Burning Spear | Discography

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The Burning Spear Experience
2007
Burning Music Production
  • 25 Track compilation by Winston Rodney aka Burning Spear


Never Club Mix
2006
Burning Music Productions
  • Buring Spear teams up with Paul Oakenfold for a remix of the single "Never" b/w the dub "O Rastaman". This is Burning Spear's first ever club mix. Available as a CD single or limited edition 12" vinyl.

available at the Burning Spear Store

Living Dub Vol. 5 CD
2006
Burning Music Productions
  • Dub companion to the Burning Spear's 1999 Grammy-award-winning album "Calling Rastafari".

available at the Burning Spear Store

Gold
2005
Island
  • 2 disc, 28 track compilation covering Spear's mid to late 70's classics.

available at amazon.com

Our Music
2005
Burning Music
  • 11 track studio album / Dual disc set with bonus DVD
  • Written and arranged by Winston Rodney
  • Produced by Burning Music Productions

available at amazon.com

People Of The World
2004
Burning Music Productions
  • The first of three releases on the Slash label
  • Reissued by Burning Music Productions in 2004
  • Produced by Winston Rodney and Burning Music Productions

available at the Burning Spear Store

Live In Paris
2004
Burning Music Productions
  • Released by Burning Music Productions in 2004
  • Recorded at the Zenith in Paris on May 21st, 1988
  • Produced by Winston Rodney and Burning Music Productions

available at the Burning Spear Store

Creation Rebel
2004
Heartbeat
  • Before his Grammy Award and before his many world tours, Burning Spear was the Creation Rebel. While at Studio One, joined by some of reggae's finest musicians and working under the sympathetic production skills of the legendary Clement Dodd, this pioneer's music spearheaded the birth of roots reggae. - Hearbeat

available at amazon.com

Sounds from the Burning Spear
2004
Soul Jazz Records
  • These legendary recordings from Winston Rodney, A/K/A Burning Spear, have been put together by Soul Jazz Records as they continue to explore the vaults of the mighty Studio One Records, the foundation label of Reggae. This compilation features classic tracks alongside super Ð rare releases to bring a long overdue collection of Burning Spear's classic Studio One material. - Soul Jazz Records

available at amazon.com

Live In South Africa 2000
2004
Burning Music Productions
  • December 2000 concert in celebration of the release of Nelson Mandela from prison and the country's first Democratic elections.
  • Lâempereur du Reggae, Burning Spear revient avec un album live enregistre en 2000 en Afrique du Sud pour feter les Dix ans de la liberation de Nelson Mandela et les Sept ans de democratie.


Status: Coming Soon

Living Dub Volume 6
2004
Burning Music Productions
  • The dub companion to "Freeman". Featuring 12 brand new dubs.

available at the Burning Spear Store

Living Dub Vol. 1
2003
Burning Music Productions
  • Dub verson of Social Living
  • Released by Burning Music Productions
  • Contains original dub mix by Barry O'Hare & Nelson Miller
  • Produced by Winston Rodney

available at the Burning Spear Store

Living Dub Vol. 2
2003
Burning Music Productions
  • Dub Verson of Hail H.I.M.
  • Released by Burning Music Productions
  • Includes new mix by Barry O'Hare and Nelson Miller
  • Produced by Winston Rodney

available at the Burning Spear Store

Jah No Dead
2003
Island
  • A 13-track compilation culled from Winston 'Burning Spear' Rodney's Island back catalogue & released to tie in with his performance as part of Lee 'Scratch' Perry's Meltdown Festival on London's South Bank.

available at amazon.com

Free Man
2003
Burning Music Productions
  • Brand new 12 track studio album due Summer 2003
  • Recorded at Harry J Studios, Kingston Jamaica

available at the Burning Spear Store

The Best of Burning Spear
2002
Island Def Jam
  • 12 track compilation covering Spear's 'Island' years
  • Includes 12" mix of 'Social Living

available at amazon.com

Live at Montreaux
2001
Burning Music Productions
  • Latest live album from Spear

available at the Burning Spear Store

Ultimate Collection
2001
Hip-O
  • 20 track compilation containing songs from the albums Marcus Garvey, Garvey's Ghost, Man In The Hills, Dry & Heavy, Social Living, The Fittest of the Fittest, Hail H.I.M., Mek We Dweet, and Jah Kingdom
  • Also the a capella version of "Jah No Dead" from the film Rockers.
  • Produced by Dana G. Smart

available at amazon.com

Spear Burning
2001
Pressure Sounds
  • 16 track compilation containing non-album tracks from 1975-1979
  • All the material was self-produced by Spear and released on 7 and 12 inch vinyl. These track are available for the first time on CD.

available at amazon.com

Best of the Fittest
2001
EMI
  • 14 track compilation culled from the three albums Spear recorded with EMI: Hail HIM, Farover and The Fittest of the Fittest

available at amazon.co.uk

Rare and Unreleased
2001
Revolver Records
  • 12 track compilation released on South Afican label Revolver Records
  • Notable tracks include the mesmerizing and previously unreleased Mandela Marcus and a jungle dub mix of Slavery Days.


2000


Living Dub Vol. 4
1999
Burning Music Productions
  • Dub version of the album Appointment With His Majesty
  • Produced by Burning Music Production


Status: Coming Soon

Calling Rastafari
1999
Burning Music Productions
  • 2000 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album
  • Produced by Burning Music Production


Status: Coming Soon

[A]live In Concert 97
1998
Burning Music Productions
  • Recorded at WOMAD Festival - Reading, England and Maritime Hall - San Francisco, California

available at The Burning Spear Store

Appointment With His Majesty
1997
Burning Music Productions
  • Released by Burning Music Productions
  • Features bonus DVD
  • Produced by Winston Rodney & Burning Music Productions

available at the Burning Spear Store

Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology
1996
Island Jamaica
  • 2 disc retrospective of Spear's work on Island Records
  • Contains a previously unreleased live version of "Jordan River," recorded in London 1977

available at amazon.com

Living Dub Vol. 3
1996
Burning Music Productions
  • Dub verson of Rasta Business
  • Released by Burning Music Productions
  • Produced by Winston Rodney


Status: Coming Soon

Best Of Burning Spear
1996
Burning Music Productions
  • 16 track compilation


Status: Coming Soon

Rasta Business
1995
Burning Music Productions
  • Released by Burning Music Productions
  • Produced by Winston Rodney and Burning Music Productions

available at the Burning Spear Store

Love & Peace: Burning Spear Live!
1994
Burning Music Productions
  • Recorded live at various venues across the U.S. during the summer of 1993
  • Originally released by Heartbeat Records
  • Reissued by Burning Music Productions
  • Produced by Winston Rodney


Status: Coming Soon

The World Should Know
1993
Burning Music Productions
  • 1994's Classic Spear Album featuring bonus DVD
  • Released by Burning Music Productions in 2005
  • Produced by Winston Rodney and Burning Music Productions

available at the Burning Spear Store

The Original
1992
Sonic Sounds
  • Compilation of Jack Ruby era material
  • Poor sound quality

available at amazon.com

Jah Kingdom
1991
Mango/Island
  • The last studio album on Mango/Island
  • Produced by Winston Rodney

available at amazon.com

Mek We Dweet
1990
Mango/Island
  • Spear returns to Mango/Island for the first of two studio albums
  • Produced by Winston Rodney

available at amazon.com

Mistress Music
1988
Burning Music Productions
  • The second of three releases on Slash
  • Reissued by Burning Music Productions in 2004
  • Produced by Winston Rodney and Nelson Miller


Status: Coming Soon

100th Anniversary
1987
Mango/Island
  • Double album that contains both Marcus Garvey and its dub, Garvey's Ghost
  • Released to commemorate the 100th aniiversary of the birth of Marcus Garvey

available at amazon.co.uk

The Fittest Selection
1987
EMI
  • Greatest hits compilation 1980-1983


Resistance
1986
Burning Music Productions
  • Released by Burning Music Productions in 2004
  • Produced by Winston Rodney and Burning Music Productions

available at the Burning Spear Store

Reggae Greats
1984
Mango/Island
  • Greatest hits compilation from Burning Spear's Island years 1975-78

available at amazon.co.uk

The Fittest Of The Fittest
1983
EMI
  • Third and final album Spear recorded while under contract with EMI
  • Reissued by Heartbeat in 1987
  • Digitally remasted and reissued by EMI in 2002
  • Produced by Burning Music Production, co-produced by Burning Band

available at amazon.com

Farover
1982
EMI
  • Second of three albums Spear recorded while under contract with EMI
  • Reissued by Heartbeat
  • Digitally remasted and reissued by EMI in 2002 with two bonus tracks: 'Farover Distance (version)' and 'Jah is My Driver (version)'

available at amazon.com

Hail H.I.M.
1980
EMI
  • First of three albums Spear recorded while under contract with EMI
  • Reissued by Heartbeat in 1994
  • Digitally remasted and reissued by EMI in 2002
  • Produced by Winston Rodney

available at amazon.com

Harder Than The Best
1979
Island
  • Compilation of Burning Spear's work on Island, 1975-79

available at amazon.co.uk

Marcus' Children aka Social Living
1978
Island
  • Originally released as Marcus' Children in Jamaica, released in U.K. as Social Living in 1980
  • Reissued in 1994 by Blood & Fire as 'Social Living' (BF 004)
  • Reissued in 2003 by Island
  • Produced by Winston Rodney and Carl Pitterson

available at amazon.com

Dry & Heavy
1977
Island
  • Produced by Burning Spear
  • Record at Harry J's in Jamaica

available at amazon.com

Live
1977
Island
  • Recorded live at London's Rainbow Theatre in October 1977
  • Backing band contains members of Aswad
  • Produced by Denise


Garvey's Ghost
1976
Island
  • Dub version of Marcus Garvey
  • Available as part of the double album 100th Anniversary (Mango 9377) along with Marcus Garvey.


Man In the Hills
1976
Island
  • Produced by Jack Ruby (L. Lindo)
  • The last album of the Jack Ruby-Burning Spear collaboration.

available at amazon.com

Marcus Garvey
1975
Island
  • The first album with Island.
  • Produced by Jack Ruby (aka Lawrence Lindo)

available at amazon.com

Rocking Time
1974
Studio One
  • Burning Spear's 2nd and last Studio One album
  • Produced by Clement S. Dodd.


Studio One Presents Burning Spear
1973
Studio One
  • "For those who care enough to want the very best, here is the Genius of Burning Spear."
  • This is Burning Spear's first album
  • Produced at Studio One in Jamaica by Clement S. Dodd.

available at amazon.co.uk

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