Under heavy manners by Prince Far-i

[sideshow bob]

Mooted as an album that lived up to it's title and made "heavier" raggae acceptable to a receptive UK audience when it was released in 1978 this album has been cited as one of the more meaningful classics in the crossover that occured between the punk/raggae scene of the late 70s.

I was looking to buy the album after reading much praise of it but the cheapest copy is £20 [for non UK residents, which I guess will be most of you, that's like double price over here] because it hasn't been rereleased on cd since 1995.

My question is why hasn't it been rereleased?

This music is important and should be celebrated.

As soon as my copy arrives everybody who needs a copy of this can have one made by me for nothing!

[DudeAsInCool]

I'd like to hear it

[sideshow bob]

I listened to 30 second excerts on the Amazon website. A couple of the tracks have reappeared on later albums but that is made up for by extra tracks [dub cuts, alternative takes] so I'm looking forward to its arrival.