The Ethiopians - Freedom Train - Vinyl LP

The Ethiopians are one of the great vocal groups to come out of Jamaica. Singing songs of life and times as they found them, themes that resonated with the people of the Island that made them such a treasured group.
Lenard Dillon, the founding member of the Ethiopians began his singing career at Clement ‘Coxonne’ Dodd’s Studio One. Initially he recorded under the name of Jack Sparrow, and backed by the Wailers, cutting ‘Ice Water’ and ‘Suffering In The Land’. Under The Wailers encouragement, he went on to form his own vocal group. Recruiting singers Stephan Taylor and Aston ‘Charlie’ Morris to become The Ethiopians.
This release includes songs from the ‘Slave Call’ album alongside some of the bands early hits, including the original version of ‘Train To Skaville’, ‘Engine 54’, the great and poignant ‘Everything Crash’, ‘Reggae Hit The Town’ and ‘The Selah’. An interesting set to remind us what a great group the Ethiopians really were.
Format & package: LP
Record label: Kingston Sounds
Year of release: 2021 (compilation, repress from 2013)