Creation Rebel – Psychotic Jonkanoo (Vinyl)

Creation Rebel were a UK based group of reggae musicians, used by reggae singers as a backing band when touring the UK. Also the ‘house’ band sometimes used by Adrian Sherwood for his Hitrun and On-U Sound labels.

First time available on vinyl since 1982. Psychotic Jonkanoo was the sixth Creation Rebel album in three years, originally licensed to the post-punk oriented Glaswegian label Statik.

Another solid set of killer dub, albeit less instrumentally inclined than their previous efforts and more focussed on militant-style conscious chants. Bandleader Crucial Tony was aided on the vocal front by harmonies from other group members, in a style reminiscent of Black Uhuru, plus the occasional guest such as John Lydon of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Limited providing backing harmony (!) on ‘Mother Dont Cry’, and the legendary Deadly Headley Bennett adding saxophone to the opening track.

Anybody searching Adrian Sherwood’s catalogue for an easy point of entry would do well to start here, and everyone else can simply applaud Psychotic Jonkanoo as the last truly great roots reggae album of the 1980s. All Music

BLACK VINYL LP
PRINTED INNER SLEEVE
INCLUDES DOWNLOAD CODE

Tracklist:
Side A
The Dope
African Space
Chatti Mouth / Threat To Creation
Side B
Highest Degree
Mother Dont Cry
Yuk Up
Drum Talk