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Macka B - Sign Of The Times flac album
  • Performer Macka B
  • Title Sign Of The Times
  • Date of release 1986
  • Country UK
  • Style Reggae, Dancehall, Dub
  • Other formats ASF AIFF AHX AUD DTS AAC MP1
  • Genre Reggae
  • Size MP3 1132 mb
  • Size FLAC 1174 mb
  • Rating: 4.4
  • Votes: 111

Macka B. Released 1986. Sign of the Times Tracklist. Sign of the Times, was released in 1986 on Ariwa label. The album was well received and reached the top of the UK reggae album charts. Sign of the Times Q&A. Writers Macka B. More Macka B albums.

Macka B's first album, Sign of the Times, was released in 1986 on Mad Professor's Ariwa label. Further television exposure followed on the ITV programme Club Mix. His next few albums were similarly acclaimed: We've Had. Enough (1987), Looks Are Deceiving (1988). In 1988 Macka B visited Jamaica, where he worked with producer Black Scorpio on the tracks "Love It in Jamaica" and "Slow Down Driver".

Other albums by Macka-B. Get Out of the Way. Roots Ragga. Kick Racism Out Of Football. Sign of the Times was one of the landmark reggae records of the mid-'80s, mainly because Macka B's powerful, political vocals were given an ambitious, stunning musical backdrop by Mad Professor

B never stopped working with sound systems Wassifa from Birmingham & Skippy & Lippy being the main ones. A tape of a dance Wassifa v Saxon Sound in Leicester, was heard by John & Chris at Fashion records who invited Macka. B to do some recording. Bible Reader was released and did well in the Reggae singles charts. Also released was a track called Gentleman with Manners on a LP called Great British . ’s. The outcome of this was Macka. B joining the Ariwa label and recording the LP Sign of the Times which reached No 1. in the Reggae LP charts. Appeared on Channel 4 Club Mix & 1986 Sunsplash in Wembley Arena. Started to tour Europe. B has Released Never Played A 45 album on Peckings/VP which is being hailed as his best album to date. The title track was first released on 7inch 45 vinyl in 2012 and became an anthem.

Sign of the Times (1986). Album by Macka B. We've Had Enough by Macka B and Mad Professor. was sampled in. War in Babylon by Zion Train (1999).

Tracklist

Sign Of The Times
1 Wet Look Crazy 5:27
2 Baked Beans & Egg 4:14
3 Invasion 6:39
4 Serve You Right 7:23
5 Dreadlocks 4:21
6 Baby I Love You 3:22
7 Plastic Bullets 7:01
We've Had Enough!
8 Indian Chick 5:06
9 One For Jah 7:30
10 Big Mack 5:17
11 We've Had Enough! 8:04
12 False Preacher 3:47
13 Apartheid 4:52

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – Indigo – 6802-2

Credits

  • Bass – Black Steel, Preacher
  • Drums – Drumtan Ward, The Robotiks
  • Guitar – Black Steel
  • Horns – Roger & Patrick
  • Piano – Victor Cross
  • Producer – Mad Professor

Notes

This is a Special Edition CD - Including two UK LPs: "Sign of the Times" and "We've Had Enough"
Recorded at Ariwa Studios, London
(P) & (C) Ariwa Sound, 1986

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 5020145800285

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
ARILP028, ARILP 028 Macka B Sign Of The Times ‎(LP, Album) Ariwa, Ariwa ARILP028, ARILP 028 UK 1986
ARICD 028 Macka B Sign Of The Times ‎(CD, Album) Ariwa ARICD 028 US 1986
ARICS028 Macka B Sign Of The Times ‎(Cass, Album) Ariwa ARICS028 US Unknown
ARILP028, ARILP 028 Macka B Sign Of The Times ‎(LP, Album) Ariwa, Ariwa ARILP028, ARILP 028 UK 1986
ARI CLP 028 Macka . B* Sign Of The Times ‎(Cass, Album) Ariwa ARI CLP 028 UK 1986