DESCRIPTION:
1. Reggae In America 0:00
2. Buffalo Dub 3:42
3. Who Killed The Buffalo 6;22
4. American Revolution 9:14
5. Children, Children15:00
6. Beautyful Day 19:42
7. 3rd Century 13:26
8. Gas Guzzler 27:09
9. Arise America 30:16
10. Turn Towards The Sun 34:09

How has this album still not received a re-issue?
It usually gets things written about it like "Lion Zion's vocals are poor", "This sounds nothing like a Black Ark album" and "I doubt Lee Perry had much to do with this one" and in my opinion these are all incorrect statements.
Lion Zion's vocals are fine throughout, they are different in style to that of other Jamaican artists of the time but this is most likely because Lion Zion is American and therefore doesn't have the Jamaican accent.
The sound is very much the typical Black Ark sound of 1976, the rhythms resembling those used on Max Romeo's "War Ina Babylon" and even Susan Cadogan's "Hurt So Good" but with better production quality compared to the latter album. Some extra instrumentation and orchestral harmonies were added by Lion Zion when he returned to the USA but it's Black Ark through and through.
Lee Perry is credited on the album sleeve not as producer but as engineer and mixer but these cuts are no doubt Lee Perry rhythms, mixed by Perry and then extra production may have taken place back in the states by Lion Zion.

Lion Zion is a mysterious figure, not much is known about this artist except for a few facts and some hearsay.
A young black American, Lion Zion lived on the west coast of America in the city of Oakland, California where it's said he owned a small record shop during the 1970's.
At some point in around 1975/76 during a trip to New York he met Pauline Morrison (Lee Perry's then wife) who told him about the new studio, the Black Ark and that if he ever came to Jamaica he should stop by and visit.
This is indeed what happened when in 1976 Lion Zion showed up at Perry's home in Washington Gardens, Kingston Jamaica (apparently barefoot) with a number of self-penned songs ready to record an album.