Personnel: Linval Thompson (vocals); Roots Radics.

Audio Mixers: Scientist; Soldgie.

Liner Note Author: Harry Wise.

Recording information: Channel One; Harry J's.

Author: Linval Thompson.

Illustrator: Tony McDermott.

Photographer: Timothy O'Sullivan.

In addition to being one of the roots era's most talented and influential vocalists, Linval Thompson was a savvy businessman and skilled record producer who presided over the recording and release of seminal sides by artists like Freddie McGregor and Barrington Levy on his Thompson Sound label. LINVAL THOMPSON: 12" Rulers features 12 of these classic cuts. Recorded by King Tubby and mixed by Scientist, these tracks feature impassioned singing, streetwise DJ-ing, and thunderous production.