{"title":"Marie Pierre","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"love-affair-3","title":"Love Affair","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst expanded re-issue of a seminal lovers rock album. Unavailable on CD for 30 years. Includes numerous UK reggae chart hits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the latter half of the 1970s, lovers rock was in full swing, with the soulful romantically-themed reggae sub-genre attracting the attention of major record companies around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the forefront of the UK-fashioned sound was the man widely accredited as its primary creator, Dennis ‘Blackbeard’ Bovell. A musician and songwriter of considerable talent, Dennis initially made his mark on the British music scene with acclaimed reggae group Matumbi, although by the mid-1970s he had also demonstrated his abilities both behind the record decks and at the studio mixing-board, with the consistently high quality of productions attracting the attention Trojan Records, which in 1977 engaged his services, along with those of a talented young up-and- coming singer who Dennis had discovered some months earlier: Marylin Chinn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA year after signing the duo, Trojan released ‘Walk Away’, the first recording on which Chinn was credited as Marie Pierre. The single swiftly became a major seller in the UK, with its popularity confirming Dennis’s credentials as a gifted producer and establishing Marie as a leading light on the lovers rock scene. In 1979, the high regard in which both were held was re-affirmed with the release of the hugely popular Trojan long-player, \u003ci\u003eLove Affair\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, over 45 years since the release of the album – considered by many to be the finest lovers rock collection to see issue - it finally receives the deluxe treatment, with the original track-listing bolstered by the remainder of the Bovell-Pierre Trojan recordings, along with their initial collaboration, ‘Cry’, and the equally rare ‘Our Tune’, released soon after their departure from the London- based record company.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doctor Bird","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50949945950539,"sku":"2235660","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot_2024-12-08_at_08.48.00_7b833e23_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1733690701"},{"product_id":"love-affair-expanded-edition-rsd-2026-oi","title":"Love Affair (Expanded Edition) - RSD 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy in-store on Record Store Day (18\/04\/2026). This product is an RSD Exclusive title and is not available to pre-order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemaining stock available online from:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUS - 08:00 EST (19\/04\/2026)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEU - 14:00 CEST (19\/04\/2026)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK - 20:00 BST (20\/04\/2026)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome titles will sell out prior to online sale and some will only be available in specific regions. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e180 gram audiophile vinyl. Expanded edition. First time on vinyl. Exclusive liner notes by Laurence Cane-Honeysett. As 1978 drew to a close, an exciting young artist with a lilting, mellifluous voice burst onto the British music scene, as her single, ‘Walk Away’, made its swift journey to the top of the nation’s reggae charts. And yet few or any of those who bought the sweetly-rendered record at the time could have been aware that despite her tender age, Marie Pierre was in fact already something of a seasoned professional whose experience both in the recording studio and on the live scene stretched back years. In time, her hit record, produced by the UK’s premier reggae producer, Dennis ‘Blackbeard’ Bovell, would become a staple of the lovers rock sound and when, over the months that immediately followed its release, a number of similarly impressive singles further demonstrated the extent of her talent. This expanded version of Marie’s Love Affair - her one and only album to date- presents her entire Trojan output along with a further two Dennis Bovell-produced tracks, released shortly before and after her all-too-brief spell with the company. This long overdue deluxe version is now available as limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on red translucent coloured vinyl \"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Red","offer_id":56488178581835,"sku":"R7137-1512","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_4d1325f6-5f27-40a7-a9e4-d64e67a39531.jpg?v=1770896488"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/marie-pierre.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}