Tetrack - Trouble (Vinyl LP | JAM Original | 1983)

Tetrack – Trouble is an album by Jamaican harmony trio Tetrack (Carlton Hines, Dave Harvey, Paul Mangaroo), released in 1983 on Music Works Records (cat. no. MWRT 11985), the label of producer Augustus “Gussie” Clarke. It was recorded and mixed at Channel One in Kingston with engineer Soljie Hamilton and distributed by Dynamic Sounds. The six songs run from seven to over eight minutes each, moving from vocal into a dub section. The rhythms are played by Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare and Lloyd Parks. This copy is a 1983 Jamaican original pressing.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Music Works Records MWRT 11985
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: JAM original
• Country: Jamaica
• Year of this pressing: 1983
• Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae

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 D SH 361).

Tracklist

Side A

1. Trouble
2. Trappers
3. Money Controls

Side B

1. Think It Over
2. Win Your Love (C. Hines, D. Harvey)
3. Tribal Warriors

Personnel

Tetrack: Carlton Hines, Dave Harvey, Paul Mangaroo (vocals, arrangements).

Musicians: Sly Dunbar (drums), Robbie Shakespeare, Lloyd Parks (bass), Dwight Pinkney (lead guitar), Willie Lindo (rhythm guitar), Robbie Lyn (piano, synthesizer), Franklyn “Bubbler” Waul (organ), Dean Fraser, Chico Chin, Ronald “Nambo” Robinson (horns).

Production: Augustus “Gussie” Clarke, engineer Soljie Hamilton.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes. The Jamaican edition on Music Works with catalogue number MWRT 11985 came out in 1983, the same year as the UK edition (MW 11985). It was reissued in 2017 by the Italian label Radiation Roots.

Who plays on the record?
The backing band is the studio line-up Gussie Clarke used in the early 1980s: Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, plus Lloyd Parks on bass, Dwight Pinkney and Willie Lindo on guitars and Dean Fraser on horns.

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

Do you have more Tetrack records?
Yes, for example Tetrack – Let's Get Started. Also produced by Gussie Clarke is Delroy Wilson – Worth Your Weight In Gold. More titles are in our Reggae, Ska & Dub collection.