Friday, July 28, 2023

Mighty Pope - Sway (1979) RFC/Warner Brothers - Rare Soul (FLAC)

I remember dancing to a few of these tracks back in the day from the obscure Mighty Pope. Earle Heedram was born in 1945 in  Jamaica, and grew up with traditional reggae and ska influences, but also sang in the church choir and occasionally took part in talent shows on the island. He took those vibes with him when he moved to Toronto 20 years later with aspirations of becoming an accountant. He quickly melted into the ever expanding urban music scene though, and as the decade wore on, due in part to relaxed immigration laws, an influx of Jamaican immigrants led to a multitude of music clubs to play in the Toronto area.He recorded 2 studio albums as a solo artists and one with Frank Motleys Hitch hikers.The album aimed at the dancefloor enthusiasts!

AMM


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13 comments:

soultime said...

Great review , cheers AMM .

Ray said...

another good review ...thanks AMM

RMstorm said...

Thanks AMM. Nothing mightier than the sway from an almost accountant.

gmortars said...

I think I simply must hear Because the Night! Thanks, AMM!

Big Dave said...

Very nice rare album... many thanks AMM for the review

BigD

Anghellic67$ said...

Many Thanks AMM,Always Appreciated

richsoul said...

Great review and thank you for enlighten our knowledge of some good vocals. Thank you AMM.

hakase said...

thanks for this and more appreciate The Hitch-Hikers if you could please

PeterH said...

Good to see this rare album here. Thanks for review, P.

reb.jukebox said...

another great review AMM thanks Reb

pedro B said...

Great review AMM Canadian soul didn't seem to to flourish as much as in the US but just as good for me even Rick James had a dig at recording in Canada until the military caught up with him Thanks

Cheers Pedro

Lordchester said...

unknown for me, curious about this review AMM

Guitarradeplastico,scraping oddities said...

Many thanks for the info,other new for me