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BIM SHERMAN
TRIBULATION - DOWN IN JAMDOWN 1974 TO 1979
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1974-1979 - Pressure Sounds - studio
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Bim Sherman (? - 2000) (also known as Lloyd Tomlinson or Jarret
Vincent) was born in the Parish of Westmoreland. Since his early days he sung
in chunch. By the early 70's Bim as many others searching for a better life
moved to Kingston. The introspective Sherman started his real career cutting
a 7" called "100 Years" and after that "Love Forever"
(these tracks will appear in the "Love Forever" album). Working
with his friend Bob West, Bim released his material through his three labels:
Scorpio, Sun Dew and Red Sea. Bim's only Lp released in Jamaica was called
"Lovers Leap". The present set covering a period of five years (1974
- 1979) contains some of his best and rarest material. Songs that once they
appeared were never reissued. The vocals collected here are: "Ital West"
(aka "Dispensation"), "Danger", "Love
Forever", "Tribulation",
"Golden Stool", "Just Can’t
Stand It", "Weak Heart Men", "Trying",
"World Go Round", "Golden Locks",
"My Woman", and "Lovers
Leap". Beside these songs there are various Dub versions, alternate
mixes and a couple of collaborations with Jah Woosh and Big Joe. All the tracks
in this compilation were produced and arranged by Sherman, who distinctively
always tried and succeded to keep his independence with the result of controlling
completely his releases. The material was recorded in different Studios (Channel
One, King Tubbys', Randy's and Treasure Isle) and with three different backing
groups (The Gladiators, the Roots
Radics and the Soul Syndicate) plus
different musicians called for a specific session. The engineers were: Ernest
Hoo Kim, Stanley "Barnabas" Bryan, Osbourne "King
Tubby" Ruddock, Lloyd "Prince Jammy" James, Dennis Thompson,
Errol "Errol T" Thompson, Errol Brown. Great heartfelt Roots music
delivered from some of the top musicians around at the time, great arrangements,
meditative lyrics. Do not forget the golden years of Bim.
yardie-reggae.com - 2007