He was a regular visitor to the States to pick up the rare R&B singles which gave him the edge over Reid. In fact, due to a selection of rare 7”s with the labels meticulously scraped off, Dodd was the lord of the dance for several years running. The area of reggae reissuing they’ve really made their own is to do with the venerable label Studio One however.Ĭlement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd’s Downbeat sound system was the only rig to give Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle outfit a run for its money in the 1950s. Anyone who has never heard Sister Nancy’s ‘Bam Bam’ or the Brentford Allstars' 'Greedy G' needs to remedy that situation straight away and anyone who is tired of hearing Althea & Donna’s ‘Uptown Top Ranking’, Willie Williams' 'Armageddon Time' and Wayne Smith’s ‘Under Me Sleng Teng’ needs to have a word with themselves anyway. One - being among the finest compilations ever assembled. ![]() I think there’s a good argument to be made for 100% and 300% Dynamite records - along with Dave Godin’s Deep Soul Treasures (Taken From The Vaults) – Vol 1 & 2, Motown Chartbusters Vol. Their Dynamite series showcases an extra-special curatorial skill in assembling a well-balanced selection of standards, versions, rarities and novelties that cross cut many genres but still hang together well. But since the mid-90s, no one’s been doing it like Soul Jazz. ![]() My own introduction to dancehall was via several cheap Greensleeves compilations and there are many labels that have reissued essential albums such as The Congos’ Heart Of The Congos which came out on Mick Hucknall’s excellent Blood And Fire imprint and Max Romeo and The Upsetter’s War Inna Babylon on Island. A lot of the Trojan box sets (especially those dealing with ska, rocksteady and dub) are essential cornerstones of any collection and no home should be without the Reggae Sisters set. If someone was currently looking for a gateway into the relatively overwhelming world of reggae (and by reggae I mean the majority of Jamaican popular music recorded between 1959 and the present day which includes such genres as dancehall, ska, dub and lovers rock and not just the progression of rocksteady) then they couldn’t really do much better than starting with the Soul Jazz label.
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