Greensleeves
1996
Inpinchers
About This Album
The Firehouse Rock album would go down in history as the Wailing Souls' masterpiece, Inchpinchers was its follow-up, and of equally high caliber. Both sets were produced by Junjo Lawes and backed by the Roots Radics, a brilliant amalgamation of roots sensibilities and sound system rhythms. Compared to say The Revolutionaries, the Radics boasted a much sparser roots styling, with wide open spaces for singers (or DJs) to fill. This proved the perfect backdrop for the Souls to strut their exquisite harmonies, and across both sets the quartet shine.



Point of entry for most fans was the scorching recut of their classic 1974 hit "Things and Time"." Here, Lawes slows down the pace, bassist Errol "Flabba" Holt turns up the heat, the brass ring out, and the Souls revel in their multi-part harmonies. Glorious! However, it was "Baby Come Rock" that set the sound systems ablaze. The rhythm is nigh on relentless, Style Scott's massive beats booming out and echoed by Holt's thump of a bassline, riffs, percussion, and the brass' equally emphatic blasts. Overhead, the quartet bring the house down with their finest call and response vocals, Winston "Pipe" Matthew shouting out encouragement and his bandmates answering with sweet harmonies that unite and separate.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7)

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