{"product_id":"african-roots","title":"African Roots","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a Record Store Day 2019 item. It will be available to purchase from our stores from 8am 13th April. Remaining stock will be available to purchase from this page at 00.01 20th April.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Nooks first found success performing under the name Prince Mohamed, as a deejay on discomix tracks for producer Joe Gibbs, notably on Dennis Brown’s 1978 hit \u003ci\u003eMoney in my Pocket. \u003c\/i\u003eHis first album, a joint effort with General Echo, \u003ci\u003ePeople Are You Ready\u003c\/i\u003e, was released on the United Artists subsidiary Ballistic in 1978. This was followed by African Roots, recorded the following year for producer Linval Thompson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe had a hit in Jamaica with \u003ci\u003eForty Legs Dread\u003c\/i\u003e, and the increasing violence in Kingston prompted Nooks to record a version of Little Roy’s \u003ci\u003eTribal War\u003c\/i\u003e, now singing rather than deejaying, and released under his real name His 2016 album \u003ci\u003eRide Out Your Storm\u003c\/i\u003e reached number 4 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, and number 22 on the Gospel chart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - 180 Gram LP featuring extensive sleevenotes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Sounds","offers":[{"title":"LP.","offer_id":50382805958987,"sku":"1057751","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f634456a-6917-44c6-bf4c-d1a7ac70fbed_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1726259666","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/african-roots","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}