- 3LP+7inch+ DL
- Recommended
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari
Grounation
Soul Jazz Records
- Cat No: SJR 495
- updated:2025-04-20
Cedric "Im" Brooks and Count Ossie's Nyahbinghi and Grunation, produced by Rasfalism, Jamaica, are re-released on vinyl in a 3LP box set by SOUL JAZZ RECORDS. The best of the best has been reissued in a 3LP box set by SOUL JAZZ RECORDS, a prestigious record store in Soho, London. It is the power of music that makes us believe that music can change the world even in such a world. Heritage of Humanity.
Track List
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A1. Bongo Man
4:50 -
A2. Narration
9:00 -
B1. Narration Continued
4:50 -
B2. Mabrat (Passin Thru)
3:15 -
B3. Poem
2:45 -
B4. Four Hundred Years
4:35 -
C1. Poem
1:10 -
C2. Song
1:55 -
C3. Lumba
7:15 -
C4. Way Back Home
4:35 -
D1. Ethiopian Serenade
4:10 -
D2. Oh Carolina
3:36 -
D3. So Long
4:52 -
E1. Grounation
15:07 -
F1. Grounation Cont'd
15:07 -
F1. Bonus 7" Single
15:07 -
A. Blacker Black
15:07 -
B. Grounation (Excerpt)
15:07
"One of the greatest albums of all time just got better. Do not miss." Quietus
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Definitive 50th anniversary release of this seminal album!
Soul Jazz Records are releasing this long-revered album release in three unique formats; a one-off pressing limited-edition deluxe box set triple-vinyl edition complete with a free 45 single + art print + an exact-replica reproduction Mystic Revelation 1977 mag/zine + download code;
Secondly as a triple album + download code with complete sleevenotes.
Thirdly there is also a deluxe 2 CD version complete with 40 page large format outsize booklet encased in double-walled slipcase.
All editions come with extensive new sleevenotes, photography, exact reproductions of the original text and artwork, and a new interview with founding member Sam Williams (aka Time).
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Definitive 50th anniversary release of this seminal album!
Soul Jazz Records are releasing this long-revered album release in three unique formats; a one-off pressing limited-edition deluxe box set triple-vinyl edition complete with a free 45 single + art print + an exact-replica reproduction Mystic Revelation 1977 mag/zine + download code;
Secondly as a triple album + download code with complete sleevenotes.
Thirdly there is also a deluxe 2 CD version complete with 40 page large format outsize booklet encased in double-walled slipcase.
All editions come 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" is the soundtrack of a session at Nyabinghi, a rite of the Rastafari movement in Jamaica, which became known around the world through reggae, and which celebrated the return to Africa and revolution by embracing the god Haile Selassie I. The session was held at Nyabinghi, a gathering where marijuana was passed around and music was played, and was released in 1972. The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari, featuring Cedric Brooks, saxophonist, drummer and Count Ozzy, a musician who worked with STUDIO ONE and others during the SKA period. The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari. A wonderful musical legacy that continues to be loved beyond Rasta and reggae fans.
In addition to the original 3LP, this definitive edition includes a bonus 7", photos and text from the original, plus art prints, interviews, sleeve notes, and download codes. Stock. (Original Japanese text by Saito)