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Kingston Sounds LP 13 by Johnny Osbourne, Black Uhuru, Sugar Minott, King Everald, Anthony Johnson, Locksley Castell, Hugh Mundell, Wayne Smith, Fantels, Pad Anthony, Rudo

  • Label: Kingston Sounds
  • Title: Dancehall Classics Volume One
  • Reference: Kingston Sounds LP 13
  • Format: LP
  • Country: UK
  • Categories: Dub / ragga, 
  • Style: Dub roots
  • Weight: 0.24
  • Release date: 01/10/2015
  • Catalog entry: 01/10/2015
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Kingston Sounds LP 13 review

The Prince became a King, never a truer word spoken when you look at the career
of King Jammy. We focus here on the early days of the Dancehall scene which stretched
across the 1980's. Picking up the story at the tale end of the 1970's, just before the sound
became digital and computerised. King Jammy's production always being of such high
quality, that telling the difference between his analogue and digital productions was
always a job for the experts.

As you can see from the recording details all these tracks were cut in those heady
1977-1979 days. The reggae sound was again about to turn into what we would later
know as it's Dancehall period. Although cut in the late 70's some of these tracks would
not become hits until the 1980's had arrived. King Jammy pivotal 1985 cut Wayne Smith's
'Under Me Sleng Teng' based on a digital computer rhythm, was still a few years away.
We still link these fine tunes we have lined up here for your enjoyment under the same
umbrella as they contain that same Dancehall feel where the rhythm has slowed down
and the snare sound pronounced. Fine tunes that bring us back to a time and provoke
memories when Mr Jammy's stable of artists never sang so sweeter or sounded better.

All the top flight hitters are here Johnny Osbourne with his place evoking 'Trench Town
School' and his massive time defining hit 'Folly Ranking'. The mighty Black Uhuru with
their politically charged 'Time To Unite'. The sweet sounding voice of Mr Sugar Minott
pulling us all in with his 'Right Track' cut. Anthony Johnson who cut many hits through
the 80's for Jammy, is here with his telling tale 'Get Ready'. Even the aforementioned
Wayne Smith sings out on his pre - digital hit 'Wicked Man'. Hugh Mundell's
'Bottomless Pit' and Rudo's ode to the Firehouse district scene 'Ain't No House' all
killers and no fillers.

Some great tracks from a fantastic period in reggae's history. We hope you enjoy the
chart rundown as we have in putting it together.......

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