Enter In To His Gates With Praise Riddim – Unknown Label

Produced by Bunny “Striker” Lee in 1975 for an unknown label, Enter In To His Gates With Praise brings together Johnny Clarke and Linval Thompson on a roots-heavy vocal cut built on the era’s flying cymbal style. Johnny Clarke’s title track and Thompson’s 12 Tribes Of Israel are the key sides here, with Clarke’s biblical chant giving the riddim its name and Thompson’s contribution adding another strong conscious voice to the set. It sits firmly in Bunny Lee’s mid-’70s run, when he was turning out some of his most recognisable productions and shaping a sound that became closely tied to Johnny Clarke’s rise.