1973
WORDS OF MY MOUTH * THE GATHERERS * DUKE 153 * UK
Hunter-gatherers: a collective term for the members of small-scale mobile or semi-sedentary societies, whose subsistence is mainly focused on hunting game and gathering wild plants and fruits; organizational structure is based on bands with strong kinship ties. To be contrasted with pastoralism and the gathering of food through agriculture, with emphasis on excess production, in command and control societies. Anthony 'Sangie' Davis of the Gatherers, wrote and sang the reflective Words Of My Mouth. This track, produced by Lee Perry at the Black Ark, is destined to be an abiding favorite with connoisseurs.