownBeat 12" DB001 prod. George Nooks "Million Dollar Baby"/"Murder" Starlight 12" SLD503 prod. Linval Thompson "I Would Of Love You"/"Music On My Mind" Starlight 12" SLD516A/B prod. Linval Thompson "I'm Your Man" feat. Jah Thomas/"Rastafari Is My Religion" feat. Jah Thomas GGs 12" GG074 prod. Linval Thompson "Mad Dog" (deejay version of "Be Careful" by Jah Thomas)/"Kevin At The Controls" GGs (Hit Disco) GG056 prod. Linval Thompson "Natty Roots"/"Love In The Ghetto" feat. Trinity The Front Line 12" DSRSS93 prod. Linval Thompson "Fatty Boom Boom"/"version" 12" Thompson Sound "I Never Run I Never Hide" (feat. Trinity)/"version" Greensleeves 12" gred12 "Holding on to My Girlfriend"/"Wife and Sweetheart" feat. Nicodemus Greensleeves 12" gred71 "Hold on to Your Girlfriend"/"Wife and Sweetheart" feat. Nicodemus Jah guidance 12" "Long Time Me Na Rub You in a Dance" (feat. Trinity)/"One More Chance" Greensleeves 12" gred24 "All Night Long"/"Baby Father" Greensleeves 12" Gred112 "Bound to Surrender"/"version" Burning Sounds 12" "Why Did You"/"Version" Strong Like Sampson 12" "Pop no Style"/"Second Hand Girl" Trojan 12" "Look How Me Sexy"/"Spar Wid Me" (feat. Ranking Toyan) Jah Guidance 12" "Here with Me"/"Come on Baby, dub style" Attack "Rocking Vibration/Bubble we a Bubble" (feat. Bunny Lion) Burning Sounds 12" "Brown Skin Girl"/"Brown Skin Gal a Rub a Dub" (feat. Ranking Trevor) Black Joy 12" "Cool Down Man"/"Don't Let Them Use You" Glory Gold 12" (P) 1982 prod.Colin Sampson & LT "Ready For Dem" / Horace Andy "Mind Your Own Business" Mobsters 12" prod. Alcapone Simpson & Danny Mobsters "If I Follow My Heart"/"Rockers Version" Burning Rockers 12" BRD 003 "Rocking Vibration"/"Natty Dread" Burning Sounds 12" BSD023 prod by Linvale (sic) Thompson "Stepping Out of Babylon" a.k.a. "Can't Stop Natty Dread Again"/"Mind Babylon" Nationwide 12" BAL 003 prod. by Linval Thompson "More Power"/ Mystic Eyes "Judgement Time" Thompson Sounds 12" LT27A/B (label says 25-A/B) 1979 Linval Thompson vocal albums/dub albums Ride On Dreadlocks 1975-77 Blood & Fire BAFCD 032 (2000) produced by Bunny Striker Lee & Linval Thompson Tracks: Jah Jah The Conqueror, Long Long Dreadlocks, Ride On Dreadlocks, Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks/Joyful Locks (U Roy), 12 Tribes of Israel, Everybody Needs Money, Don't Try To Rob I, Cool Down Your Temper, A Big Big Girl, Jah Jah Is I Guiding Star, Can't Stop Natty Dread Again all tracks are extended versions, either in original 12" discomix or A+B sides of 7" singles. An essential and legal collection. Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks original press on Third World (U.K.) a.k.a. Cool Down Clocktower Records LPCT 0104 (1976) produced by Bunny Striker Lee Tracks: Black Princess Lady, Blood Gonna Run, Money Money, Don't Trouble Trouble, Trouble Dub, Cool Down Your Temper, Jah Jah The Conqueror, Big Big Girl, No Escape, Long Long Dreadlocks, Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks Note: Issued as a pirate copy on CD by Esoldun as Long Long Dreadlocks. Thompson refers to the album as Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks. Most recently pirated by Abraham under the title Linval Thompson Presents African Princess. I Love Marijuana Trojan Records (1978) Produced by Linval Thompson Tracks: I Love Marijuana, Dread Are The Controller, Children Of The Ghetto, Don't Push Your Brother, Begging For Apology, Not Follow Fashion, Roots Lady, Big Big Girl, Just Another Girl, Starlight, Jamaican Collie (version) Six Babylon Clocktower Records LPCT 0111 (1979) Produced by Linval Thompson Tracks: Six Babylon, Don't Give Up, School Girl, Jah Jah Dreader Than Dread, Give Thanks and Praise, Mr. Bossman, Be Careful My Brother, Children Must Be Fed, Africa We Want To Go, No Confusion -- No Tribal War Follow My Heart Burning Rockers BR1006LP (1979/80?) Produced by Linval Thompson Tracks: Danger In Your Eyes, Stay A Little Bit Longer, Jumping For Joy, Skillfull Man, Lion and Tiger, If I Follow My Heart, My Baby, Give Me A Chance, Big Oppressor, Dont Try To Love Me Note: This was also issued in Canada by Micron with the title Stay A Little Bit Longer. Love Is The Question Burning Sounds BS1014LP (1979?80?) Produced by Linval Thompson Tracks: Love Is The Question, My Girl, Africa Is For The Blackman, Jah Jah Dreader Than Dread, The Cheater, Love For Peace, My Love, Girl You Are A Cheater, Natty Is A Righteous Man Note: Issued by Clocktower and later pirated by Abraham as Linval. The rhythm to"Love For Peace" is identical to Black Uhuru's "Sorry For The Man" (from Love Crisis prod. Prince Jammy 1977), and "My Love" is identical to Uhuru's "I Love King Selassie I" (Love Crisis, prod. Prince Jammy 1977). Rocking Vibrations Burning Sounds BS 1027 also Vista Sounds VSLP 4047 Produced by Linval Thompson and Lord Koos Tracks: Rocking Vibration (Get Together), Black Woman, Freedom Fighter, I Got To Have You, Superstar, More Power, No More Problems, No Confusion, Dangerous Position, Rasta Children Recorded at Channel One; Mixed at Tubby's; Voiced at Harry J's Players: Sly, Robbie, Sky, Skully, Ossie, Winston Wright I Love Jah Burning Sounds BS 1035 Produced by Linval Thompson Tracks: I Can't Stand The Pressure, You Must Feel It, Jah Jah A Do It, My Woman Is Gone, I Love Jah, No More War, Stop Loving, Mr. Wicked Man, Never Push Your Brother Note: The sound quality on this recording is sketchy. The vocals are very poorly recorded. Look How Me Sexy Greensleeves Records (1981) Produced by Linval Thompson Tracks: Are You Ready, You're Young, Look How Me Sexy, Call Me, Sure Of The One You Love, Baby Mother, I Spy, Thing Couldn't Be The Same, Holding On To My Girlfriend, Lick Up The Chalice Baby Father Greensleeves Records (1983) Produced by Linval Thompson Tracks: Love Me Forever, If You Want My Love, Shouldn't Lift Your Hand, Yes I'm Coming, Baby Father, All Night Long, Run Down Vanity, Poor Man, She Gone, Tell Me The Right Time Rescue Lover Glory Gold (JA) GGLP002 Produced by Colin Sampson Tracks: Let Off Money, Gone A Rema, Ready For Your Loving, Don't Tell Me Lie, Musical Train, Long Long Time, Sweet Loving, Tell Me Why, Rescue Lover Train To Zion Dub (Linval Thompson with Wayne Jarrett and Ranking Trevor) Tuff Gong DSR 2330 A/ DSR 2331 B (1981) Produced by Colin 'Lip' Oldham, Linval Thompson Tracks: Trip To Holy Mount Zion, Never Have A Problem, Have A Dreadlock Woman, Love You Black Lady, Dread On The Go, Train To Zion, Savalamar Rock, Money Problem, Only Jah Can Solve It, No Confusion Green Bay Dub (with The Revolutionaries) Burning Vibrations BV1004LP Tracks: Mafia Dub, Jungo in Dub, Survival Dub, Nagusa Dub, Skillfull Dub, Creation Dub, Green Bay Dub, Hop Scotch Dub, Jerusalem Dub, Back A Wall Dub Outlaw Dub (with The Revolutionaries) Trojan Records TRLS 169 (rel. 1979) Produced by Linval Thompson Negrea Love Dub Trojan TRLS 153, prod. by Linval Thompson Tracks: Rock Me In Dub, Channel One In Dub, Thompson In Dub, Negrea Love Dub, Jah Jah Children Dub, Lion Dub, Natty Dread Dub, Roots Dub, Jamaica Colley Dub, Africa Love Dub Note: Only two of these dubs are mixed with no vocals. All the others have Linval's voice at some point, presumably they are all from orginial LT vocal cuts. Linval Thompson Meets King Tubbys Inna Reggae Dub Style "Dis A Yard Dub" Abraham AALP 185A/B Pure pirated bullshit. Ease Up Taxi 7726 1985 Produced by Robbie Shakespeare Tracks: Ease Up, Ready For My Loving, Abortion Abortion, Ghetto Youths, Cream Of My Crop, Guiltiness On Their Mind, Long Time She No See Me, Raggamuffin Girl, Baby Father Musicians: Firehouse Crew with Robbie Lyn Starlight Mango 9821 1988 Produced by Sly & Robbie Tracks: Mercy, Hall Them A Halla, Poor Man, Starlight, Ease Up, Soon Come, Looks Like It's Gonna Rain, Brag And Show Off, Greedy, Huff And Puff Have To Be Sure Rhino UK (Pirate CD) RN7006 Notes: Pirate compilation of mostly renamed tracks from Look How Me Sexy and I Love Marijuana. Says "Produced by Brad Osbourne," but all tracks are produced by Linval Thompson. Tracks: Young Girl, Hold On (Holding On To My Girlfriend), Look How Me Sexy, Call Me, I Spy, Have Caution, Things, Have To Be Sure, Come Sistren (Lick Up The Chalice), Marijuana (I Love Marijuana), Dread At The Control (Natty Dread Are The Controller), Children Of The Ghetto, Peace To You Brother (Don't Push Your Brother), Accused & Abused (Begging For Apology) Strong Like Samson: Linval Thopmson in Dub Thompson Sounds LP 25 Linval Thompson productions of other artists: Al Campbell -- Diamonds Burning Sounds Produced by Linval Thompson Aces International -- Live and Direct Intense 5 Produced by Linval Thompson Barrington Levy -- Poorman Style Clocktower Produced by Linval Thompson Big Joe -- African Princess Trojan 152 Produced by Linval Thompson Note: Utilizes many rhythms from I Love Marijuana album. Cornell Campbell -- Sweet Baby Burning Sounds BS1034 Produced by Linval Thompson Cornell Campbell -- Superstar (LP ) Micron MIC CAN 0027 Produced by Linval Thompson Dennis Brown -- Temperature Rising Trojan TRLS353 Produced by Linval Thompson Eek-A-Mouse -- Mouse and Man Greensleeves Produced by Linval Thompson Eek-A-Mouse -- Skidip Greensleeves Produced by Linval Thompson Eek A Mouse -- Bubble Up Yu Hip Thompson Sounds 3 Produced by Linval Thompson Frankie Paul -- If You Want Me Produced by Linval Thompson Freddie McGregor -- Big Ship Thompson Sounds TS002 [1982] (reissue Greensleeves) Produced by Linval Thompson Freddie McGregor -- Roots Man Skanking Produced by Linval Thompson Freddie McGregor -- Rhythm So Nice Thompson Sounds TSLP019 Produced by Linval Thompson Freddie McGregor -- Jah Works Clocktower LPCT0127 Produced by Linval Thompson Freddie McGregor -- Early Days of Freddie Sonic Sounds 32 Produced by Linval Thompson Johnny Osbourne -- NightFall Jah Guidance (JA) Reissued by Majestic Reggae 1997 with additional cuts Produced by Linval Thompson Meditations -- No More Friend Greensleeves Produced by Linval Thompson Mystic Eyes -- Mysterious Burning Sounds BS1033 Produced by Linval Thompson Ranking Dread -- Girls Fiesta Burning Sounds 1025 Produced by Linval Thompson Roots Radics Band -- Scientist and Jammy Strike Back Trojan TRLS210 Produced by Linval Thompson Scientist Meets The Space Invaders Greensleeves Produced by Linval Thompson Scientist Encounters Pac Man Greensleeves Produced by Linval Thompson Scientist In Dub Jah Guidance Produced by Linval Thompson Scientist & Jammy -- Dub Landing Star Light SLDP901 Produced by Linval Thompson Scientist & Prince Jammy -- Dub Landing Volume II Star Light SLDP903 Trinity -- Have A Little Faith Micron 23 Produced by Linval Thompson Trinity -- Rocking The Ghetto Trojan TRLS170 (rel. 1979) Produced by Linval Thompson Note: Dub of Mysterious by Mystic Eyes Triston Palma -- Joker Lover Jah Guidance (JA) VPRL1015 Produced by Linval Thompson Triston Palma -- Settle Down Girl Trojan 215 Produced by Linval Thompson Viceroys -- We Must Unite Trojan TRLS208 (1982) Produced by Linval Thompson Viceroys -- Bredren & Sistren CSA (JA) CSLP5 Produced by Linval Thompson Wailing Souls -- Wailing Jah Guidance (JA) Produced by Linval Thompson Notes: Same as Face The Devil on Trojan, which has extra cuts by the Viceroys. Various Artists? Abraham Produced by Linval Thompson Linval Thompson Presents: Two Sexes Clash CSA (JA) CSLP27 Produced by Linval Thompson & Bunny Gemini Jah Jah Dreader Than Dread (various artists compilation) Majestic Reggae/ Munich Records Produced by Linval Thompson Notes: The first track on this collection, "I Hold The Handle" is misattributed to the Wailing Souls, it is really the Mystic Eyes (a.k.a. Roots & Soul). Reggae On The Seas Sonic Sounds CD 0075 Produced by Linval Thompson Freddie McGregor, Barrington Levy, Linval Thompson, Meditations, Wailing Souls, Voice Roys (sic) Notes: This is a pirated compilation released without Thompson's permission -- as are so many. Many of the tracks are clipped at the beginning, making this a maddening piece of shit. It does have some tracks that are hard to find and version of "No More Friend" by the Meditations is a different mix from the Greensleeves release. Various Artists -- Strong Like Sampson, 80's Revive Cultural Collection Volume 1 Strong Like Sampson KPSLSCD1 dist Jet Star 1997 Produced by Linval Thompson Notes: a very well done collection, good mastering quality, rare material, all excellent. Sugar Minott -- Slice Of The Cake Heartbeat 24 Only some of the songs were produced by linval --sd 12" Singles Wailing Souls "Rude Boy Say Him Bad" CHAD 34A1 Wayne Wade "Tell Me What Going On" CHAD 34AA1 CHA CHA Music (UK) Roots & Soul (Mystic Eyes) "I Hold The Handle" discomix with unknown deejay Thompson All Stars "Version 2" Thompson Sound 12" D-S-R6969-A-DT/D-S-R6970-B-DT dist by Linval Thompson & Blackend, 101 Orange Street, Kingston Horace Andy "Don't Say No" D-S-R9516A-DT Hell & Fire "Stop Bugging Me" D-S-R9517B-DT Thompson Sound Disco 45 Pat Kelly "There's A Song" D-S-R9514A-DT Sassofras "Parson Do It Sweet" D-S-R 9515B-DT Thompson Sound Disco 45 (P)(C) 1979 Freddie McKay "Gonna Be Sorry" L.T. 53212-A1* (sic) Freddie McKay "Sometime I Cry" L.T. 52312-B1* (sic) Strong Like Sampson Disco (P) 1979 Dawn & Christine "Holy Mount Zion" BSD 032A Revolutionaries "Dub Version" BSD 032B Burning Sounds 45 Thompson Sound Seven Inchers Linval Thompson interview Linval Thompson, Well Wicked, from Full Watts Linval Follows His Heart Again (7/26/98) Thanks to Per-Gunnar Nilsson , Hany Hosny, Jah Bill, Ras Charles Jones (WHRW) and Sanjay Dev for assistance with the growth of this list.