Harder Than The Best coverMANGO · MLPS 9567
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harder-than-the-best-zpsy46 US · 1979
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A1 — B5
  1. A1 Marcus Garvey 3:19
  2. A2 Dry & Heavy 3:24
  3. A3 Throw Down Your Arms 3:58
  4. A4 Social Living 2:51
  5. A5 The Invasion (AKA Black Wa-Da-Da) 5:30
  6. B1 Slavery Days 3:23
  7. B2 Old Marcus Garvey 3:54
  8. B3 Man In The Hills 3:50
  9. B4 The Sun 3:36
  10. B5 Civilized Reggae 5:44
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Liner notes

[[label:Keel Mfg. Corp.]] pressing denoted by ᐉ stamp in runouts. Compilation of tracks from the Marcus Garvey, Garvey's Ghost, Man In The Hills, Dry & Heavy, Live, and Social Living LPs. The A-side actually has only 5 tracks despite jacket listing 6 tracks: Jacket lists A6 as "Black Wa-Da-Da", center label lists A5 as "The Invasion (aka Black Wa-Da-Da)", A5 is the vocal version "The Invasion" from Marcus Garvey LP followed by the dub version "Black Wa-Da-Da" from Garvey's Ghost LP combined in one track. Jacket lists A1 as "Marcus Garvey", center label lists it as "The Ghost (Marcus Garvey)", it is the vocal version "Marcus Garvey" from Marcus Garvey LP. Jacket lists B1 as "Slavery Days", center label lists it as "I And I Survive (Slavery Days)", it is the vocal version "Slavery Days" from Marcus Garvey LP. Jacket lists B2 as "Old Man Garvey", center label lists it as "Farther East Of Jack (Old Man Garvey)", it is the vocal version "Old Man Garvey" from Marcus Garvey LP. Jacket lists B5 correctly as "Civilized Reggae", center label lists it incorrectly as "Civilize Reggae" On labels: [A1] ℗ 1975 [A2] ℗ 1977 [A3] ℗ 1977 [A4] ℗ 1978 [A5] ℗ 1975 [B1] ℗ 1975 [B2] ℗ 1975 [B3] ℗ 1976 [B4] ℗ 1977 [B5] ℗ 1978 ℗ 1975-1978 Island Records, Inc. Publishing on labels: A1, A4, B1 to B4: Island Music (BMI) A2, A3, A5, B5: Tammi Music, Ltd./Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)

Personnel
Mastered ByJohn Dent
Written-ByCarl Paisley
Written-ByDon Taylor
Written-ByPhillip Fullwood
Written-ByWinston Rodney
Matrix / Runout
A labelMLPS-9567-A
B labelMLPS-9567-B
A etched / ᐉ, sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stampedA-1 ᐉ MLPS 9567 A sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ
B etched / ᐉ, sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stampedA-2 ᐉ MLPS 9567 B sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ
Rights societyBMI
Manufacture
Phonographic Copyright (p)Island Records Inc.
Pressed ByKeel Mfg. Corp.
Published ByIsland Music
Published ByTammi Music Ltd.
Published ByIrving Music, Inc.
Mastered AtThe Sound Clinic
Lacquer Cut AtSterling Sound
Release US · 1979 · Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo
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Harder Than The Best

Label
Mango
Cat #
MLPS 9567
Country
US
Released
1979
Genre
Reggae
Style
Roots Reggae, Dub
Format
Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo
Rights society
BMI
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