The Congos: Heart Of The Congos (1977/1996)
2 X CD EAC rip (Secure) | FLAC + LOG + CUE | Scans | 559,2 MB + 13,8 MB | RS | 3% recovery
Label: Blood & Fire Ltd. BAF CD 009 | Genre: Reggae
| “ | Simply one of the best albums of all time! Vocalists Cedric Myton and Roy Johnson together with producer Lee Perry and a stellar cast of musicians and singers at the Black Ark in 1976/77 make music which transcends any category. Special 2-CD set contains the Congo's entire Black Ark output, including many previously unreleased full-length versions, plus rare 12 inch and dub mixes.
No reggae album more obscure than the Congos' Heart of the Congos is as rich, and no richer album is as obscure. The Congos were just a duo, airborne falsetto Cedric Myton and tenor Roydel Johnson, who got together in 1976 and approached old acquaintance Lee 'Scratch' Perry about recording an album at his Black Ark Studio. This was in a two-year period when Black Ark (along with King Tubby's) offered the most exciting, unpredictable facilities on the island and attracted top hands like guitarist Ernest Ranglin, organist Winston Wright, and percussionist Noel "Skully" Simms. During the sessions, unrepeatable chemistry resulted in Perry's finest production of a vocal group and a body of songs more vivid than anything else by the Congos.
Oddly, Island Records passed on The Heart of the Congos. Perry put it out under his own Black Ark insignia. Then the Congos released in themselves. The British Go-Feet label reissued it in 1980. It has popped up several other times, each edition muddy sounding, incomplete, or both. The handsome Blood and Fire reissue package gathers every snippet; vocal renditions and their dubs, extra Perry-Congos numbers and a second CD of 12-inch remixes. (Blood and Fire Records) | ” |
DISC 1
1. Fisherman
2. Congoman
3. Open Up The Gate
4. Children Crying
5. La La Bam-Bam
6. Can't Come In
7. Sodom and Gomorrow
8. The Wrong Thing
9. Ark Of The Covenant
10. Solid Foundation
11. At The Feast
12. Nicodemus
DISC 2
1. Congoman (12" mix)
2. Congoman Chant
3. Bring The Mackaback
4. Noah Sugar Pan
5. Solid Foundation (Disco Cork Mix)
EAC LOG DISC 1Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008
EAC extraction logfile from 14. June 2010, 10:50
The Congos / Heart Of The Congos
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Read mode : Secure
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Defeat audio cache : Yes
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Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
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EAC LOG DISC 2Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008
EAC extraction logfile from 14. June 2010, 11:10
The Congos / Heart Of The Congos (Disc two)
Used drive : Optiarc DVD RW AD-7560A Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
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