Be Thankful

by One Blood

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Nate Euhus A classic song and an equally classic cover. Exquisite taste on the part of Emotional Rescue leads to a brilliant reissue of a must have 12” in any true digger’s collection. Favorite track: Be Thankful (Lexx Discomix).
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    2 track Limited Edition 12" vinyl housed in specially redesigned Reverse Card Board outer and black paper inner.

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about

The King & City label is the subject of three 12” reissues, starting with One Blood’s classic Lovers Rock take of William DeVaughn’s soul anthem, Be Thankful.

Taking the influence of reggae from the Caribbean diaspora within the cultural melting pot of 70s London, the birth of Lovers Rock, often-dubbed ‘romantic reggae’, is a uniquely black British sound, developed against a backdrop of riots, racial tension and sound systems.

A style suited to the London scene, it represents an apolitical counterpoint to the then dominant conscious Rastafarian sound and continued the soulful and commonly love-themed rocksteady style.

Active during the scene’s peak, King & City was launched by Neville King and Lee Laing to champion the sound and alongside other producers like Dennis Bovell, created genre-shifting hits.

Formed in 1979 One Blood was made up of the 5 Robinson brothers – Errol, Jerry, Lloyd, Trevor and Paul –and recording at the legendary TMC studios, went on to release two albums and countless singles.

Be Thankful pays homage to DeVaughn’s original, with smooth vocals gliding atop tight drum and bass, vocal jumping up dub pom acapella to summer perfection. The tapes here passed to cohort Lexx, crafting a wonderful discodub that is all groove, expertly cutting back and forth...diamonds in the back, sunroof top.

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released June 5, 2020

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