I JAH MAN – JAH HEAVY LOAD 7″ – EXC+ UK 1978 REGGAE ISLAND

I Jah Man – Jah Heavy Load
(Island Records  1978  WIP6458)
UK Pressing

Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles, mainly on side 2 – small tear on side A label)

Island Company Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– name written on back inside sleeve

I Jah Man (real name Trevor Sutherland) was born the 21 june 1946 in Christiana, Manchester, Jamaica. He grew up in Trenchtown before emigrating to England aged 17 where he joined the Vibrations and then he formed Youth And Rudie And The Shell Shock, with which he performed until launching his solo career, as The Youth, in 1966. He became known as Ijahman whilst encompassing spiritual pursuits in prison from 1972 to 1974 and then returning to Jamaica where he recorded the album Haile I Hymn (Chapter 1) which was released to great critical acclaim. As well as pursuing a solo career he scored a No.1 UK hit in 1985 with his wife Madge Sutherland singing ‘I Do’ as ‘Ijahman and Madge’. He is generally credited as T. Sutherland for songwriting credits.

“Jah Heavy Load” is a single by Jamaican singer and Reggae artist I Jah Man (real name Trevor Sutherland) released on Island Records in 1978 and taken from the album Haile I Hymn (Chapter 1).

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