TRIBESMAN - Finsbury Park - reggae dub 12" disco 45 single

Monster tune from 1979 by British reggae band Tribesman with brass supplied by the legendary Rico.

Singing about an area in North London called Finsbury Park, my old manor in fact - my folks still live just up the road, this tune is written and produced by Paget King, and was released on the Boa label.

Tony St. Helene: drums
Paget King: keyboards, vocals
Robbie Ellington: vocals
Maria Ffolkes: vocals
James Duberry: congas
Eddie Davise: rhythm guitar
Tony Wright: Bass
Mathew Webb: lead guitar
Boysie: percussion
Rico: brass
DKK: brass

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• finsbury
• park
• london
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[waynekerr114]

Oyes The Yards Tune back in the Day !!!!

[wikidub]

@waynekerr114 yes, it was my manor back then - tune and thanks.

[zilstmenneke2b]

great band! i saw them once in the Netherlands (Bladel) at an open air festival, do you have more tunes of them? (i am looking for music from their album: streetlevel) thanks for uploading this great reggae! inity

[wikidub]

@zilstmenneke2b not got it. some one else has posted the other side of this called The Tribe which is excellent as well. thanks.

[trommie31]

what was the b-side to thus called?

[wikidub]

The Tribe.

[2tonefootage]

Featuring Rico and Dick Cuthell :)

[triumphadelic]

engineered by the late great Dave Goodman, Sex Pistols live soundman and producer of their demos , John Lydon was from Finsbury Park ... punky reggae party

[triumphadelic]

@herbieabroad bump  :)

[SkajdDub]

oh man i never thought i would be able to hear this again after i did a runner from a hotel in thailand 10 years ago and had to abandon all my belongings.

BIG thanks for posting man

and thank god for youtube.

[herbieabroad]

Is this available on CD/download anywhere?

[herbieabroad]

I haven't hear this since hearing it on Peelie in 1979. Is it available on CD/download anywhere?