Burning Spear – Travelling

The Burning Spear Travelling vinyl is a 7″ single released on the Clocktower label, catalog number CT 317, and if you have any serious interest in roots reggae on wax, this one earns a close look.

Burning Spear and the Weight of Roots Reggae

Burning Spear, the Jamaican artist born Winston Rodney, built one of the most distinctive and durable catalogs in reggae history. His work is anchored in Rastafari consciousness, Marcus Garvey-era pan-Africanism, and a vocal delivery that sits somewhere between preacher and griot. He is not an artist who chased trends. His records from the 1970s onward maintained a consistent commitment to message and mood, and that reputation has made his catalog a serious target for collectors who care about reggae with genuine depth and intention. A Burning Spear single is never just a single. It is a document.

About the Burning Spear Travelling Vinyl Release

This pressing comes from Clocktower, a label with a long history of releasing Jamaican reggae and dancehall material for North American audiences. Clocktower records show up throughout collector circles precisely because the label had real access to quality Jamaican recordings during key periods, and their 7″ output has held up well. This particular release carries catalog number CT 317 and dates to 2010, placing it as a later pressing rather than an original vintage single. That context matters. You are not paying original-pressing prices, but you are getting the music in the format it was meant to inhabit: seven inches, 45 RPM, the size that fits in a jacket pocket and sounds best loud in a small room.

Why This Single Belongs in a Reggae Collection

Seven-inch reggae singles occupy a specific and respected corner of vinyl collecting. The format was the primary delivery mechanism for Jamaican music for decades, and even reissues and later pressings in this format carry the physical logic of the original listening experience. Clocktower CT 317 is a straightforward way to own a Burning Spear track in the format most appropriate to the genre. For collectors building out a roots reggae 7″ shelf, this fills a real gap. For someone newer to Burning Spear who wants a low-footprint introduction before committing to full LPs, a single is exactly the right entry point. The condition of the copy you receive is what it is, so ask us directly if you want specifics before purchasing.