Trenchtown Mix Up

Trenchtown Mix Up
Studio album by The Gladiators
Released	1976 (CD Reissue: 2000)
Recorded	1976, Joe Gibbs Studio
Genre	Roots Reggae
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Label	TR International / Virgin, LP V2062 / CDFL 10
Producer	"Prince" Tony Robinson
The Gladiators chronology
Trenchtown Mix Up (1976) Proverbial Reggae (1978)Proverbial Reggae1978

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Trenchtown Mix Up was The Gladiators' debut LP, recorded at Joe Gibbs' studio and released in 1976 on TR International/Virgin Records'. It included re-recordings of two songs originally recorded at Studio One ("Mix Up", originally titled "Bongo Red", and their 1968 debut release "Hello Carol"), and also included cover versions of Bob Marley's "Soul Rebel" and "Rude Boy Ska".^[2][3] Jo-Ann Greene, writing for Allmusic, said of the album: "Everything about this set is masterful, and it remains a classic".^[3]

Track listing

_{All songs by Albert Griffiths unless noted.}

Side One

1. "Mix Up" - 3.00
2. "Bellyfull" - 2.18
3. "Looks is Deceiving" - 2.30
4. "Chatty Chatty Mouth" - 3.16
5. "Soul Rebel" - 3.54 (Bob Marley)

Side Two

1. "Eli Eli" - 3.03
2. "Hearsay" - 3.06
3. "Rude Boy Ska" - 2.26 (Bob Marley)
4. "Know Yourself Mankind" - 2.50
5. "Thief in the Night" - 3.39
6. "Hello Carol" - 3.36

Personnel

• "Prince" Tony Robinson - Producer
• Albert Griffiths - Lead Guitar, Vocals
• Clinton Fearon - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
• Dallimore Sutherland - Bass Guitar, Vocals
• Lloyd Parks - Bass
• "Sly" Dunbar - Drums
• Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - Percussion

References

External links

• Trenchtown Mix Up at Roots Archives