BUNNY LION RED -LP/CD

• Recently unearthed and available for the first time on vinyl! • Includes LP Insert with unreleased photos and interviews with Puddy Lion and LInval Thompson • First 300 copies pressed on red vinyl.

Although his lack of touring kept him from being established as a major figure in overground circles, Linval Thompson’s work as a singer, songwriter and producer is essential to Jamaican music. Between 1977 and 1979, he released five solo albums and produced countless artists on the side. Thompson acted as a mentor to many up-and-comers, including Junjo Lawes, , and Eek-A- Mouse.

FM-003 As became more prominent in the late 1970s, Thompson began to offer up his rhythms to deejays. The mysterious deejay LP, Bunny 01. Natty Rise and Shine Lion Red was originally released on London’s Starlight records in 1979. Little was 02. Jubilation written about the album at the time; however, we have uncovered that Bunny 03. Bunny Lion at the Control Lion is in fact the legendary Puddy Roots of Killamanjaro Soundsystem fame. 04. Go Rockers 05. Blackman Kingdom 06. Mont Zion Red features ten grooving Thompson Sound rhythms voiced by Puddy. This is 07. Rat Trap the earliest documented work of the criminally under-recorded Puddy Roots. It’s 08. Bubbling Dub also the perfect gateway record for anyone curious about dub, , or 09. Ilie dancehall. 10. Heart and Soul RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 17th, 2015 GENRE: REGGAE / DUB/ DANCEHALL

LP UPC: 817949010287 LP FORMAT: 12” LP + MP3s LP BOXLOT: 45 EXPORT: WORLD VINYL NON-RETURNABLE

CD UPC: 817949010362 CD FORMAT: JEWEL CASE CD BOXLOT: 30 EXPORT: WORLD

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