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1979 studio album by Steel Pulse
Tribute to the Martyrs
Studio album by Steel Pulse
ReleasedJuly 1979
Recorded1978–1979
GenreReggae
Length43:08
Label
ProducerKarl Pitterson
Steel Pulse chronology
Handsworth Revolution
(1978) 		Tribute to the Martyrs
(1979) 		Caught You
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideA−
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Tribute to the Martyrs is the second studio album by the English reggae band Steel Pulse, released in July 1979. The album peaked at No. 36 on the Swedish Pop Album charts and No. 42 on the UK Pop Album charts.

Songs

"Biko's Kindred Lament" is a tribute to the South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. "Jah Pickney – R.A.R." is about Rock Against Racism.

Track listing

All songs written by David Hinds, except where noted.

  1. "Unseen Guest" 5:40
  2. "Sound System" 3:15
  3. "Jah Pickney – R.A.R." 4:10
  4. "Tribute to the Martyrs" 6:40
  5. "Babylon Makes the Rules" (Selwyn Brown) 4:20
  6. "Uncle George" 4:40
  7. "Biko's Kindred Lament" 5:00
  8. "Blasphemy (Selah)" 7:00

Personnel

Steel Pulse

with:

Technical
  • Godwin Logie - engineer
  • Pete King - executive producer, management
  • Jene Hawkins - cover illustration

References

  1. Anderson, Rick. "Steel Pulse: Tribute to the Martyrs". AllMusic.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 13 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 669.
  4. Rachel, Daniel (2016). Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Music and Politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge. Pan Macmillan. p. 537.
  5. Owusu, Kwesi, ed. (2000). Black British Culture and Society: A Text Reader. Routledge. p. 10.
  6. "Steel Pulse: Tribute to the Martyrs". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
  7. "Steel Pulse: Tribute to the Martyrs". sverigetopplistan.se. Sverigetopplistan.
  8. Sound, Society and the Geography of Popular Music. Taylor & Francis. 2016. p. 100.
  9. Walker, Klive (2005). Dubwise Reasoning from the Reggae Underground. Insomniac Press. p. 190.
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