Better Days / King Of My Town

Having initially achieved significant success in Jamaica during the rock steady era of the late 60s, The Heptones further cemented their reputation as the island’s most accomplished vocal trio by scoring a succession of major hits throughout the following decade.

By 1978, the group, which comprised Earl Morgan and Barry Llewellyn and new member Naggo Morris, commenced what proved to be an extremely fruitful working relationship with Jamaican hit-maker, Niney, with the collaboration spawning a number of popular singles and the two superb albums that provide the focus of this 2CD set.

In addition to the contents of these essential long-players, the collection also features the ‘Observation Of Life Dub’ album – the dub counterpart to ‘Better Days’ – and extended mixes that first saw issue on 12” singles as the decade drew to a close.

DISC ONE: THE HEPTONES ‘BETTER DAYS’
1 Suspicious Minds
2 Crystal Blue Persuasion
3 Land Of Love
4 No Bread On My Table aka Oh Jah
5 Better Days
6 God Bless The Children
7 Ready Ready Baby
8 Every Day Life
9 Mr. Do Over Song
10 Key To The Heart

PAGE ONE & THE OBSERVERS ‘OBSERVATION OF LIFE DUB’
11 Mind Blowing Dub
12 Persuasion
13 Love In The Land
14 Nuff Bread On Our Table
15 Africa’s Times Now
16 Jah’s Children In Style
17 Ready For It
18 Way Of Life aka Life Every Day
19 Observer’s Style
20 Lover’s Dub

DISC TWO: THE HEPTONES ‘KING OF MY TOWN’
1 Watcha Gonna Do About It
2 Losing You
3 Behold
4 Holy Mount Zion
5 Motherless Child
6 Prisoner Girl
7 King Of My Town
8 African Child (Jamaica)
9 Trails And Tribulations
10 Which Side Are You
11 A Hard Day’s Night

BONUS TRACKS (THE DISCOMIXES)
12 Through The Fire I Come (12” mix)
13 Move On (12”)
14 Book Of Rules (12” mix)
15 Crystal Blue Persuasion (12” mix)
16 Loosing You (12” mix)
17 Holy Mount Zion (12” mix)
18 Every Day Life (12” mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFVHX3EneF8