INNA DE YARD - LLOYDS PARKS / VAR

Description

Side A:
Lloyd Parks – "Slaving"
Side B:
Var – "Crime"
Alongside Dennis Brown, Culture, and Marcia Griffiths, Lloyd Parks was sought after in reggae studios throughout his career for his talent as a bassist. Inna De Yard offers an opportunity to remind the world of the great singer he always was. His poignant voice tugs at your heartstrings on "Slaving," a soulful composition from 1972, produced by Glen Brown, an underground classic adored by all 45 collectors.
As the lead singer of Pentateuch, his band highly recognized on Kingston's new roots scene, Var expresses the reality of the ghetto in 2017 with a clarity and simplicity that give strength to his lament: "You can't solve crime if the youth are hungry all the time," he sings in this chorus, accompanied by the magical fingers of Robbie Lyn on piano (Sly & Robbie, Serge Gainsbourg).