View basket “Black Gospel” has been added to your basket. Harder Shade Of Black Various SKU: PSLP0066 Barcode: 0689492097110 16.00 £16.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Pressure Sounds Released Date: 23rd November 2012 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Jamaican youth producer Leonard ‘Santic’ Chin first arrived in the UK on the 10th of February 1974. While staying in London he compiled and released his debut long player, built around his then current successful Jamaican seven inch recordings, the classic \’Harder Shade Of Black\’ album. Twenty one years later ’Harder Shade Of Black’ was the first album to be released on Pressure Sounds. Re-titled ‘An Even Harder Shade Of Black’ Leonard’s original ten tracks were augmented by a further stirring selection of deejay, dub, instrumental and vocal releases of the same superb vintage. Over the ensuing years ‘An Even Harder Shade Of Black’ has proved to be one of the most consistently popular Pressure Sounds releases. And now, almost thirty six years to the day after Santic first flew in from Kingston, we are both pleased and proud to be re-presenting and re-releasing this classic set. Totally re-mastered, with added bonus tracks, new artwork and graphics the album comes, once again, in the sleeve that was first used on the original Santic release. For the CD release Leonard has kindly allowed us to use some never before seen pictures of himself and the original Santic All Stars band; the liner notes recount, in Leonard’s own words, the origins and the ways of working that produced these timeless recordings. “Looking back now I’m thinking, in the eighties and nineties, people would spend these relentless hours voicing, dropping in, voicing, dropping in. And nobody’s happy! Doing that you have no soul! You’re just like a mechanical thing. When you hear sweet things and think it can be sweeter… but it’s sweet enough already! You become over technical and everybody wants to be greater than they really can be. It doesn’t really happen like that. You can only be the best you can be…” Leonard Chin The vinyl LP is now an exact facsimile of the original Santic release. The bonus tracks on the CD are ‘Columbo’ from Augustus Pablo, ‘Special Branch’, ‘Hell Boat’ & ‘Mexican Rocking’ from the Santic All Stars, ‘Shouldn\’t Say No’ from Jah Woosh and its vocal counteraction ’I Don\’t Want To Lose You’ from Paul Whiteman. A classic roots album. Artist Various Genre Reggae / Dub / Ska Label Pressure Sounds Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Gregory Isaacs: I’ll Be Around Augustus Pablo: One Thousand Swords Augustus Pablo: Harder Shade Of Black Dirty Harry & Santic All Stars: Better Shade Of Dub Roman Stewart: Peace In The Valley Augustus Pablo: Columbo Leonard Santic All Stars: Special Branch Augustus Pablo: Pablo In Dub Santic All Stars: Hell Boat Horace Andy: Children Of Israel Horace Andy: Problems Augustus Pablo: Lovers Mood Big Joe: Jah Guide Santic All Stars: Palace Of Peace Jah Woosh: Chalice Blaze King Tubby’s & Santic All Stars: One Heavy Duba I Roy: Yamaha Ride Santic All Stars: Mexican Rocking Paul Whiteman: I Don’t Want To Lose You Jah Woosh: Shouldn’t Say No King Tubby’s & The Santic All Stars: Santic Meet King Tubby Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Various Nearly New View Product Quick View Various Memphis And The Delta – 1950s Blues | Blues Classics | 1LP Released 9th October 2023 £30.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Various Memphis And The Delta – 1950s £30.00 Genre: Blues Label: Blues Classics SKU: nn273679 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 9th October 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket Nearly New View Product Quick View Various Guitar Wizards 1926 – 1935 Blues | Yazoo | 1LP Released 9th October 2023 £27.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Various Guitar Wizards 1926 – 1935 £27.00 Genre: Blues Label: Yazoo SKU: nn273672 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 9th October 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket Nearly New View Product Quick View Various Tex-Arkana-Louisiana Country 1929-1933 Blues | Yazoo | 1LP Released 9th October 2023 £27.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Various Tex-Arkana-Louisiana Country 1929-1933 £27.00 Genre: Blues Label: Yazoo SKU: nn273670 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 9th October 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket Nearly New View Product Quick View Various Ambient House (The Compilation By DFC) Electronica | BCM | 1LP Released 30th July 2023 £12.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Various Ambient House (The Compilation By DFC) £12.00 Genre: Electronica Label: BCM SKU: nn268320 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 30th July 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket Nearly New View Product Quick View Various In Order To Dance 5 Electronica | R&S Records | 5LP, Box Set Released 30th July 2023 £70.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Various In Order To Dance 5 £70.00 Genre: Electronica Label: R&S Records SKU: nn268314 Formats: 5LP, Box Set Released Date: 30th July 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket Nearly New View Product Quick View Various Heartworn Highways Americana / Country | Diverse Records | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 1st September 2022 £60.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Various Heartworn Highways £60.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Diverse Records SKU: nn248707 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 1st September 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Various Encanto (Coloured Translucent Emerald Green Vinyl – Songs Only) Soundtrack | UMC | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 27th May 2022 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Encanto (Coloured Translucent Emerald Green Vinyl – Songs Only) £24.00 Genre: Soundtrack Label: UMC SKU: 8749352 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 27th May 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Various Texas Guitar – From Dallas To L.A. 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