Name: Grounation
Brand: The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-SOJR-488

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Colour

Black

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-09-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5026328004884

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Total Cap

3 / Black / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Bonus disc: Yes

LP-SOJR-495X

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Download code: No

3xLP + 7"single + magazine + art print

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5026328004952

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CD-SOJR-488

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5026328104881

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2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari

Genre US

Reggae / Dub

Label US

Soul Jazz

Like Sun Ra's Arkestra and John Coltrane are to jazz, the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari are to reggae – the ultimate expression of roots music and Rastafarian ideology in reggae music, music functioning at a high level of spiritual consciousness combined with an equally avant-garde and forward-looking approach to sound. The group's stunning, unique and groundbreaking 1973 album ‘Grounation’, a mighty conceptual triple-album (the first ever reggae triple!) is, similar to Marvin Gaye's 'What's Goin' On', a definitive all-encompassing cultural statement of its time and place. A sprawling album of raw and unique cultural expression that combined Rastafari consciousness with deep spiritual jazz music – an absolute and essential classic of Reggae music. 

The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari group came into existence at the start of 1970s, the union of two former Studio One artists (and groups) of equal repute – Count Ossie &amp; his African Drums and saxophonist Cedric ‘Im’ Brooks’ &amp; his group, The Mystics. Master drummer Count Ossie and his collective of Rastafarian drummers performed for Haile Selassie on his momentous visit to Jamaica in 1966. Cedric Brooks came out of the Alpha Boys School – the fertile breeding ground of musicians who dominated the Jamaican music scene from the 1960s onwards. The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari’s ’Grounation’ is a massive opus, a work of profound musical genius that tells the story of Jamaica through music and words. The album is a cornerstone in the history of reggae, a unique and other-worldly album the like of which has never been made since. Soul Jazz Records are releasing this long-revered album in a deluxe triple vinyl edition + download code, with extensive new sleevenotes, photography, exact reproductions of the original text and artwork, and a new interview with founding member Sam Williams (aka Time).

Grounation

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