Police And Thieves (studio album)
by Junior Murvin

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Police And Thieves by Junior Murvin
Year: 1977
Overall rank: 12,710th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 75 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1977 (161st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,758th)
Award Best albums of all time (12,710th)

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Police And Thieves is ranked as the best album by Junior Murvin.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Roots Train
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Police And Thieves
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False Teachin
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Easy Task
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Workin' In The Cornfield
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I Was Appointed
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73/100 (from 75 votes)
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From 06/23/2012 05:44
Peel played this and it immediately struck a chord. I had no problem with the voice, but I know it took my wife a few listens and now she loves it too.
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From 08/31/2008 03:09
This album is excellent and very deep, but some people are turned off by his voice. I assure that if at first it annoys you just give it a chance and you will love it.
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From 08/07/2008 21:12
There was a time when i could not stand reggae, mostly because my best friend was a huge Marley fan. He would always listen to Bobs albums and talked about him like he was a god. That was a main reason why i started to get deeper into music.I started looking for better reggae albums than Marley ever did AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM!
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From 07/16/2008 06:46
This is possibly the best reggae album ever. If u like any ska or reggae check it out. Very very very very very very good stuff.
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