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Bob Marley And The Wailers - Wailers And Friends: Top Hits Sung By The Legends Of Jamaican Ska (CD)
€8.90*
€14.90*
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VA - When Rhythm Was King (CD)
€16.90*
In a more serious spiritual vein, Dennis Brown's "Created by the Father" is a standout. For the hardcore collector, there are a few alternate/original/extended mixes that are previously unreleased or previously unavailable on CD. It's likely, though, that these rarities will be of secondary concern to most people likely to enjoy the compilation, who will simply appreciate the chance to hear a classy batch of Studio One/Clement Dodd efforts that might not come to their attention through more high-profile reggae reissues.
released October 30, 2015
2007 Jamaica Recording & Publishing Studio Ltd. t/a Studio One
VA - Don't Give Up Your Culture (CD)
€12.90*
„Don’t Give Up Your Culture“ is the ninth release by Moll-Selekta - an essential Roots-sampler with many brilliant, on CD/LP previously unreleased tracks by The Mighty Diamonds, Johnny Clarke, Jacob Miller, Horace Andy, Wayne Jarrett, Linval Thompson and Rod Taylor. By larger parts a collection of „sweet high voices of Jamaica“, especially characterised by the totally unknown Flick Wilson with his exceptional high falsetto. Above all his exiting and outstanding titel-track with its Roots & Culture-lyrics is a perfect example for the religious and political statements of the other classical Roots-singers on this collection. Beside The Aggrovators and Roots Radics, probably the most important backing bands in those days, most of the tracks where recorded with the rather unknown Ring Craft Posse whose line up also included the essence of Jamaicas studio musicians. Amongst others, Sly & Robbie, Lloyd Parks, Ansel Collins, Winston Wright, Willie Lindo and the horn section with Dean Fraser, Bobby Ellis and Ronald Robinson took part. The producer of most of the tracks was the brother of Tappa Zuckie, „Blackbeard“ Sinclair, Bunny Lee‘s right hand for many years, meanwhile the owner of the old King Tubby studio. The rest of the songs was produced by King Tubby himself who also mixed some others. Recordings took place at Channel One, King Tubby’s and Sinclairs own Mr. Tipsy studio in Kingston, Jamaica, between 1972 and 1984, the most important and exiting years of Reggae.
