MERGER Biko (Live on Revolver 1978) Excellent Roots Reggae

Excellent Roots Reggae band MERGER performing live version of Biko on UK TV's Revolver in 1978. Great dancing from the (mainly punk) Revolver studio audience.

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• Roots
• Reggae
• burning
• spear
• black
• uhuru
• aswad
• dub
• roots
• culture
• Revolver
• punk

[ilias3000]

The first time that i heard this song was around 1982 and now 25 years later i see the video. In that time in Belgium the governement paved the way to allow and legalize private radio stations.. THANK YOU for sharing this video.

[grooveychick777]

Thanks 4 posting this vid, any chance u can bring back merger.....great band in the late 70s early 80s. Winston Bennett is the lead singer and has wrote many more brilliant lyrics

[xensema]

@kalcidis thanks for your answer!! i found it as a 45 rpm, i have to flip it if i want the second part.i would prefer a 12" with the complete song on a-side and the version (i guess it is a killer) on b side.

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[MrErrolsinclair]

they actually sound better live that on record a tribute to great and forward thinking musicians well ahead of their time NUFF SAID wicked

[stokey72]

Merger played in front of over 200 thousand people at blackbushe 78 . . along with Joan armatrading bob dylan and eric clapton. What a day that was .

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[stokey72]

@wisenatts check out the video of them on the old grey whistle test. exile in babylon

[stokey72]

did merger play at blackbush airport festival the Dylan and Clapton one in 77 i think. brilliant

[wisenatts]

Bloody hell! Where did you manage to get this from? I have one of their albums from 1977 but I didn't know anything about the group. Thanks to youtube I am finding out more and more about this much underrated band. It's nice to be reminded that people once played live instruments. I wonder where they are now? Thanks

[kalcidis]

@xensema it was released as a 12" on Emergency Records. A really nice picture sleeve on it.

[gds33]

It would be good to see the original 12 inch come out on CD or mp3 anyone have one?

[xensema]

the lps i know from this band are some of the best militant roots reggae i never heard....check them!their titles are armaggedon time and exiles in babylon...but the song biko doesnt appear on them is it coming from a third unknown album or was it just a 45's??