Thief Is In The Vineyard
“Thief is in the vineyard / Trying to spoil the harvest” – Congo
there is a small elite of so-called “powerful” people attempting to reshape our world without thought to consequence beyond their own greed. they are the thieves, and our Earth is the vineyard. they think they can destroy our planet and take what they want by keeping us so broke and distracted that we won’t rise up. well, the Jamaican soul rebels on this mixtape were fighting similar forces 50 years ago. let’s listen to what they have to say while we rise up clear our vineyard of thieves.
there is a small elite of so-called “powerful” people attempting to reshape our world without thought to consequence beyond their own greed. they are the thieves, and our Earth is the vineyard. they think they can destroy our planet and take what they want by keeping us so broke and distracted that we won’t rise up. well, the Jamaican soul rebels on this mixtape were fighting similar forces 50 years ago. let’s listen to what they have to say while we rise up clear our vineyard of thieves.
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Tracklist:
- Dreadlocks In The Moonlight – Lee Perry / The Upsetter Revue – Island (1977)
- Rooting For A Cause – Cimarons – Vulcan / Lantern Records (1976/2025)
- Locust – The Ethiopian – Studio One / Soul Jazz (1980/2007)
- Equal Rights Dub – Rockers All Stars – Rockers / Onlyroots Records (1978/2022)
- Criminals In Parliament – Prince Jazzbo – Lantern Records (2025)
- Independent Man Pt. 1 – Creation Rebel – On-U Sound / Lantern Records (1982/2025)
- Give Up The Badness – Johnny Clarke – Virgin (1976/2001)
- Lazer Beam – Don Carlos – World Enterprize Records (1983)
- Borderation – Bunny Wailer – Solomonic (1983)
- Tell Me Where You Get It – Culture – Front Line / Caroline Records (1978/2000)
- Smile Out Of Style – Max Romeo – Island (1976)
- How Long Dub – King Tubby & The Aggrovators – VP Records (1976/2016)
- Natty Rebel – U-Roy – Virgin (1976)
- Thief Is In The Vineyard – Congo – Congo Ashantay / VP Records (1979/2018)
- Deep And Heavy – I. Roy – Trojan Records (1973)
- Those Good Good Old Days – Jimmy Cliff – Island (1974)