Burning Spear discography

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Reggae artist Burning Spear started his career in 1969 this article contains the discography of the artist's albums and singles.

Burning Spear discography
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Studio albums28
Live albums6
Compilation albums23

Albums[]

Studio albums[]

Live albums[]

Compilations[]

  • Harder Than the Best (1979), Island
  • Reggae Greats: Best of Island years 1975-1978 (1985), Island
  • 100th Anniversary: Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost (1987)
  • The Fittest Selection: Greatest hits of 1980-1983 (1987), EMI
  • Keep the Spear Burning (1989), Island
  • The Original (1992), Sonic Sounds
  • Chant Down Babylon The Island Anthology (1996), Island
  • Best of Burning Spear (1999), Declic
  • Ultimate Collection: Best of Collection (2001), Island
  • Best of the Fittest: Best of Collection (2001), EMI
  • Rare and Unreleased (2001)
  • Spear Burning (2002), Pressure Sounds
  • 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Burning Spear: Best of the Island years (2002), IMS
  • Jah No Dead (2003)
  • Creation Rebel (2004), Heartbeat
  • Travelling (2004), Clocktower
  • Sounds from the Burning Spear (2004), Soul Jazz
  • Gold (2005)
  • Rare and Unreleased (2006), Revolver
  • The Burning Spear Experience (2007), Burning
  • The Best of Burning Spear (2008), Virgin US
  • Selection: The Fittest, Sonic Sounds
  • The Best of Burning Spear: Marcus Garvey (2012), Island

Singles[]

  • "We Are Free" (1970), Bamboo - B-side of Irving Brown's "Let's Make It Up"
  • "Zion Higher" (1971), Banana - B-side of King Cry Cry's "I Had a Talk"
  • "Live It Out" (1971), Coxsone
  • "Get Ready", (197?), Coxsone
  • "Creation Rebel" (197?), Coxsone
  • "Call on You" (197?), Coxsone
  • "What a Happy Day" (197?), Coxsone
  • "Rocking Time" (197?), Coxsone
  • "Marcus Garvey" (197?), Fox
  • "Slavery Days" (197?), Fox
  • "Swell Headed"
  • "Foggy Road"
  • "Resting Place" (197?), Fox
  • "Children of Today", Spear
  • "The Youth" (197?), Spear
  • "Old Marcus Garvey" (1976), Island
  • "I & I Survive" (1976), Island
  • "The Lion" (1976), Island
  • "Civilised Reggae"/"Social Living" (1978), Island
  • "She's Mine" (1982), Radic
  • "Jah Is My Driver" (1982), Radic - 12-inch
  • "Marcus Garvey" (1987), Island - 12-inch
  • "Tell the Children" (1988), Blue Moon
  • "Great Men" (1990), Mango
  • "Free the Whole Wide World" (1994), Tribesman
  • "Never" (2006), Collective
  • "Education", Burning Spear
  • "Travelling", Klassic Vinyl
Contributions
  • "Perfect Day" (1997) - Various Artists charity single in aid of Children in Need

DVD[]

  • Home to My Roots (2004), Burning Music/Nocturne
  • Live in Vermont (2008), Burning Music
  • Live in Peru (2010)
  • Rastafari Live (2012), Hudson Street

References[]

  • Strong, Martin C. (2002) The Great Rock Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-312-1, p. 147-8
  • Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6, p. 51-4, 441, 479
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