Expanded
Marcia Griffiths - Sweet And Nice DOUBLE LP
SKU: BEWITH056LPDescription:
Sweet And Nice is the vital
debut album from Jamaica’s undisputed first lady of song Marica
Griffiths. It’s reggae at its most soulful. Slinking through a
tight ten tracks of R&B and pop-sourced material, it became an
instant best seller. 45 years after its initial release the LP is
available again on vinyl, now as a double LP, with an extra record
collecting 14 rare tracks.
Sweet And Nice has appeared
over the years with a revised running order and under different
titles. But the original’s opening sequence of loping soul is
legendary, even beyond reggae circles. These songs are now returned
to how they were presented on that first Jamaican release, and
under their intended album title. Be With doesn’t mess with
magic.
Amongst 14 extra tracks
you’ll find the exquisite late-60s singles “Melody Life” and “Mark
My Word” which, along with the sumptuous reading of “Band Of Gold”,
are now £100 records, if you can find them! Just sayin’. There‘s
also a fantastic version of “The First Cut Is the Deepest” and an
alternate take of “Play Me” with producer Lloyd Charmers adding his
own vocals. Everything’s been remastered of course,
including the original LP, so Sweet And Nice now sounds even
sweeter, and even nicer.
Format & package: LP
Record label: Be With Records
Year of release: 2019 (reissued from
1974)
Tracks:
A1 Here I Am Baby
A2 Everything I Own
A3 Green Grasshopper
A4 Play Me
A5 Children At Play
B1 Sweet, Bitter Love
B2 Gypsy Man
B3 There's No Me Without You
B4 The First Time I Saw Your Face
B5 I'd Rather Be Lonely
C1 Mark My Word
C2 The First Cut Is The Deepest
C3 Melody Life
C4 Work and Slave
C5 Working To The Top (My Ambition) (Part 1)
C6 Don't Let Me Down
C7 Band Of Gold
D1 Put A Little Love In Your Heart
D2 I See You, My Love
D3 It's Too Late
D4 Baby If You Don't Love Me
D5 Love Walked In
D6 When Will I See You Again
D7 Play Me (Part 2)
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Weight | 0,8 Kg |