GROUNATION ALBUM DISCOGRAPHYE
Here is the discography of that legendary concept album : Grounation. The issuing of that 3-Lp set was a major musical and cultural event in Jamaica…the grounation programme was recorded in three nights…the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari is a fusion of the Mystics, led by Tenor Saxophonist Cedric “Im” Brooks and the Count Ossie Rastafarian Drummers. These two groups in the past were responsible for some of the most colourful and creative music that has emerged from the island Jamaica…the horns and bass of the Mystics met and understood the drums of Count Ossie drummers at the African Cultural Centre in the autumn of 1970.
The following discography is presented to you in the chronological order…
1973 - NEW DIMENSION RECORDS
First JA pressing from 1973. Issued as 3 records in 3 separate jackets...
The session has been recorded at New Dimension Studios in 1973...
Record 1 : Side 1 : ND 1000 A / Side 6 : ND 1002 B
Record 2 : Side 2 : ND 1000 B / Side 5 : ND 1002 A
Record 3 : Side 3 : ND 1001 A / Side 4 : ND 1001 B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1973 - ASHANTI - NTI 301
First UK pressing from 1973
Has been issued as 3 records in a tryptic art cover.
Record 1 : NT 1 A/B (side 1 & 2)
Record 2 : NT 2 A/B (side 3 & 4)
Record 3 : NT 3 A/B (side 5 & 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cover of the booklet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1974 - VULCAN - VULX 301
Second UK pressing, 3 records in a soft box issue, including a booklet...
Record 1 : VULP 901 1/2 (side 1 & 2)
Record 2 : VULP 902 1/2 (side 3 & 4)
Record 3 : VULP 903 1/2 (side 5 & 6)
note : comes also on the french Soul Posters label (SP 2024/5/6), same issue than Vulcan - probably issued between 1975 and 76, without the booklet (thanks to Wareika for info)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MRR (Mystic Revelation of Rastafari) Records
Second JA pressing, on the MRR Records label...Issued as 3 records in a hard box.  Here appears the 32 Adastra Road, Kingston 2 adress, where Count Ossie set up his Rastafari Camp in 1951... some sides uses the initial ND stamper, and here some sides have Dynamic (DSR) matrix numbers, from new stampers...this issue is from 1977.
Side 1 : ND 1002 B / Side 2 : DSR 2568
Side 3 : DSR 2469 / Side 4 : DSR 2470
Side 5 : DSR 2471 / Side 6 : ND 1000 A

 

 

 

400 YEARS
 
400 years of Colonial Reign,
Has brought the people misery,
It has left them such pain.
The talk is now of Independence you see,
Seems it was’nt meant for you or for me.
 
As strangers we came,
Slave trade was the game,
And ever since we dont even know our name,
Our Heritage one must remember,
And all they did to Mother and Father
 
So people, people for what it is worth
Demands your freedom,
Here upon Earth,
Stop asking when? where? and how?
Make up your mind the time is now.
CREDITS
Produced by : Arnold Wedderburn
Engineers : Delroy Butler & Arnold Wedderburn
Musical Director : “IM” Cedric Brooks
 
H.E COUNT OSSIE – Leader, Master Drummer
“IM” CEDRIC BROOKS – Tenor Sax, Flute, Clarinet
BRO. SAMUEL CLAYTON – Philosopher, Orator
RAS JOSE – Double Bass, Poet, Vocalist
LITTLE BOP – First Fundae Drum
TONY – Second Fundae Drum
TIME (COUNT’S SON) - Third Fundae Drum
KING ROYO – Bass Drum,Vocalist
PEANUTS - Bass Drum, Percussion
BUNNY – Percussion, Vocalist
MOSES - Percussion
RAS. SAM II – Barritone Sax, Clarinet
NAMBO - Trombone
Side 1
1)    Bongo Man                   4:50
2)    Narration                       9:00
 
Side 2
1)    Narration Continued      4:15
2)    Mabrat (Passin Thru)     3:15
3)    Poem                            2:45
4)    Four Hundred Years      4:35
 
Side 3
1)    Poem                           1:10
2)    Song                            1:55
3)    Lumba                          7:15
4)    Way Back Home           4:20
 
Side 4
1)    Ethiopian Serenade    4:10
2)    Oh Carolina                 3:30
3)    So Long                       4:52
 
Side 5
1)    Grounation                  15:07
 
Side 6
1)    Grounation Continued 14:57