Congos - Heart Of The Congos (2022 Remaster)

Heart of the Congos is a roots reggae album by The Congos, produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry at his Black Ark studio with a studio band including Boris Gardiner on bass and Ernest Ranglin on guitar. Heart of the Congos is widely regarded as being one of Perry's masterpiece productions of the Black Ark era and many music critics consider this 1977 album one of the best roots records of all time

"Ark of the Covenant" is stuffed to the brim with instrumentation, with the vocals soaring overhead, and brings the album to a religious fervor. In contrast, "Solid Foundation" is stripped back, a showpiece for Myton's marvelous falsetto. There's the stirring roots of "Open the Gates" and "Sodom and Gomorrow," while rocksteady echoes across the deeply affecting "Children Crying" and "La La Bam Bam." Every track offers something new: a unique sound, an unforgettable melody and rhythm, an unexpected arrangement.

Authentic vinyl reissue pressed by Go Feet Records for VP Records in 2015.