{"product_id":"bunny-marrett-times-are-getting-harder-hard-times-dub","title":"Bunny Marrett - Times Are Getting Harder \/ Hard Times Dub","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor someone who had been performing since childhood in Jamaica and regularly sang with bands after relocating to the UK as well as writing several songs for other artists, \u003cstrong\u003eBunny Marrett\u003c\/strong\u003e was poorly served for contemporary releases. In fact his sole vinyl outing was 1980's \"\u003cstrong\u003eTimes Are Getting Harder\u003c\/strong\u003e\", a nice roots vocal with accompanying \"\u003cstrong\u003eHard Times Dub\u003c\/strong\u003e\" released on \u003cstrong\u003eGene Walsh\u003c\/strong\u003e's nascent \u003cstrong\u003eShoc Wave\u003c\/strong\u003e label. Gene was still finding his feet in the music industry and still learning the balancing act between copies pressed and potential demand. For \"\u003cstrong\u003eTimes Are Getting Harder\u003c\/strong\u003e\" Gene kept his costs low and did the minimum pressing run. He also kept costs down with his choice of B side using his pool of local musicians including \u003cstrong\u003eJoshua Moses\u003c\/strong\u003e to provide a brace of dub tracks, \"\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Dub\u003c\/strong\u003e\" and \"\u003cstrong\u003eCreation Dub\u003c\/strong\u003e\" enigmatically credited to \u003cstrong\u003eDon Gordon\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike countless other excellent British reggae singles, the lack of proper distribution and promotion saw \"\u003cstrong\u003eTimes Are Getting Harder\u003c\/strong\u003e\" barely sell beyond Bristol or more specifically the St.Paul's area where Bunny was well known as a pillar of the community. It's likely that \"\u003cstrong\u003eTimes Are Getting Harder\u003c\/strong\u003e\" is the scarcest Bristol reggae release with copies having always being difficult to find, even in Bristol. With online sellers now asking three figure sums for the occasional copy that surfaces, a properly done reissue is long overdue. \u003cstrong\u003eBristol Archive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e are delighted to make this classic four track slice of Bristol roots and dub readily available for the first time in forty-six years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis release is dedicated to the late Bunny Marrett RIP.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"REGGAE ARCHIVE","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":57771574755672,"sku":"TKM-40384","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4266\/0184\/files\/SHE_20260721_1454_135619_302_v_5052571231111_001.jpg?v=1784713523","url":"https:\/\/truckmusic.store\/products\/bunny-marrett-times-are-getting-harder-hard-times-dub","provider":"Truck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}