VP Records celebrates the work of an unsung hero in reggae and Jamaican music; producer, instrumentalist, writer, and arranger Maurice Clive Hunt. Hunt is best known for the Abyssinians’ landmark Satta Massa Ganna album, Dennis Brown’s “Milk and Honey,” Beres Hammond’s “Putting Up Resistance,” and for more recent VP Records releases featuring Richie Spice, Jah Cure, Queen Ifrica, and Jah9.
Hunt is celebrated through an anthology of his classic productions, Bad Bad Bad, and an all new instrumental LP, Blue Lizzard. More than 50 of Hunt’s essential sessions are also collected on the new VP Records Icons series playlist, Clive Hunt – Satta Massa Ganna, found on major streaming platforms.
Providing deeper context for the Clive Hunt story, Bad Bad Bad is a historical compilation of Clive Hunt’s exceptional 1970s and 80s roots reggae productions, compiled by Chris O’Brien, featuring various artists that helped build the producer’s reputation and recorded legacy. The collection includes rare tracks by Bonny Gayle, Dennis Brown, The Abyssinians, Junior Murvin, Max Romeo, Marcia Griffiths, In Crowd, and Pablo Moses, as well as Clive Hunt himself in his ‘Lizzard’ vocalist persona.
Bad Bad Bad is available on vinyl, CD with liner notes, and all digital streaming platforms.
Together, these releases show the resilience of one of reggae’s greatest producers and a key contributor to the legacy of Jamaican music.
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