Forward The Good Riddim – Unknown Label

Cut in 1978 and produced by Glen Brown, Forward The Good pairs Brown’s own Forward The Good with Sylford Walker’s Eternal Day on an unknown label, making for a compact roots set with two voices from Brown’s mid-’70s circle. Brown was already well established by then as a singer-producer with a deep catalogue, and Sylford Walker’s work with him is widely tied to some of his most important roots recordings. The release leans on stark, spare riddim work and a reflective, devotional feel, with Eternal Day giving the set its clearest vocal contrast alongside Brown’s lead cut.