Studio One Story (Vinyl album only edition)

• Theo Beckford – Easy Snapping
• The Skatalites – Guns Of Navarone
• Delroy Wilson – Dancing Mood
• Michigan And Smiley – Nice Up The Dance
• Heptones – Baby
• The Abyssinians – Declaration Of Rights
• Alton Ellis – I'm Still In Love With You
• Tommy McCook – Tunnel One
• Sugar Minott – Jah Jah Children
• The Skatalites – Man In The Street
• Dub Specialist – Banana Walk
• Dennis Alcapone – Run Run
• Larry Marshall – Nanny Goat
• Brentford Allstars – Throw Me Corn
• Lone Ranger – Love Bump
• Jackie Mittoo – Freak Out

• 1. Theo Beckford – Easy Snapping
  MP3 £0.99
• 2. The Skatalites – Guns Of Navarone
  MP3 £0.99
• 3. Delroy Wilson – Dancing Mood
  MP3 £0.99
• 4. Michigan And Smiley – Nice Up The Dance
  MP3 £0.99
• 5. Heptones – Baby
  MP3 £0.99
• 6. The Abyssinians – Declaration Of Rights
  MP3 £0.99
• 7. Alton Ellis – I'm Still In Love With You
  MP3 £0.99
• 8. Tommy McCook – Tunnel One
  MP3 £0.99
• 9. Sugar Minott – Jah Jah Children
  MP3 £0.99
• 10. The Skatalites – Man In The Street
  MP3 £0.99
• 11. Dub Specialist – Banana Walk
  MP3 £0.99
• 12. Dennis Alcapone – Run Run
  MP3 £0.99
• 13. Larry Marshall – Nanny Goat
  MP3 £0.99
• 14. Brentford Allstars – Throw Me Corn
  MP3 £0.99
• 15. Lone Ranger – Love Bump
  MP3 £0.99
• 16. Jackie Mittoo – Freak Out
  MP3 £0.99

VINYL ALBUM ONLY RESTOCK preordering for 26 Jan 2024 (COMES WITHOUT DVD)

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Soul Jazz Records’ feature-length documentary/CD/Book ‘Studio One Story’ is being re-released on 1 August 2011, and is also available for the first time as a stand alone DVD.
The DVD is being issued as a prelude to the forthcoming deluxe-hardback book ‘Original Cover Art of Studio One Records’ released this autumn by Soul Jazz Records as well as a new Studio One album compilation on Soul Jazz to coincide with the new book.

Studio One Story is a documentary this is both a staggering slice of musical history and a definitive guide to Studio One, Jamaica’s greatest ever record company, and its legendary founder, Clement ‘Coxsone’ Dodd. ‘Studio One Story’ was filmed in 2002, two years before the death of the legendary Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd, a man famously reticent of being interviewed - until the making of this film. Described by Chris Blackwell as the Motown of Jamaica, or ‘The University of Reggae’, Studio One is where the careers of literally hundreds of reggae artists began: Bob Marley and the Wailers, Alton Ellis, The Heptones, Ken Boothe, The Skatalites, Burning Spear and Sugar Minott, to name but a few! Studio One is the ‘foundation’ label of Jamaican Reggae and Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd is seen by many as its father.

One and a half years in the making, Studio One Story is a truly unique documentary in which the late Clement Dodd gave unprecedented personal access to tell the previously untold story of how he and the many artists and musicians at Studio One literally shaped the rise of Reggae music from the 1950s onwards through to the late 1970s. This is the true story of reggae music and its Jamaican roots told from the inside: From the rise of Kington’s sound systems in the 1940s and 1950s, through to the evolution of a Jamaican music industry (and Studio One’s dominance) in the 1960s and the worldwide success of reggae in the 1970s.

The 4 hour documentary (including over an hour of extras) was filmed on location in Kingston, Jamaica and features interviews with Horace Andy, Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Sugar Minott, Denis Alcapone, The Ethiopians, Sylvan Morris, Johnny Moore, Lone Ranger, King Stitt and many others. The DVD also includes rare footage of The Skatalites, Jackie Mittoo, Count Ossie, Marcia Griffiths and others. As well as the stand-alone DVD, Soul Jazz Records are reissuing the original (DVD +CD+Book) original box set.

IF YOU ARE ORDERING THIS PLEASE CHECK IF YOU NEED NTSC (AMERICA, JAPAN, ETC) OR PAL (EUROPE, AUSTRALIA, ETC).
THE DVD HAS FRENCH AND ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

NB.MP3 Release is for the audio CD only.

REVIEWS
‘Studio One was Jamaica’s Motown. This documentary brings it brilliantly to life.’ The Telegraph ‘The history of Clement ‘Coxsone’ Dodd’s legendary Jamaica studio is fantastically told through interviews, copious amounts of music and historical footage and more.’ Uncut ‘Studio One Story is no mere historical document; it is a map that will lead you directly to a massive seam, endlessly mineable, of musical gold’ The Observer ‘A fascinating documentary’ The Telegraph
‘Compulsive viewing for anyone with an interest in Reggae’ The Wire