THE ABYSSINIANS - DISCOGRAPHY: (Reggae Vocal Trio)

Photos credits by Fred 'Reggaelover' Perry

The Abyssinians are a Jamaican roots reggae group originally formed in 1968. The vocal trio are David Morrison, Bernard Collins & Donald Manning

THE ABYSSINIANS - OFFICIAL DISCOGRAPHY:

1) Albums:
.1975 - Satta Massagana - (Aka "Satta" 1976) and (Reissue: "Forward On To Zion" 1977)
.1978 - Arise
.1982 - Forward
.1993 - Satta Dub
.1996 - 19.95 + Tax - (Reissue: "Reunion" 1998)
.1999 - Last Days - (Bernard Collis/Abyssinians)
.2002 - Live In San Francisco


2) Compilation with previously unreleased:
.1988 - Declaration Of Dub
.1994 - Best Of - [(Musidisc, Cd: 1994), (M10 Label, Cd: 2000) and (Clinch Records, Lp: 2002)]
.2004 - Tree Of Satta Vol. 1 - (The Abyssinians and Friends)



3) Compilation/Best of::
.2012 - Super Best - [Ackee/The Orchard Label, Digital Release: 2012]
2015 - Satta: The Best Of The Abyssinians - [UMC label]


The Abyssinian - Discography:
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1) Official Albums:

.1975 - Satta Massagana - (Aka "Satta" 1976) and (Reissue: "Forward On To Zion" 1977 )
(Original Press):
First Edition:
"Satta Massagana" 1975 - (Pre-Abyssinians/Jamica) and (Tropical Sound Tracs/UK)
[Album released without cover art. It was distributed in limited edition only in Jamaica and UK]

Second Editions:
"Satta Massagana" 1976 - (Penetrate/Jamaica) and  (Jam Sounds/U.S.)

Aka: "Satta" 1976 - (Azul Label)

Reissue: "Forward On To Zion" 1977 and 1988 - (Clinch Records)

Reissue: "Forward On To Zion" (Kick Records, 1977), (Different, 1978) and (Blue Moon, 1989)

Reissue: "Satta Massagana" 1993 - (Clinch Records) and (Heartbeat Records)
[It includes bonus tracks]

Reissue: "Satta Massagana" 2007 - (Heartbeat Records)
[It includes new bonus tracks]

Editions:

"Satta Massagana" 1975 - (First Limited Edition)
Tracklist:
Side A:
1) Declaration Of Rights. 2) Good Lord. 3)  Forward On To Zion. 4)  Know Jah Today. 5)  Abondigo.
Side B:
1)  Yi Mas Gan. 2)  Black Man Strain. 3)  I And I. 4) Africa Race. 5) Satta-A-Masagana.
[Labels: Pre-Abyssinians/Jamaica (Lp: 1975), Tropical Sound Tracs/UK (Lp: 1975)]

"Satta Massagana" 1976 - (Second Edition)
Tracklist:
Side A:
1) Declaration Of Rights. 2) Good Lord. 3) Forward Onto Zion. 4) Know Jah Today. 5) Abendigo.
Side B:
1) Ymasgan. 2) Black Man Strain. 3) African Race. 4) I And I. 5) Satta-Amasagana.
[Label: Penetrate/Jamaica (Lp: 1976)]

"Satta Massagana" 1976 - (Second Edition)
Tracklist:
Side A:
1) Satta-Amasagana. 2) I And I. 3) African Race. 4) Black Man Strain. 5) Yimasgan.
Side B:
1) Declaration Of Rights. 2) Good Lord. 3) Forward-Onto-Zion. 4) Know Jah Today.5) Abendigo.
[Label: Jam Sounds/U.S. (Lp: 1976)]

Aka: "Satta" 1976 - (Second Edition)
Tracklist:
Side A:
1) Declaration Of Rights. 2) Good Lord. 3) Forward On A Yard. 4) Know Jah Today. 5) Abendigo.
Side B:
1) Timasgan. 2) Black Man Strain. 3) African Race. 4) I'n'I. 5) Satta (The Best).
[Label: Azul (Lp: 1976)]

Reissue: "Forward On To Zion" 1977 - (Same Album)
Tracklist:
Side A:
1) Declaration Of Rights. 2) Good Lord. 3) Forward On To Zion. 4) Know Jah Today. 5) Abendigo .
Side B:
1) Yi Mas Gan. 2) Black Man Strain. 3) I And I. 4) Africa Race. 5) Satta-A-Masagana.
[Label: Clinch Records (Lp: 1977), Klik (Lp: 1977), Different (Lp: 1978)]

Reissue: "Forward On To Zion" 1988 - (Same Album)
Tracklist:
1) Declaration Of Rights. 2) The Good Lord. 3)  Forward Unto Zion. 4)  Know Jah Today. 5)  Abendigo. 6) Y Mas Gan. 7) Black Man's Strain. 8) Satta A Masagana. 9) I And I. 10) African Race.
[Label: Clinch Records (Lp: 1988)]

Reissue: "Forward On To Zion" 1989 - (Same Album)
Tracklist:
1) Declaration Of Rights. 2) The Good Lord. 3)  Forward Unto Zion. 4)  Know Jah Today. 5)  Abendigo. 6) Y Mas Gan. 7) Black Man's Strain. 8) I And I. 9) African Race. 10) Satta-A-Masagana.
[Label: Blue Moon (Lp/Cd: 1989)]

Reissue: "Satta Massagana" 1993 - (It includes Bonus tracks)
Tracklist:
1) Declaration Of Rights. 2) Good Lord. 3)  Forward On To Zion. 4)  Know Jah Today. 5)  Abendigo. 6)  Y Mas Gan. 7)  Black Man's Strain. 8)  Satta A Masagana. 9)  I And I. 10) African Race. 11) Leggo Beast^*. 12) Peculiar Number^*. 13) Reason Time^*. 14) There Is No End^*.
Deluxe 2007 Edition with bonus tracks:
15) Jerusalem*. 16) Leggo Beast Dub*. 17) Abendigo [Extended Mix]*. 18) Poor Jason Whyte [Extended Mix]*.
[Labels: Clinch Records (Lp: 1993^), Heartbeat (Cd: 1993^)(2 Lp: 2006*](Cd: 2006*)]

Reissue: "Satta Massagana" 2015
[Expanded edition with 5 previously unreleased extended mixes*]
Tracklist:
1) Satta Amassa Gana. 2) This Land Is For Everyone. 3) Prophesy / Prophesy Dub*. 4) Tenayistillin. 5) Praise Him / Praise Him Dub°. 6) Abendingo (AKA Abondico) / Abendingo Dub*. 7) Forward Jah (AKA Forward Jah Jah) / Forward Jah Dub*. 8) Hey You. 9) Love Comes And Goes / Love Comes Dub*. 10) Crashie Sweeps Them Clean). 11) Let My Days Be Long. 12) Leggo Beast (Wicked Men). 13) Mabrak. 14) Satta Me No Born Ya (AKA Satta Mi Nuh Born Ya). 15) Satta Dub.
[Label. Caroline International (Cd: 2015)]
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.1978 - Arise
(Original Press):
"Arise" - (Tuff Gong, Lp: 1978), (Virgin/Frontline, Lp: 1978), (Clinch Records, Lp: 1990), Blue Moon, Lp: 1990), (Virgin/Frontline, Cd: 2002) & (Caroline International, 2015)

Reissue: "Arise" - (Virgin Fronline, Lp/Cd: 1990)

Reissue: "Arise" 2004 - (Virgin/Frontline)

Editions:

"Arise" 1978 - (Original Version)
Tracklist:
1) Oh Lord. 2) This Land Is For Everyone. 3) Mightiest Of All. 4) Meditation. 5) Wicked Man. 6) Jah Loves. 7) Dem A Come. 8) South African Enlistment. 9) Hey You. 10) Let My Days Be Long.
[Labels: Tuff Gong (Lp: 1978), Virgin/Frontline (Lp: 1978), Clinch Records (Lp: 1990), Blue Moon (Lp: 1990)]

Reissue: "Arise" 1990
Tracklist:
1) This Land Is For Everyone. 2) Dem A Come. 3) Meditation. 4) Jah Loves. 5) South African Entlistment. 6) Hey You. 7) Let My Days Be Long. 8) Wicked Men. 9) Mightiest Of All. 10) Oh Lord.
[Label: Virgin/Front Line (Lp/Cd: 1990)(Lp/Cd: 2002)(Cd: 2004)]

Reissue: "Arise" 2015 - [Expanded edition with bonus]
Tracklist:
1) Oh Lord. 2) This Land Is For Everyone. 3) Mightiest Of All. 4) Meditation. 5) Wicked Man. 6) Jah Loves. 7) Dem A Come. 8) South African Enlistment. 9) Hey You. 10) Let My Days Be Long.
Bonus Tracks:
11) This Land Is For Everyone (Dub / Bonus Track)12) Wicked Men (Dub / Bonus Track). 13) Long Days Dub (Dub / Bonus Track). 14) South African Enlistment (Dub / Bonus Track). 15) Praise Him (Bonus Track). 16) Praise Him (Dub / Bonus Track). 17) Forward Jah (Bonus Track). 18)  Forward Jah (Dub / Bonus Track).
[Label: Caroline Interantional (Cd: 2015), Universal Music (Digital Release: 2015)]
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.1982 - Forward
(Original Press):

Reissue "Forward (Reggae Essentials)" 2000 - (M10 Records)

Editions:

Lp: "Forward" 1982 - (Original Version)
Tracklist:
Side A:
1) Forward Jah. 2) Prophesy. 3) This Is Not The End. 4) Satta Massagana. 5) Mabrak.
Side B:
1) Forward Onto Zion. 2) Praise Him. 3) Peculiar Number. 4) Peculiar Dub. 5) Jerusalem.
[Label: Alligator Records (Lp: 1982), Clinch Records (Lp: 1988)]

Cd: "Forward" 1994 - (Original Version)
Tracklist:
1) Forward Jah. 2) Prophesy. 3) This Is Not The End. 4) Satta Massagana. 5) Mabrak. 6) Forward Onto Zion. 7) Praise Him. 8) Peculiar Number. 9) Peculiar Dub. 10) Jerusalem.
[Label: Musidisc (Cd: 1994), M10 (Cd: 2000)]
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.1993 - Satta Dub
(Original Press):

Editions:

Lp: "Satta Dub" 1993 - (Original Version)
Tracklist:
Side A:
1) Thunderstorm [Feat. Bongo Herman & Bongo Lez]. 2) Mandela Version. 3) African Dub. 4) I 'N' I Dub. 5) Good Lord Dub. 6) Know Jah Dub. 7) Y Mas Gan Dub.
Side B:
1) Jah Loves Dub. 2) Zion I Dub. 3) Pecular Dub. 4) Meditation Dub. 5) Dem A Dub. 6) There Is No Dub. 7) Mandela [Feat. Tommy McCook]. 8) Mandela Part 2 [Feat. Tommy McCook].
[Labels: Clinch Records (Lp: 1993)]

Lp Reissue; "Satta Dub" 1998
Tracklist:
Side B:
1) Mandela Version. 2) African Dub. 3) I 'N' I Dub. 4) Good Lord Dub. 5) Know Jah Dub. 6) Y Mas Gan Dub. 7) Jah Loves Dub.
Side B:
) Zion I Dub. 9) Pecular Dub. 10) Meditation Dub. 11) Dem A Dub. 12) There Is No Dub. 13) Mandela [Feat. Tommy McCook]. 14) Mandela Part 2 [Feat. Tommy McCook].
[Label: Tabou1 (Lp: 1998)]

Cd: "Satta Dub" 1993 - (Original Version)
Tracklist:
1) Thunderstorm [Feat. Bongo Herman & Bongo Lez]. 2) Mandela Version. 3) African Dub. 4) I 'N' I Dub. 5) Good Lord Dub. 6) Know Jah Dub. 7) Y Mas Gan Dub. 8) Jah Loves Dub. 9) Zion I Dub. 10) Pecular Dub. 11) Meditation Dub. 12) Dem A Dub. 13) There Is No Dub. 14) Mandela [Feat. Tommy McCook]. 15) Mandela Part 2 [Feat. Tommy McCook].
[Label: Tabou1 (Cd: 1998)]

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Album also reissued in Digital Release format as:
"Satta Dub: The Abyssinians In Dub" 2015 - [UMC label]
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.1996 - 19.95 + Tax - (Reissue: "Reunion" 1998)
(Original Press):
19.95 + Tax - (The Original Abyssinians Featuring Tesfa Gabriel Manning) 1996

Reissue: "Reunion" 1998 - (Artists Only Records)

Editions:

"19.95 + Tax"  (The Original Abyssinians Featuring Tesfa Gabriel Manning)" 1996
Tracklist:
1) Come Along*. 2) Do Good*. 3) Ethiopia***. 4) Power Over Evil**. 5) Arise*. 6) Holy Man****. 7) Wolwes*. 8) Child Abuse**. 9) Smokey Joe*. 10) In A Kalda**. 11) Kalda [Version]. 12) 19.95 + Tax*. 13) The Right [Version Musicians]. 14) A No So**.
[Label: Disque Americ (Cd: 1996)]

Vocals:
- The Abyssinians* (Bernard Collins, Donald Manning and Linford Manning]
- Donald Manning**
- Donald Manning and Babs***
- Donald Manning and Pablo Black****

Reissue: "Reunion" 1998 - (Original Version)
Tracklist:
1) Power Over Evil*. 2) $19.95 + Tax*. 3) Ethiopia*. 4) Child Abuse*. 5) Smokey Joe*. 6) In A Kalda*. 7) Arise*. 8) Holyman*. 9) Wolves*. 10) Say It Again**. 11) The Right (Satta Massagana)*.
[Label: Artists Only Records (Cd: 1998)(Digital Release: 2008)]

This Cd reissue includes:
10 tracks* taken from the album "19.95 + Tax"
+ 1 previously unreleased**

Reissue Lp: "Reunion" 1999 - (Original Version)
Tracklist:
Side A:
1) Power Over Evil. 2) $19.95 + Tax. 3) Ethiopia. 4) Child Abuse. 5) Smokey Joe.
Side B:
1) Arise. 2) Holyman. 3) Wolves. 4) Say It Again. 5) The Right (Satta Massagana).
[Label: Artists Only Records (Lp: 1999)]

This Lp edition doesn't include the song "In A Kalda"
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.1997 - Keep On - [Reissue:: "Last Days" 1999 - (Bernard Collis/Abyssinians)]
(Original Press):
"Keep On" 1997 - First Jamaican Edition

Reissue: "Last Days" 1999 - (Bernard Collis/Abyssinians)

Reissue: "Keep On" (Bernard Collis) 2016

Editions:

Lp: "Keep On" (Bernard Collis/Abyssinians) 1997 - (Jamaican Edition)
Tracklist:
Side A:
1) Jah Marley. 2) Soon We'll Be Free. 3) African Princess. 4) Young Wings. 5) When You're Down. 6) Jahovah.
Side B:
1) Keep On. 2) Tell Me. 3) Wareika Hill. 4) Too Young. 5) Swing Low. 6) Last Days.
[Label: Clinch Records/Ja (Lp: 1997)]

Reissue : "Last Days" (Bernard Collis/Abyssinians) 1999 - (Wordwide Edition)
Tracklist:
1) Jah Marley. 2) Soon We'll Be Free. 3) African Princess. 4) Young Wings. 5) When You're Down. 6) Jahovah. 7) Keep On. 8) Tell Me. 9) Wareika Hill. 10) Too Young. 11) Swing Low. 12) Last Days.
[Label: Clinch Records/Ja (Lp: 1999), Tabou 1 (Cd: 1999)]

Reissue: "Keep On" (Bernard Collis) 2016 - (Digital Release with bonus)
Tracklist:
1) Jah Marley. 2) Soon We'll Be Free. 3) African Princess. 4) African Princess Dub*. 5) Young Wings. 6) When You're Down. 7) Jahovah. 8) Keep On. 9) Tell Me. 10) Wareika Hill. 11) Too Young. 12) Swing Low. 13) Swing Low Dub*. 14) Last Days. 15) Long Days Dub*. 16) Satta Don*. 17) Still Around*.
[Label: UMC (Digital Release: 2016)]
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.2002 - Live In San Francisco
(Original Press):

Reissue Digital: "Live" 2012 - (Ackee/The Orchard Label)

Editions:

"Live In San Francisco" 2002  - (Original Version)
Tracklist:
1) Forward On To Zion. 2) Vimmasgan. 3) 19.95 +Tax. 4) African Race. 5) Oh Lord!. 6) Shadrach, Meshach and Abendigo. 7) Peculiar Number. 8) Meditation. 9) Satta Massagana. 10) Ah No So. 11) Power Over Evil.
[Label: 2b1 Records (Cd: 2002)]

Reissue: "Live" 2012 - (Same Album)
Tracks:
1) Intro. 2) Forward On To Zion. 3) Vimmasgan. 4) 19.95 +Tax. 5) African Race. 6) Oh Lord!. 7) Shadrach, Meshach and Abendigo. 8) Peculiar Number. 9) Meditation. 10) Satta Massagana + Power Over Evil. 11) Ah No So.
[Label:  Ackee/The Orchard Label (Digital Release: 2012)]

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2) Compilation with previously unreleased:

.1988 - Declaration Of Dub
[It includes previusly unreleased Dub versions + Compilation]
(Original Press):

"Declaration Of Dub" 1998  - (Original Version)
Tracklist:
1) Declaration Of Dub (New Version). 2) Good Lord Dub. 3) Zion I. 4) Know Jah Dub. 5) Dub Abendigo. 6) Y Mas Gan Dub. 7) Meditation In Dub. 8) Thunderstorm (Satta Massagana). 9) I And I Dub. 10) African Dub. 11) Mark Of The Dub. 12) Peculiar Dub. 13) Reasonable Dub. 14) There Is No End
[Label: Heartbeat (Cd: 1998)]
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.2004 - Tree Of Satta Vol. 1 - (The Abyssinians and Friends)
(Original Press):

"Tree Of Satta Vol. 1" (The Abyssinians and Friends) - (Original Version)
Tracklist:
1) The Abyssinians "Satta Massa Gana". 2) Bongo Herman "Thunderstorm". 3)  The Abyssinians "Mabrak". 4) Big Youth "I Pray Thee". 5) Lloyd Charmers "Charming Version". 6) Prince Far I "Wisdom". 7) Bernard Collins "Satta Me No Born Yah". 8) Dillinger "I Saw Esau". 9) Tommy McCook "Mandela". 10) Bernard Collins "Satta Don". 11) U Roy "Blessed". 12) Luciano "Man Of Jah Order". 13) Natural Black "It's A Joy". 14) Yami Bolo "Conspiracy". 15) Capleton "Dislocate". 16) Tony Tuff "How Long". 17) Ernest Ranglin "Ranglin Satta". 18) Jahmali "Corner Stone". 19) Anthony B "Good And Bad". 20) Dean Fraser "Dahina Dimps".
[Label: Blood And Fire (Cd: 2004)]

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Various artists on the Satta Massagana original riddim

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3) Compilation with previously unreleased:

.1994 - Best Of
[It includes previously unreleased, rarities and the first original versions]
(Original Press):
"Best Of" 1994 - [Musidisc]

Reissue: "Best Of" 2000 - (M10 Records, 2000) and (Clinch Records, 2002)

"Best Of" 1994 - (Original Version)
Tracklist:
1) Leggo Beast. 2) Let's My Days Be Long. 3) Satta A Masagana. 4) Jason Whyte. 5) Reason Time. 6) Crashie Sweeps. 7) Jerusalem. 8) Satta Me Born Ya. 9) Love Comes And Goes. 10) Tenayistillin.
[Label: Musidisc (Cd: 1994), M10 (Cd: 2000) Clinch Records (Lp: 2002)]

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It includes previously unreleased, rarities and the first original versions
Songs recorded from 1969 to 1976

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