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ARTIST
TITLE
Pride & Ambition (Alt. Take)/Pride Version
FORMAT
7"

LABEL
CATALOG #
DKR 311EP DKR 311EP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
5/2/2025

"Both sides previously unreleased alternate takes/mixes. This is a top five all time tune in the soul reggae canon and maybe Leroy Smart's best ever. An early one for Mr. Smart, this is the first cut of one of his most classic tunes, recorded in 1972 for producer Gussie Clarke and originally released on the early Tuff Gong label via Wailers' associate Alan 'Skill' Cole. This alternate vocal take is the one partially used for the 1979 remix cut on a heavily overdubbed rhythm. In comparison to the original released cut, it's a more spare take sans the opening harmonizing, and the lyrical changes give the tune a more pleading and less stubbornly declarative mood. For the B-side version comes an alternate mix again, which is actually the one Big Youth deejays over for his tune 'Pride & Joy Rock.' Consider this release a prime example of DKR's 'never too much of a great thing' philosophy."