- reggae
- 38 min
- 10 tracks
- Island
Police and Thieves is an album by Junior Murvin and backing band the Upsetters, released in 1977. Along with the Heptones' Party Time and Max Romeo's War Ina Babylon, this album is considered part of a Black Ark Lee 'Scratch' Perry-produced "holy trinity".
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Character
Grave, classical in form, earnest and character-led.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
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Tracks
- A1Roots Train3:45
- A2Police and Thieves3:55
- A3Solomon2:58
- A4Rescue Jah Children3:48
- A5Tedious5:07
- B1False Teachin'4:09
- B2Easy Task3:51
- B3Lucifer3:16
- B4Workin' in the Cornfield3:49
- B5I Was Appointed3:50
10 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Junior Murvin
- Label
- Island
- Released
- 1977-04
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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