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Chalice – Crossfire (1986) (24/96 Vinyl Rip)

Posted By: boogie-de
Chalice – Crossfire (1986) (24/96 Vinyl Rip)

Chalice – Crossfire (1986)
XLD Flac 24Bit/96kHz = 889 MB | Mp3 VBR0 16Bit/48kHz = 93 MB | Scans 400 dpi jpg | RAR
Vinyl LP | CTS C 186 | Reggae | Jamaica

On Crossfire the band extend their reggae style further than other Jamaican bands, using keyboards, samples, and moving into the fields of dancehall, soul, rock and electronic music. This makes them very successful when playing their famous concerts, but it's hardly accepted by reggae purists, limiting the sales of this studio recording on their home market, Jamaica. In addition, to reduce costs and make it affordable for local people, they recorded on used tapes in the studio and pressed the records from recycled vinyl. Keep this in mind when you DL the flac files, you can hear some defects, but you won't find any better quality than this.
From their biography on MySpace:
CHALICE was given life on April 1, 1980, in the Gibraltar Hills of St. Mary, Jamaica. Seven young, talented musicians of diverse social and musical backgrounds pooled their resources to develop a fresh, new, pop oriented reggae sound in the prime of the Bob Marley era.
By 1981 CHALICE was already considered one of the most spectacular live acts in Jamaica with a repertoire that consisted mostly of their own material and some originally interpreted cover songs. CHALICE honed their craft by playing every conceivable stage in Jamaica as well as opening for notable U.S. acts such as The Commodores, The Spinners, Eddie Kendricks and The Four Tops, crowning the year by being one of the headliners on the world famous Reggae Sunsplash event.
For three years CHALICE took their live act to Europe under the guidance of K.P. Schlinetz, and a third album STAND UP was released to critical acclaim but disappointing radio plays and sales.
CHALICE made their first major US appearance on the REGGAE SUNSPLASH 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR in 1987. A fourth album, CROSSFIRE, was released in Jamaica only and the hit REVIVAL TIME was Chalice’s second number one single at home.
1988 saw CHALICE taking their sound to Africa and back to the USA where a fifth album, CATCH IT, was released (USA only). Lack of promotion kept this album out of reach.
From 1989 to 1990 CHALICE toured Mexico extensively playing to sold out houses all over the country and in 1990 the sixth album, SI MI YA, was released in Jamaica. This popular album was voted ALBUM OF THE YEAR by the Jamaican Music Awards Committee and the single DANCE HALL MONIC was a breakthrough track combining classical elements with a hardcore dance hall rhythm.
In December 1990 CHALICE was invited to headline the first MEXICO SUNSPLASH in Mexico City and received an overwhelming response from critics and the general public.
CHALICE worked steadily into the 90’s and recorded their seventh album, TUFF ENUFF, which was only released in Austria. The group took a collective decision to break from live shows in 1996, after a closing performance at Reggae Sumfest. They planned to garner new experiences and to regroup in the new millennium. Wayne toured with the legendary Jimmy Cliff, Allah and Keith toured with West African reggae king Alpha Blondy and Mikey with Third World, but just prior to the group’s second advent, Mikey was shot and killed near his home in Kingston. The Chalice family was distraught and did not regroup until 2006, ten years after their last performance at Sumfest.
Chalice is currently getting their 8th studio album ready for worldwide distribution with a live album also in the works. Apart from the original members Wayne, Alla, Keith and Desi, the group currently includes the outstanding Stevie “G” Golding, a veteran of Peter Tosh's word, sound and power, get set!!!
With the release of LET IT PLAY in October 2010, the group's first studio album in over 10 years, CHALICE is officially BACK!!!
Tracks
01. Revival time 04:00
02. Caribbean boy 05:33
03. Dance hall daze 04:58
04. Open your eyes 04:10
05. Sayonara 04:43
06. Fan the fire 03:53
07. Ital love 03:45
08. Dancing time 03:37
09. Shadows in the doorway 03:39
Total time: 38:13

Musicians
Wayne Armand: guitar, vocals
Trevor Roper: guitar, vocals
Mikey Wallace: keyboards, vocals
Ervin "Allah" Lloyd: keyboards, vocals
Keith Francis: bass
Desmond "Desi" Jones: drums
Peter Ashbourne: fiddle (8)
Sheryl Thomson (1), Ossie D. (9), Stevie G. (9): background vocals



Record Player: Dual CS 5000 – electronically controlled belt drive Link
Pickup: Ortofon OMB 20 ellipsoid diamond Link
Pre-/Amplifier: Kenwood KR 5030 Link
A-D converter: MacPro onboard
Sound editing: Adobe Audition