Winston Heywood started out his career in 1971 for producer Fud Christian and had a hit with "I Never Fall In Love Again". His group was called "The Soul Humbres" and included Meditations member Ansel Cridland at one time.
First time released on 7"is this great Black Ark Perry mix. Derrick "Watty" Burnett started working for Lee Perry as a teenager in a duo called the Soul...
"Bang Shang Alang": the riddim track was produced by Jackson Jones and Ranny Bop Williams, with the Hippy Boys at Randys Studio, then voiced by Peter Austin...
Instrumental of the Roots Train Number 1 tune. Deep and soulfull with The Upsetters blasting out a rootsy horns version that is enhanced by Scratch's bass...
A-Side has a great Hippy Boys instrumental and would easily fit on one of the early Upsetters albums. It can be found on a extremely rare UK Junior Records...
In the early years, the Mighty Diamonds were actually called the Diamonds or Tabby and the Diamonds, they were recording since 1969. "Talk About It" is...
"All I Have Is Love" was recorded for a Ranny Bop Williams/Hippy Boys session that took place at Studio One. The song was released on Harry Robinsons "Carib-Dis-Co"...
Originally released as by Jack Lord, this is Kingstonians lead singer Jackie Bernard singing about the day to day struggle and the rise of cost of living....
"Here I Come" is one of those early Reggae songs with that special Rocksteady feel,and shows Ranny Bop Williams picking his guitar in a "Lynn Taitt style"....
Given Massive Attack's upbringing, it was almost inevitable that they'd release a dub overhaul of one of their albums at one point. That time came in 1995,...