Beware

...the devil is everywhere. two roots monsters about the ultimate evil and his followers are in the heaviest of rotation here the past couple days. first we have Cultural Roots "devil ites" (mis-credited as "devil eyes" on the label) on a crisp Germain 12" circa early '80s.
"a which boat a go take some a dem across river jordan...devil ites, how you gwaan enter, inna zion?"
this one quickly became a roots all-time top-ten'er for me; lead heavy, militant, driving, a perfect crystallization of the ominous it-dread-out-deh vibe that i dig the most. the other jam is Calman Scott's "devil in the city" (sorry for the wack link, not much out there on this cat), with following deejay piece from Jah Hugh (no dice on him either). the 7" of this one (sans deejay of course) was out on Wackie's RAWSE label in '77 (though apparently not a Wackie's production), and this 12" cut, apparently around the same time via a UK press on GG's Hit label. been after this one for a hot minute, and finally dug up this ('lighty truncated') mp3 thru some diligent googling. yes, my less-than-part-time status as a roots collector has this jawn still on my want list. holler if you can help. back to business though, Calman's voice and delivery here is more on a clear '70s soul tip, and i wonder then if he was an American-Jamaican cat.
"the devil is here in the city, the city wake up with the devil, everyday is just fight, people taking each other's life..."
enough jabber, dig 'em here and here.
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*sorry, no pic of the 12" to be found, weak, i know. anyone?