Yes I remember you playing that one Kit...had no idea Sly had done it until then...originally by Tex Ritter I believe...two more parts coming in the story of PFI...
I finally was able to watch this one and have the other two in my queue. I've only got his Crytuff Dub Encounter (The Arabs) album and love his voice. The album is stellar. Looking forward to the others! I hope all is well. Cheers, Tom
Thanks Tom! It was quite the in depth look at Prince Far I, took a lot of time but totally worth it, I feel like I have much more of an understanding of him and his music now. Wasn't that an original of Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Vol. 1 you have, a very nice one to own there! All well here, hope with you as well, take care!
@@FatCityVinyl Good memory, it's an original. I try to keep my record collection small; it's at 12 cubes and ideally would be 8. My 'limiter' with records is trying to stick to originals, and if they aren't within reach, I just grab the CD version!
It was good to hear about Prince Far I Doug. My reggae section does not get too deep. So just to hear how much of an impact these artists had in the reggae genre is interesting. I never knew what Strummer was saying in the song Clash City Rockers until I looked up the lyrics after I bought the album. Apparently he was listening to Prince Far I amongst the other stacks of reggae artists that they had on their tour buses. Digging some of the classic labels. I like the look of the Soul Beat label. It looks like it was drawn up with markers right before they sent it to press. Interesting to know how the Cry Tuff label originated from. I did not know that it was taken from the Alton Ellis song with the different spelling. Was that a great song or a reggae classic? Anyways. I could go on and on. Well done Doug~ Rob/Boston
Thank you Rob! Far I is still revered among reggae aficionados but probably not too well known to many else. So I thought I would take this opportunity to explore his music, it will continue in two further chapters. Still only taking us up to 1983 but PFI released a lot of music in that short time, requiring three videos to cover what I have in my collection (still not even all of what he put out). The punks definitely being a factor in his greater success and visibility. Soul Beat would have been in the previous video, that was B.B. Seaton's label - it very well may have been drawn with a marker! There is a wonderful DIY quality to those Jamaican labels. Yes Cry Tough is a classic song from the 60's, in which Alton Ellis addresses the rude boys who were gangs of young toughs terrorizing Jamaica, asking the question "how can a man be tough, tougher than the world" - it obviously made an impression on the Prince! Thanks for watching and have a happy Easter Rob ~
Thanks...I'm no graphic designer but hopefully it turned out ok...YT usually randomly generates the worst possible ones otherwise, like a shot of me with a weird face and my mouth open lol...there's a Record Store Day release coming up next month with all those killer Far I tracks for On U (Virgin! Only got that on digital). Think Sherwood was like a junior partner in Carib Gems, along with his mentor Chips Richards who had already worked at Trojan...
That was quite an introduction and it sounds like he was really dedicated to his vision. The only thing that I have by Prince Far I is the Singers & Players album where he is listed as a vocalist. Great overview as always.
Thank you Randy, he was indeed very dedicated to a singularly serious and righteous vision of music. Singers & Players is a good one (btw there is a Record Store Day release coming out next month of further Prince Far I material for On-U Sound, some of it rare and not easily found elsewhere), the Prince and Adrian Sherwood had a deep and extensive relationship on business, creative, and personal levels which I will get into in the next chapters. Thanks for watching and happy Easter!
Such a wicked track! I think I needle dropped Shake The Nation instead though, in the third and final part of this spotlight...already completed, now I wish I'd gone for Plant Up instead!!!
Hadn’t been a Sherwood fan, but whoa … the first half of the track transcends reggae or any genre. I hope you choose to speak on it at some point, my friend.
@@christophercrow7188 It took me a while to come around to Sherwood, as well...if I recall my first impulse was to include Plant Up, then I wondered if it might be a bit jarring for unprepared viewers, and went with the more melodic Shake The Nation instead...should have just put both in! The two sides of Sherwood lol
Big up Ernie! Pretty sure I bought that very copy of Under Heavy Manners off you back in the day! Nice to hear from you on here, we'll catch up one of these days for sure ~
Yeah man DOUGIE...PRINCE FAR I..this is the roots man..🎶🎵🎵🙏🙏🎤😎😎📖📖🔥🎼
The Prince Of Peace ✌❤💛💚🙏
@@FatCityVinyl Hardly
@@patkelly8309 No angel by any means, at least in his younger years
Thankyou for paying tribute to a Reggae Legend! Much appreciated 👏👏
Thank you very much for watching 🙏
Yea the great fairy tale in Deck of Carts also told by a young Sly....thanks Doug for telling the story of reggae Prince Far I....
Yes I remember you playing that one Kit...had no idea Sly had done it until then...originally by Tex Ritter I believe...two more parts coming in the story of PFI...
The voice of thunder himself the great Prince Far I
Excellent video, great background information 🙌🙏🙌
Thank you 🙏 love Prince Far I, the mighty voice of thunder indeed ❤️✌️two more chapters to come telling the rest of his story...
@@FatCityVinyl I'll be sure to watch out for them 👌🙏
your videos are a real treat
the way you talk about roots is poetry to my ears
Well that is music to my ears! Thank you very much indeed 🙏❤️✌️
I finally was able to watch this one and have the other two in my queue. I've only got his Crytuff Dub Encounter (The Arabs) album and love his voice. The album is stellar. Looking forward to the others! I hope all is well.
Cheers, Tom
Thanks Tom! It was quite the in depth look at Prince Far I, took a lot of time but totally worth it, I feel like I have much more of an understanding of him and his music now. Wasn't that an original of Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Vol. 1 you have, a very nice one to own there! All well here, hope with you as well, take care!
@@FatCityVinyl Good memory, it's an original. I try to keep my record collection small; it's at 12 cubes and ideally would be 8. My 'limiter' with records is trying to stick to originals, and if they aren't within reach, I just grab the CD version!
Probably my all time favorite dub album. BTW, I just found your channel and am a new subscriber.
@@Ayinde65 Thank you - welcome!
@@Ayinde65 Those Cry Tuff dub albums are crucial and not quite like any others...glad you found me, thank you and welcome on board 🙏
It was good to hear about Prince Far I Doug. My reggae section does not get too deep. So just to hear how much of an impact these artists had in the reggae genre is interesting. I never knew what Strummer was saying in the song Clash City Rockers until I looked up the lyrics after I bought the album. Apparently he was listening to Prince Far I amongst the other stacks of reggae artists that they had on their tour buses. Digging some of the classic labels. I like the look of the Soul Beat label. It looks like it was drawn up with markers right before they sent it to press. Interesting to know how the Cry Tuff label originated from. I did not know that it was taken from the Alton Ellis song with the different spelling. Was that a great song or a reggae classic? Anyways. I could go on and on. Well done Doug~
Rob/Boston
Thank you Rob! Far I is still revered among reggae aficionados but probably not too well known to many else. So I thought I would take this opportunity to explore his music, it will continue in two further chapters. Still only taking us up to 1983 but PFI released a lot of music in that short time, requiring three videos to cover what I have in my collection (still not even all of what he put out). The punks definitely being a factor in his greater success and visibility. Soul Beat would have been in the previous video, that was B.B. Seaton's label - it very well may have been drawn with a marker! There is a wonderful DIY quality to those Jamaican labels. Yes Cry Tough is a classic song from the 60's, in which Alton Ellis addresses the rude boys who were gangs of young toughs terrorizing Jamaica, asking the question "how can a man be tough, tougher than the world" - it obviously made an impression on the Prince! Thanks for watching and have a happy Easter Rob ~
You are performing a community service , many thanks
I hope so, I humbly thank you 🙏
Like the graphics man. I loved the stuff he did with early On-U Sound. I think Carib Gems was Adrian Sherwwod
Thanks...I'm no graphic designer but hopefully it turned out ok...YT usually randomly generates the worst possible ones otherwise, like a shot of me with a weird face and my mouth open lol...there's a Record Store Day release coming up next month with all those killer Far I tracks for On U (Virgin! Only got that on digital). Think Sherwood was like a junior partner in Carib Gems, along with his mentor Chips Richards who had already worked at Trojan...
@@FatCityVinyl a junior partner yes cos he was about 17 lol
@@patkelly8309 Got his start in music young!
@@FatCityVinyl Iknow you know the Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Series
@@patkelly8309 Sure, they will be coming up in the next chapters…
Welder, Docker, Security. Heavy jobs for the ultimate Heavy. To do this day we put the Manners on offensive types.
Heavy heavy discipline iyah 👊
@@FatCityVinyl do you do CDs?
i've got fckin 100ss
@@patkelly8309 For sure…started out in reggae with CD…then on to vinyl…
@@patkelly8309 Yep same here…
Anyone else stop the the vid to check a tune Fat City mention , or jus me..
Love it! Rock on 🙏✌
That was quite an introduction and it sounds like he was really dedicated to his vision. The only thing that I have by Prince Far I is the Singers & Players album where he is listed as a vocalist. Great overview as always.
Thank you Randy, he was indeed very dedicated to a singularly serious and righteous vision of music. Singers & Players is a good one (btw there is a Record Store Day release coming out next month of further Prince Far I material for On-U Sound, some of it rare and not easily found elsewhere), the Prince and Adrian Sherwood had a deep and extensive relationship on business, creative, and personal levels which I will get into in the next chapters. Thanks for watching and happy Easter!
Please address the great track ‘PlantUp’ in future episodes. Thank you, sir!
Such a wicked track! I think I needle dropped Shake The Nation instead though, in the third and final part of this spotlight...already completed, now I wish I'd gone for Plant Up instead!!!
Hadn’t been a Sherwood fan, but whoa … the first half of the track transcends reggae or any genre. I hope you choose to speak on it at some point, my friend.
@@christophercrow7188 It took me a while to come around to Sherwood, as well...if I recall my first impulse was to include Plant Up, then I wondered if it might be a bit jarring for unprepared viewers, and went with the more melodic Shake The Nation instead...should have just put both in! The two sides of Sherwood lol
Next message from the king
Title of the next instalment ✌
Hi Doug, Ernie B here in California. Please give me a call; we need to have a big REGGAE talk!!! Let's collaborate! Cool video! .
Big up Ernie! Pretty sure I bought that very copy of Under Heavy Manners off you back in the day! Nice to hear from you on here, we'll catch up one of these days for sure ~
@@FatCityVinyl Right on man, keep up the good work!
@@millionsofrecordsernieb7587 Part 2 (of 3) up now!
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Bless up 🙏❤✌