Vocals
–
Bernard Collins,
Donald Manning,
Linford Manning
Notes
This white label test pressing pre-dates all other pressings including the Jamaican 1st pressing on 'PRE Abyssinians' label. Destined for the UK Tropical Sound Tracs label and assigned catalogue # TSL 102 this was never given a full release or finished run. Only 500 copies believed to have been made without a printed cover, although some copies have surfaced with a pink printed sticker on a white sleeve.
This edition of the album also known as 'Forward On To Zion' is notable for the superior sound quality of the original mix in full stereo with no distortion or fade-outs. The LP was mastered and pressed by Phonodisc Ltd., the matrix in the run-out area showing the typical stamped numbering format of the plant. All subsequent European and USA editions or those pressed in Jamaica at the same time have inferior sound quality or were remixed to mono.
No track times nor any credits appear on this release.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, stamped): TSL10*2 A//1 P 1 1
Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, stamped): TSL10*2 B//1 P 1 1
Other versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
LPPN 2001
The Abyssinians
Satta Massagana (LP, Album)
Penetrate
LPPN 2001
Jamaica
1976
HEARTBEAT 11661-7838-2
The Abyssinians
Satta Massagana (CD, Album, Dlx, RE, Sli)
Heartbeat Records
HEARTBEAT 11661-7838-2
US
2006
BC-001
Abyssianians*
Forward On To Zion (LP)
Clinch Records
BC-001
Jamaica
1977
AZ. 2000
The Abbysinians*
Satta (LP, Album)
Azul
AZ. 2000
US
1977
BM 133, BM 133 CD
The Abyssinians
Forward On To Zion (CD, Album, RE)
Blue Moon Productions, Blue Moon Productions
BM 133, BM 133 CD
France
1989
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