Tribute to the Martyrs
| Tribute to the Martyrs | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978–1979 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 43:08 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer | Karl Pitterson | |||
| Steel Pulse chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
Tribute to the Martyrs is the second studio album by the English reggae band Steel Pulse, released in July 1979.[4][5] The album peaked at No. 36 on the Swedish Pop Album charts and No. 42 on the UK Pop Album charts.[6][7]
Songs
[edit]"Biko's Kindred Lament" is a tribute to the South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko.[8] "Jah Pickney – R.A.R." is about Rock Against Racism.[9]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by David Hinds, except where noted.
- "Unseen Guest" 5:40
- "Sound System" 3:15
- "Jah Pickney – R.A.R." 4:10
- "Tribute to the Martyrs" 6:40
- "Babylon Makes the Rules" (Selwyn Brown) 4:20
- "Uncle George" 4:40
- "Biko's Kindred Lament" 5:00
- "Blasphemy (Selah)" 7:00
Personnel
[edit]- Steel Pulse
with:
- Godfrey Maduro - saxophone
- Dick "Dickage" Cuthell - flugelhorn, cornet
- Rico - trombone
- Satch Dixon
- Technical
- Godwin Logie - engineer
- Pete King - executive producer, management
- Jene Hawkins - cover illustration
References
[edit]- ^ Anderson, Rick. "Steel Pulse: Tribute to the Martyrs". AllMusic.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 669.
- ^ Rachel, Daniel (2016). Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge. Pan Macmillan. p. 537.
- ^ Owusu, Kwesi, ed. (2000). Black British Culture and Society: A Text Reader. Routledge. p. 10.
- ^ "Steel Pulse: Tribute to the Martyrs". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
- ^ "Steel Pulse: Tribute to the Martyrs". sverigetopplistan.se. Sverigetopplistan.
- ^ Sound, Society and the Geography of Popular Music. Taylor & Francis. 2016. p. 100.
- ^ Walker, Klive (2005). Dubwise Reasoning from the Reggae Underground. Insomniac Press. p. 190.
