Artist
Junior Murvin
Junior Murvin appears 3 times in our Reggae, 1976, and Dancing to Bad News lists, placing as high as No. 6. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 3
- Appears on
- Reggae, 1976, and Dancing to Bad News
- Year
- 1976
- Highest placing
- No. 6 in Reggae
- Updated
- 2026-08-29
Appears on
Police and Thieves
1976 · Island
Ranked No. 6 in Reggae
Murvin's falsetto over a Lee Perry production of extraordinary lightness. The Clash covered it a year later and the traffic between punk and Kingston was open for good.
Also on 1976, Dancing to Bad News
Police and Thieves
1976 · Island
Picked by 1976
Written about Jamaican election violence and adopted within months by a London that had just had the Notting Hill riot. The one record here whose journey out of its own scene happened immediately rather than in retrospect.
Also on Reggae, Dancing to Bad News
Police and Thieves
1976 · Island
Picked by Dancing to Bad News
Lee Perry's lightest production and Murvin's falsetto floating over the top of it, describing armed men on both sides shooting at the crowd. It sounds like relief and it is a casualty report.