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Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Conscious Party, 1988 on Virgin

Third LP from Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, which included Stephen, Sharon and Cedella plus Ziggy, all children of Bob and Rita Marley (who also adds backing vocals). Guests include Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth. Chris Franz and Weymouth also produced.

Loved this album when it came out – fairly certain I had a copy on vinyl in 1988, but jah knows where it ended up. This copy—via the Worcester Record Riot—is a Specialty pressing (see the E A S T around the spindle hole) with the original printed inner liner.

#1980s #1988 #ChrisFranz #JerryHarrison #MelodyMakers #Reggae #RitaMarley #TinaWeymouth #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #Virgin #WorcesterMA #ZiggyMarley #ZiggyMarleyAndTheMelodyMakers

DoomsdaysCW Aug 18, 2025

Hubby told me the best story today (he heard it on a #TalkingHeads podcast). So apparently, #DavidByrne and #ChrisFranz were in a band named, "The Artistics" -- but because of Byrne's lack of interaction with the audience, people started calling them, "The Autistics"! Oooops! (And apparently, David Byrne was not diagnosed until he was aged 50).

@actuallyautistic

Who by avalanche who by powder Jan 24, 2024

#music question: Do the original film reels from which #StopMakingSense was edited still exist in a vault somewhere? Could someone re-edit a movie that gives more equal time to the other seven incredibly competent musicians on that stage and isn't just The David Byrne show? How #JerryHarrison, #ChrisFranz, and #TinaWeymouth put up with him for three more albums is beyond me.