Taxi Connection Live In London!!!! (Vinyl LP)

Various – Taxi Connection Live In London!!!! is a live album by the Taxi family around Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare: their band backs singers and deejays Ini Kamoze, Half Pint and Yellowman, and Sly & Robbie open with two instrumentals. It was recorded at the Town & Country Club in London with the Mobile Studio and produced by Sly & Robbie; the first edition came out in the UK in 1986. This copy is the European pressing on Island / Taxi / Mango (cat. no. 208 166), dated 1987.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Island Records / Taxi / Mango 208 166
• Format: Vinyl LP
• Pressing: EU original
• Country: Europe
• Year of this pressing: 1987 (first UK edition: 1986)
• Genre: Reggae, Dub, Dancehall

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale (SKU SH391).

Tracklist

Side A

1. Red Hot – Sly & Robbie
2. When You're Hot You're Hot – Sly & Robbie
3. Trouble You a Trouble Me – Ini Kamoze
4. Call the Police – Ini Kamoze

Side B

1. One in a Million / Sensimillia – Half Pint
2. Mr Landlord – Half Pint
3. Greetings – Half Pint
4. Reggae Calypso – Yellowman

Personnel

Sly Dunbar (drums), Robbie Shakespeare (bass), Winston "Bo-Pee" Bowen (guitar), Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul and Handel Tucker (keyboards), Dean Fraser (saxophone), Ronald "Nambo" Robinson (trombone), Junior "Chico" Chin (trumpet). Vocals: Ini Kamoze, Half Pint, Yellowman; MC: Brandon Nailor.

Producers: Sly & Robbie; executive producer: Michael Roots; mixed by General Smutly (Fallout Shelter).

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
The first edition came out in the UK in 1986. This copy is the European pressing (cat. no. 208 166), released in 1987.

Who is on the record?
The Taxi Gang with Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare plays two instrumentals and then backs Ini Kamoze, Half Pint and Yellowman, three stars of the mid-1980s Jamaican dancehall scene.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) for the record means close to new with at most minimal signs of play. VG+ for the sleeve means light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Sly & Robbie records?
Yes, for example Sly & Robbie – Rhythm Killers (Vinyl LP), Sly & Robbie – Language Barrier (Vinyl LP) and Jimmy Riley – Rydim Driven (Vinyl LP), which they produced.