Wailing Souls - Kingston 14 (Vinyl LP | UK Original | 1987)

Wailing Souls – Kingston 14 is an album by Jamaican vocal group Wailing Souls, released in 1987 on Live & Learn Records (cat. no. LL LP 28). It was produced by Delroy Wright and Al Campbell and recorded at Music Mountain and Dynamic Sounds studios in Kingston. It is the first album with Ziggy Thomas alongside founders Winston “Pipe” Matthews and Lloyd “Bread” McDonald, who wrote nearly all of the songs. The backing band includes Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Style Scott and Flabba Holt among others. This copy is a 1987 UK original pressing.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Live & Learn Records LL LP 28
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: UK original
• Country: UK
• Year of this pressing: 1987
• Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+ (pen mark inside sleeve)

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

Tracklist

Side A

1. Kingston Fourteen (L. McDonald/W. Matthews)
2. Dem Coming (D. Beckford)
3. Front Door (L. McDonald/W. Matthews)
4. Ring My Bell (L. McDonald)
5. Don't Run (L. McDonald/W. Matthews)

Side B

1. Full Moon (L. McDonald/W. Matthews)
2. Yet The World Waits (W. Matthews)
3. Pity The Poor (L. McDonald)
4. Real Rock (L. McDonald/W. Matthews)

Personnel

Wailing Souls: Winston “Pipe” Matthews, Lloyd “Bread” McDonald, Ziggy Thomas (vocals).

Musicians: Errol “Flabba” Holt, Lloyd Parkes, Robbie Shakespeare (bass), Sly Dunbar, Style Scott, Lowell Bailey (drums), Robbie Lyn, Steelie Johnson (keyboards), Mallory Williams (synthesizer), Dalton Brownie, Keith Powell (lead guitar), Dwight Pinkney, Winston Bowen, Eric Lamont (rhythm guitar), Glen DaCosta (saxophone), Ronald Robinson (trumpet), Sticky Thompson, Errol Graham (percussion). Produced by Delroy Wright and Al Campbell.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes. It is the 1987 UK first edition on Live & Learn Records (LL LP 28), distributed by Greensleeves. The album was also released in the US and Jamaica the same year.

Who plays on the album?
Besides the vocal trio you hear Sly & Robbie, Style Scott and Flabba Holt among others, with Glen DaCosta on saxophone.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
Media NM- means: close to new with at most minimal signs of play. Cover VG+ means: light wear, here with a pen mark inside. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Wailing Souls records?
Yes, for example Wailing Souls – Stormy Night (US original 1989). More titles are in our Reggae, Ska & Dub collection.