Macka B - We've Had Enough! (Vinyl LP | UK Original | Ariwa)

Macka B – We've Had Enough! is the second album by British reggae deejay Macka B (Christopher MacFarlane, born in Wolverhampton to Jamaican parents) on Mad Professor's Ariwa label (cat. no. ARI LP 032). It followed his 1986 debut Sign Of The Times and was released in 1987 or 1988; sources differ. It was recorded at Ariwa Studio in London and produced by Mad Professor, who also mixed it, and Macka Dub, who plays most of the instruments. The lyrics deal with faith, false preachers and apartheid, among other things. This copy is a UK original pressing, pressed by P.R. Records.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Ariwa ARI LP 032
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: UK original
• Country: UK
• Year of this pressing: 1987 or 1988 (sources differ)
• Genre: Reggae, Dancehall, Dub, Roots Reggae

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: VG+
• 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. Indian Chick
2. One For Jah
3. Big Mack

Side B

1. We've Had Enough
2. False Preacher
3. Apartheid

Personnel

Macka B (toasting). Macka Dub (bass, guitar, sitar, keyboards, horns, percussion), Clive Brown, The Robotiks (drums), Black Steel (bass, guitar on False Preacher). Produced by Mad Professor and Macka Dub; mixed by Mad Professor.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes, it is the UK first edition on Ariwa with catalogue number ARI LP 032. In the US the album came out on CD on RAS Records in 1990.

Where is Macka B from?
Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. He started out on local sound systems and released his albums on Ariwa from the mid-1980s.

What does Media VG+ / Cover VG+ mean?
VG+ (Very Good Plus) means both record and sleeve show light wear; the record may have faint surface noise that hardly affects playback. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Macka B records?
This is currently our only Macka B record. Also on Ariwa we have Aisha – Profecy; more titles are in our Reggae, Ska & Dub collection.