Must-Haves: Culture "Two Sevens Clash"
 

Two Sevens Clash is the debut album by roots reggae band Culture, recorded with producer Joe Gibbs at his own Joe Gibbs Recording Studio in Kingston in 1976, and released on Gibbs' eponymous label in 1977 (see 1977 in music). The album's title is a reference to the date of July 7, 1977.
Hill said "Two Sevens Clash," Culture's most influential record, was based on a prediction by Marcus Garvey, who said there would be chaos on July 7, 1977, when the "sevens" met. With its apocalyptic message, the song created a stir in his Caribbean homeland and many Jamaican businesses and schools shuttered their doors for the day. [1] [2]
The liner notes of the album read: "One day Joseph Hill had a vision, while riding a bus, of 1977 as a year of judgment -- when two sevens clash -- when past injustices would be avenged. Lyrics and melodies came into his head as he rode and thus was born the song "Two Sevens Clash" which became a massive hit in reggae circles both in Jamaica and abroad. The prophecies noted by the lyrics so profoundly captured the imagination of the people that on July 7, 1977 - the day when sevens fully clashed (seventh day, seventh month, seventy-seventh year) a hush descended on Kingston; many people did not go outdoors, shops closed, an air of foreboding and expectation filled the city."

[edit] Track listing

1. "Calling Rastafari" – 2:30
2. "I'm Alone in the Wilderness" – 3:25
3. "Pirate Days" – 2:52
4. "Two Sevens Clash" – 3:30
5. "I'm Not Ashamed" – 3:59
6. "Get Ready to Ride the Lion to Zion" – 3:27
7. "Black Starliner Must Come" – 2:42
8. "Jah Pretty Face" – 3:39
9. "See Them a Come" – 3:24
10. "Natty Dread Taking Over" – 3:46

[edit] Personnel

• Joseph Hill – lead vocals
• Albert Walker – harmony vocals
• Kenneth Dayes – harmony vocals
• Lloyd Parks – bass
• Sly Dunbar – drums
• Lennox Gordon – guitar
• Robbie Shakespeare – guitar
• Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont – guitar
• Franklyn Waul – keyboards
• Errol "Tarzan" Nelson – keyboards
• Harold Butler – keyboards
• Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – percussion
• Herman Marquis – alto saxophone
• Vin Gordon – trombone
• Tommy McCook – tenor saxophone
• Bobby Ellis – trumpet

1) Natty Dread Takin Over
2) Black Star Liner Which is to Come
3) Calling Ras Tafari I
4) Two Sevens Clash

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THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER
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The President met with his Assistant, Hamilton Jordan.
The President went to the Cabinet Room.
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Reorganization staff. For a list of attendees, see
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The President talked with Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance.
The President telephoned Prime Minister of Canada Pierre
Elliott Trudeau. The call was not completed.
The President met with Mr. Jordan.
The President met with:
Joseph L. "Jody" Powell, Press Secretary
Rex L. Granum, Deputy Press Secretary
The President talked with Prime Minister Trudeau.
The President returned to the Cabinet Room.
The President met with representatives of the American
Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
(AFL-CIO) American Federation of Teachers. For a
list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B."
The President went to the Oval Office. He was accompanied by
Vice President Walter F. Mondale.
Enroute the President greeted David H. Kelsey, partner with
Atkinson and Kelsey law firm, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The President met with:
Vice President Mondale
Adm. Stansfield Turner, Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Brig. Gen. William L. Shields, Director of Space
Systems, Department of the Air Force
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the Oval Office.
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Economic Advisers (CEA) Charles L. Schultze. The call
was not completed.
The President and the First Lady returned to the Oval Office.
The President and the First Lady met with:
Marshall Shulman, Special Consultant to the Secretary
of State for Soviet Affairs; Adlai Stevenson
Professor of International Affairs and Director
of the Russian Institute, Columbia University,
New York, New York
Vice President Mondale
Mr. Brzezinski
The First Lady departed.
The President talked with Mr. Schultze.
The President returned to the Cabinet Room.
The President met with:
Vice President Mondale
Leonard Woodcock, Ambassador-designate and Chief of
the U.S. Liaison Office in Peking, People's
Republic of China (PRC)
Cyrus R. Vance, Secretary of State
Richard C. Holbrooke, Assistant Secretary of State
William H. Gleysteen, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary
for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Mr. Brzezinski
Michael Oksenberg, Staff Member, National Security
Council (NSC)
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Jules Witcover, author and former correspondent for
the Washington Post
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The President telephoned Mrs. Lillian Carter. The call was
not completed.
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The First Lady
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Chip and Caron Carter
Jeff and Annette Carter
Claudia Sanchez, friend of Amy Carter
Mary Ivey, cousin of Caron Carter
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