Name: Bad Weathers (Black History Month)
Brand: Vivian Weathers

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

458921A

Colour

Black

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-10-06

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0602445892129

Total Cap

Black LP

Artist

Vivian Weathers

Genre GB

Reggae / Dub

Label GB

Restored classics, rare finds, and sought-after releases. Whether you're a vinyl enthusiast or a tape collector, we have something for everyone.

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Black History Month 2023

Excellent British reggae album with Linton Kwesi Johnson connections from 1978 and originally released on Front Line. Vivian has this distinctive strained falsetto pitch which works a treat with the heavy driving rhythms.

“Vivian was a talented singer-songwriter who never realised his full potential. Leroy Smart’s popular ‘Pride and Ambition’ was written by Vivian, but he was not even credited on the record. When I decided to make reggae recordings of my poetry, it was Vivian who showed me how to go about it. He played bass on my first three albums, <i>Dread Beat An Blood, Forces of Victory</i> and <i>Bass Culture</i>.

I introduced him to Virgin Records and he recorded his first album, Bad Weathers, which was released in 1978. When I moved to Island Records, I also secured a deal for him to record an album with them. Two singles were released by Island but the album, which I had helped to produce, was never put out. Vivian never got the break he deserved in the music business.” – Linton Kwesi Johnson

Bad Weathers (Black History Month)

Music GB

Discover Bad Weathers (Black History Month) by Vivian Weathers. Excellent British reggae album on UMR label with driving rhythms.