''Party Time'' is a studio

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and backing band

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, released in January 1977. Along with

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's ''

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'' and Max Romeo's ''

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'', this album can be seen as part of a Black Ark/

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produced "holy trinity". Highlights include the title track, a Rasta-influenced cover of

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's " I Shall Be Released", the menacing "Storm Cloud", and the determined "Road of Life". After years of being out of print, the album was remastered and re-released on Chris Blackwell's Palm Pictures label in 2003.

Track listing

Original LP

All tracks composed by Leroy Sibbles; except where indicated #"Party Time" #"Crying Over You" #"Now Generation" #"Mr. President" #"Serious Time" (Barry Llewelyn) #" I Shall Be Released" (

) #"Storm Cloud" #"Road of Life" #"Why Must I" #"Sufferer's Time" (

)

Personnel

Leroy Sibbles Leroy Sibbles (born Leroy Sibblies, 29 January 1949) is a Jamaican reggae musician and producer. He was the lead singer for The Heptones in the 1960s and 1970s. In addition to his work with The Heptones, Sibbles was a session bassist and arr ...

- vocals, bass *David Madden - horn *

Keith Sterling Keith Sterling (born Keith Sterling-McLeod, January 1952, Kingston, Jamaica)Larkin, Colin (2006) ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'', 4th edn., OUP USA, , p. 743 is a piano and keyboard player. Biography Keith Sterling is a well-respected Jam ...

- piano *

Boris Gardiner Boris Gardiner (born 13 January 1943) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and bass guitarist. He was a member of several groups during the 1960s before recording as a solo artist and having hit singles with " Elizabethan Reggae" (in 1970), " I Wann ...

- bass *Phill "Fil" Callender - rhythm guitar *Winston Wright - keyboards *Glen DaCosta - horn *Earl Morgan - vocals, guitar *Willie Lindo - lead guitar *Michael "Mikey Boo" Richards - drums * Noel "Scully" Simms - percussion *R. William - phase guitar *

Vin Gordon Vin Gordon (a.k.a. Trommie, Don D. Junior or Don Drummond Jr) (born 4 August 1949) is a Jamaican trombone player. Biography Gordon grew up in Jones Town, Kingston, Jamaica as one of eight children. He went to Kingston's Catholic Alpha Boys S ...

- horn

References

Party Time - The Heptones
The Heptones albums Island Records albums 1977 albums Albums produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry {{Reggae-album-stub