Various Artists -
Respect To Studio One
Posted: December 28th, 2008
Date: 1994
Release: HEARTBEAT
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A musical mish mash of 33 rocksteady, ska, and dancehall tracks of the highest order, all recorded at Clement “Coxsone” Dodd’s legendary Studio One. Dodd was the Berry Gordy of Jamaica, and like Motown, his label consistently cranked out hits which combined strong song-writing with catchy melodies and heavy rhythms to set you moving. For a while there in the 60s and 70s, this was the Jamaican studio that was hard to beat. This compilation reveals why. Featuring the absolute best from the Studio One vaults, it delivers a perfectly flowing mix capable of converting the most reggae-hating elements of Babylon to the Red, Gold, Black, and Green.
Vintage sounds created by such major players as Bob Marley & the Wailers, Lee “Scratch” Perry, The Skatalites, Burning Spear, Sugar Minott, The Heptones, and Marcia Griffiths, along with a host of lesser known but no less great artists of obscurity. This album enlightens as it seeps in, reminding us that we’ve got to “Simmer Down,” lay back, and enjoy. A brilliant first step for those wanting to move beyond Bob Marley’s “Legend,” and into the relatively unknown realm of vintage Jamaican music. Maximum respect required.
Tracks:
- Intro/Sound Of Young Jamaica Radio Show – Winston Williams
- Pretty Looks Isn’t All – The Heptones
- Nice Up The Dance – General Smiley & Papa Michigan
- Melody Life – Marcia Griffiths
- Throw Me Corn – Brentford All Stars
- I’ll Never Let You Go – Slim Smith
- Run Run – Delroy Wilson
- Love Me Forever – Carlton and the Shoes
- Forever Version – Dennis Alcapone
- Wire Higher – Jackie Mittoo
- What Kind of World – The Cables
- Nanny Goat – Larry Marshall
- Fire Down Below – Burning Spear
- Have Mercy Mr. Percy – The Termites
- Picture On The Wall – Freddie McKay
- Skylarking – Horace Andy
- Vanity – Sugar Minott
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do – Alton Ellis & Hortense Ellis
- Psychedelic Rock (Rockfort Rock) – Sound Dimension
- Moving Away – Ken Boothe
- Don’t Blame The Baldhead – Lee “Scratch” Perry
- Bobby Bobylon – Freddie McGregor
- Yaho – The Viceroys
- Sing Jah Style – The Viceroys
- Armagideon Time – Willie Williams
- Natty Dread On The Go – Lone Ranger
- Strange Things – John Holt
- Timothy – Roland Alphonso & The Skatalites
- Simmer Down – Bob Marley & The Wailers
- Artibella – Ken Boothe & Stranger Cole
- I Should Have Known Better – The Skatalites
- Chicken Scratch – Lee “Scratch” Perry
- Roll On Sweet Don – Don Drummond & Roland Alphonso
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