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- Number of Discs: 1
- ASIN: B0007ZBDAE
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 680,897 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you love the Prince and his lyrical swing you will love this album. The punching ska beat and the suggestive lyrics (This was the 60's don't forget) make this a "Must have" for your collection. Unlike "Fabulous" which is more instrumental in basis, with the Prince blowing his horn and a heavy jazzy-ska arrangement ,Wreck a pum pum'' shows how far ahead of his time he was, and was probably more influential on todays RapArtists and DJ.s. Listening to tracks like Rough Rider, Whine and Grine , you can visualise the Mods of the 60,s really kicking up a storm, which is why Prince Buster was so popular in Britain at that time. While it is a lot more commercialised than his other works, there is not one track that is not up to scratch. The master of cheek - the ultimate "Rude Boy" indeed. Great.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Prince is back with the first of two releases of mostly previously unavailable tracks lost in the shockwaves following the implosion of Blue Beat Records. "Wreck A Pum Pum" (if you're not up on Patois, this could be approximated to "Stick a Pu__y") is a bouncy romp through Mr. Campbell's musical libido. It is not "unlistenable", as other reviewers have branded it, but it might not be something to be played in mixed company, especially if you have a tenuous hold on your significant other. The title track is set to the tune of "The Little Drummer Boy", and essentially extols The Prince's desire to have a woman tonight. I really liked The Sexy Girls' response track, "Wreck A Buddy", which has been covered by female reggae artists in recent years. The album also includes three more well-known songs such as the oft-covered "Rough Rider", "Ten Commandments" (obviously cut before P.B.'s Muslim days), and "Whine and Grine". The best tracks (musically) are split between "Pharoh House Crash" and "Pum Pum A Go Will You". The second would be the clear winner, with its superior backing vocals (possibly by the Sexy Girls, though no credit is given), and rolicking, hurky-jerky, pre-rocksteady beat; it would, that is, but for PB's own vocal contribution to the song, which consists of mostly raspy grunts which you might say are better suited to later reggae. "Pharoah House Crash" on the other hand has all the elements of a classic ska song: a two-chord progression, horns running the show more than the guitar, and vocals spinning folk knowledge on the refrain, viz: "Every day carry bucket to the well / one day the bucket bottom must drop out" Track number ten, "The Abeng" is a very welcome instrumental, and the following track, "Train to Girls Town", which the listener may anticipate as the most lusty of all the songs, is actually the least libidinous while at the same time being the most self-referential. Passengers aboard the train are shuttled past the houses of Emmanuel Zachariah Zaccipom, Judge Dread, and "The Mighty Prince Buster"! If you are a fan of The Prince, you must get this album. However if things like sex offend you, you should check out the second in the series, "King of Ska".
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