Israel Vibration - Praises (Vinyl LP | UK Original | 1990)

Israel Vibration – Praises is a roots reggae album by the Jamaican vocal trio Israel Vibration – Cecil “Skelly” Spence, Lascelle “Wiss” Bulgin and Albert “Apple Gabriel” Craig – released in 1990 on Real Authentic Sound (RAS, cat. no. RAS 3054) as the follow-up to Strength Of My Life. It was produced by Doctor Dread, with rhythms by Flabba Holt (bass), Style Scott (drums) and Dwight Pinkney (guitar) among others. The three singers had polio as children and met at a rehabilitation clinic in Kingston. This copy is a 1990 UK pressing, distributed by Greensleeves.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Real Authentic Sound RAS 3054
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: UK original
• Country: UK
• Year of this pressing: 1990
• 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.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Vultures
2. There Is No End
3. Rumours Of War
4. So Far Away
5. Real And Right

Side B

1. Make It Work
2. Jail House Rocking
3. New Wave
4. Try Again

Personnel

Israel Vibration: Cecil “Skelly” Spence, Lascelle “Wiss” Bulgin, Albert “Apple Gabriel” Craig (vocals).

Musicians: Errol “Flabba” Holt (bass), Style Scott (drums), Dwight Pinkney (lead guitar). Produced by Doctor Dread; engineers: Jim Fox, Steven Stanley.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
It is the 1990 UK edition, made in England and distributed by Greensleeves. The album also came out in the US and Jamaica the same year with the same catalogue number RAS 3054.

Who are Israel Vibration?
A vocal trio from Jamaica: Cecil Spence, Lascelle Bulgin and Albert Craig contracted polio as children and met at the Mona Rehabilitation Clinic. Albert Craig left the group in 1997.

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 Israel Vibration records?
Yes, the previous album Israel Vibration – Strength Of My Life. More titles are in our Reggae, Ska & Dub collection.