{"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 \u003cem\u003eTimes Are Getting Harder\u003c\/em\u003e, a nice roots vocal with accompanying \u003cem\u003eHard Times Dub\u003c\/em\u003e, released on \u003cstrong\u003eGene Walsh\u003c\/strong\u003e's nascent Shoc Wave label. Gene was still finding his feet in the music industry and still learning the balancing act between copies pressed and potential demand. For \u003cem\u003eTimes Are Getting Harder\u003c\/em\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, \u003cem\u003eRunning Dub\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCreation Dub\u003c\/em\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 \u003cem\u003eTimes Are Getting Harder\u003c\/em\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 \u003cem\u003eTimes Are Getting Harder\u003c\/em\u003e is the scarcest Bristol reggae release, with copies having always been 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\u003eThis release is dedicated to the late Bunny Marrett RIP.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bristol Archive Records","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl 12 Inch","offer_id":58645206434137,"sku":"SDZ-49132","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/SHE_20260721_1454_135619_302_v_5052571231111_001.jpg?v=1784645383","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/bunny-marrett-times-are-getting-harder-hard-times-dub","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}