A collector’s dream with classic non-album roots anthems from The Abyssinians, darker than blue soul reggae from Junior Murvin, reggae rare groove from the In Crowd and the revolutionary sounds of Pablo Moses and Bonnie Gayle (aka Devon Irons), “Bad, Bad, Bad“ gathers together a killer selection of Clive Hunt’s most sought after 7-inch singles from the golden age of reggae 1973 to 1976. Musicians include: Clive Hunt, Earl Lindo, Geoffrey Chung, Mikey Chung, Michael Richards, Robbie Lyn, Val Douglas, Fish Clarke, Karl Pitterson!

Packaging: LP - Standard full colour jacket with printed inner sleeve with liner notes (12 Tracks)


Excerpts from the linernotes:

- The multi-talented Clive ‘Azul’ Hunt has exerted an incredible influence on the development of Jamaican music for over forty five years as a musician, arranger, writer, composer and producer. His continued contribution has been considerable…"

"I started working with Dennis Brown as trumpet player when he was recording with Derrick Harriott and Dennis was part of his Musical Chariot crew with Junior Murvin, Dennis Brown and Bunny Brown (of The Chosen Few). I was a horns player and arranger and, when Dennis was learning to play the guitar, I’d give him a few pointers… - I was also at Treasure Isle during the days when I was part of the Derrick Harriott team".

"I worked with Byron Lee’s Dragonaires writing out the music for the calypsonians. I’m on the cover of one of Byron Lee’s albums… 'Reggay Fever' from 1973… magnify the brass section… I’m in a red and white band uniform with an Afro. Then I was introduced to Geoffrey Chung who wanted me to work on the Lorna Bennett LP ('This Is Lorna' for Harry J) after she’d had a big hit with her version of ‘Breakfast In Bed’"

- Clive, now “a regular studio musician”, had played bass on Bunny Gayle’s (as Devon Irons) recording of ‘Ketch Vampire’ for Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, The Upsetter, at Scratch’s Black Ark studio but, as was often the case with Scratch, this was not a “regular” session."

- Clive had been working with The Abyssinians, Bernard ‘Jah Satta’ Collins, Donald Manning & Lynford Manning, the most accomplished Jamaican vocal trio ever, on their debut album for Tropical Sound Tracs. ‘Forward On To Zion’/’Satta’ was one of the best reggae albums ever but, as Clive ruefully recalled, it was also one of the most pirated.

"I first met the Rolling Stones when they came to Jamaica in 1973 to record ‘Goats Head Soup’ at Dynamics. Geoffrey Chung was part of the production crew when they signed Peter Tosh to the label in 1978… they did the rhythm tracks in Jamaica and then took them to New York so we got to know each other… Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards and Bobby Keys… some great musicians… I met the Stones through being a top shelf musician too! We were talking recently… I still have an album with Bobby Keys to come out…”

- Clive was also instrumental in the creation of Dennis Brown’s ‘Foul Play’ album, which he produced with Joe Gibbs, and also wrote two songs, ‘On The Rocks’ and ‘Come On Baby’, for the set released through A&M Records in 1981.

- Clive also persuaded a young man named Seydou Koné, from the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on the south coast of West Africa, to become a singer… - Seydou Koné then embarked on a recording career and, as Alpha Blondy, became an international super star selling millions of records worldwide throughout the eighties when he became known as “the African Bob Marley”.

- ....he played a key role in Beres Hammond’s ‘Putting Up Resistance’ album for deejay turned producer Tappa Zukie.

"I’ve worked with Jah Cure, Maxi Priest, Queen Ifrica then I did the Etana album… I worked on the soundtrack/score for ‘Destiny’ the movie (featuring Christopher Martin, Karian Sang, Busy Signal and Etana)."