The Mighty Diamonds - Ice On FireFirst released by Virgin Records in 1977, the ambitious Ice On Fire transformed the Jamaican roots sound of leading vocal trio, the Mighty Diamonds into a sophisticated blend of soul, funk and reggae, courtesy of legendary New Orleans based R&B producer, Allen Toussaint. This grand fusion of styles resulted in one of the most of memorable and compelling albums of the late seventies, with original numbers mixed with impressive covers, of which Country

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LP and digital download formats

CD in wallet packed in spined outer wallet with die cut to front and two square printed insert cards

featuring two songs never before released on record: Piu Lento

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after a loss in his family

Previous experiments bleed all over the album

killer hooks but above all it's got tunes

Vivian Stanshall as a drunken Harry Nilsson

Once lured in however

The album is in equal measure more improvisatory and constructed than its predecessor

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