{"product_id":"843563184356","title":"ROMEO,MAX \u0026 THE UPSETTERS – WAR INA BABYLON (GOLDEN SUNSHINE VINYL) - LP •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 843563184356 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: JACKPOT RECORDS \u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: August 29, 2025\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• Produced by the legend Lee Scratch Perry at Black Art Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• All Analog Process (AAA) From The Original \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaster Tapes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• Includes Original Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• Features “Uptown Babies Don't Cry\" \u0026amp; \"Chase The Devil\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• Limited Golden Sunshine Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJackpot Records is extremely proud to announce our re-issue of the revered reggae album 1976’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWar Ina Babylon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eMax Romeo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp; The Upsetters\u003c\/strong\u003e. Originally released on Island Records, the album is considered one of the greatest Reggae albums of all time and was a massive influence on the UK punk movement that was just starting to bubble to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe record’s incredible power belies an unlikely partnership between one of the world’s greatest producers (and experimenters in sound),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLee “Scratch” Perry\u003c\/strong\u003e, and vocalist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eMax Romeo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(who by 1976 had performed on over 120 7” singles)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eRomeo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehad been transforming from his “rude” records to writing lyrics with social themes as the era in Jamaica was rife with poverty, gangs, and politically motivated killings. As he was looking to produce protest music at its most powerful alongside music that would never leave the listener’s souls, Lee Perry and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eMax Romeo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estarted collaborating together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded in two weeks in 1976, utilizing Lee Perry’s kitchen sink production,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWar Ina Babylon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis considered part of Lee Perry’s ‘holy trinity’ Black Ark produced LPs released by Island Records (Junior Murvin’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolice and Thieves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand The Heptones’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eParty Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeing the other classics LPs in the trinity), this LP continues to find new fans with every passing generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info__block-item product-info__block-item--text\" data-block-id=\"text_PhrLEz\" data-block-type=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-meta__text rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne Step Forward\u003cbr\u003eUptown Babies Don't Cry\u003cbr\u003eChase The Devil\u003cbr\u003eWar Ina Babylon\u003cbr\u003eNorman\u003cbr\u003eStealing In The Name Of Jah\u003cbr\u003eTan And See\u003cbr\u003eSmokey Room\u003cbr\u003eSmile Out A Style\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"JACKPOT RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":44100642078819,"sku":"843563184356","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/Image_38b72a22-d40a-41ae-9e19-9c77b74ddc47.png?v=1775706709","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/843563184356","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}