VA / Soul Jazz Records Presents - Studio One Power Mix! [2LP]

Soul Jazz Records

£27.52

Format: 2LP
Catalogue No.: SJRLP549
Barcode: 5026328005492
Release Date: 18 Oct 2024
Genre: Reggae Classics/Ska

 Brand new collection of Studio One killer tunes, focussing on the late 1970s, 1980s and beyond.
 Since the early 1960s, Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd had established Studio One as the unparalleled world leader in reggae music. In the years that followed, he established the careers of countless reggae legends such as Bob Marley & The Wailers, Marcia Griffiths, The Skatalites, Horace Andy, Dennis Brown, Burning Spear and many more.
 From its inception, Studio One had been at the forefront of every major development in reggae music - ska, rocksteady, roots, DJ, dub and, starting in the second half of the 1970s, dancehall.
 Having attained such great success, by the late 1970s Clement Dodd was free to enjoy Studio One’s now firmly established supremacy in reggae music. He released a series of stunning new albums at the end of the decade by Sugar Minott, Johnny Osbourne, Freddie McGregor and others that rode the wave of dancehall and set the path of Studio One’s output for the following 25 years.
 During this period, long-established artists such as Alton Ellis, Jackie Mittoo and others returned to the label, recording some of their most creatively satisfying albums with new music that both celebrated the classic sound of Studio One while continuing to experiment, to push boundaries and look forward to the future.
 This release celebrates the sometimes-overlooked golden era at Studio One in the 1970s,1980s and beyond.
 Press - Reviews & features in Mojo, The Wire, The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph, Pitchfork, Irish Times, Clash, Vice, Metro, The Observer, Record Collector, Uncut, Independent, Q.

Tracklisting
Otis Gayle - What You Won’t Do For Love
Earl Sixteen - Love Is A Feeling
Alton Ellis - Back to Africa
Prince Jazzbo - Apollo 16
Johnny Osbourne - Eternal Peace
Errol Dunkley - Don’t Do It
Omega - Bounty Hunter
Noel Bailey and Sound Dimension - Wiggles Diggles
Freddie McGregor - I Am Ready
Prince Jazzbo - Imperial I
Jackie Mittoo - Lovers Rock
Devon Russell - Swing and Dine
Sugar Minott - Guidance
Dolly Man - Trigger Happy
Nana McLean - A Little Love
Tyrone Taylor - Rightful Rebel
Wailing Souls - All Alone
Sugar Minott - Revelation