Tribute to the Martyrs

Tribute to the Martyrs
Studio album by Steel Pulse
Released	July 1979
Recorded	1978–1979
Genre	Reggae
Length	43:08
Label	Mango Island
Producer	Karl Pitterson
Steel Pulse chronology
Handsworth Revolution (1978) Tribute to the Martyrs (1979) Caught You (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A− [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Tribute to the Martyrs is the second studio album by the English reggae band Steel Pulse, released in July 1979. ^{[4] [5]} The album peaked at No. 36 on the Swedish Pop Album charts and No. 42 on the UK Pop Album charts. ^{[6] [7]}

Songs

"Biko's Kindred Lament" is a tribute to the South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. ^[8] "Jah Pickney – R.A.R." is about Rock Against Racism. ^[9]

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:

• Godfrey Maduro - saxophone
• Dick "Dickage" Cuthell - flugelhorn, cornet
• Rico - trombone
• Satch Dixon

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.