Brand new collection of Studio One killer tunes, focussing on the late 70s, 80s and beyond. Since the early 1960s Clement _x0013_ir Coxsone’ Dodd had established Studio One as the unparalleled leader in reggae music in the world. In the years that followed he established the careers of countless reggae legends – 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, push boundaries and look forward to the future. This release celebrates this sometimes overlooked golden era at Studio One in the 1970s,1980s and beyond.
01. OTIS GAYLE – WHAT YOU WON’T DO FOR LOVE 02. EARL SIXTEEN – LOVE IS A FEELING 03. ALTON ELLIS – BACK TO AFRICA 04. PRINCE JAZZBO – APOLLO 16 05. JOHNNY OSBOURNE – ETERNAL PEACE 06. ERROL DUNKLEY – DON’T DO IT 07. OMEGA – BOUNTY HUNTER 08. NOEL BAILEY AND SOUND DIMENSION – WIGGLES DIGGLES 09. FREDDIE MCGREGOR – I AM READY 10. PRINCE JAZZBO – IMPERIAL I DISC #2 01. JACKIE MITTOO – LOVERS ROCK 02. DEVON RUSSELL – SWING AND DINE 03. SUGAR MINOTT – GUIDANCE 04. DOLLY MAN – TRIGGER HAPPY 05. NANA MCCLEAN – A LITTLE LOVE 06. TYRONE TAYLOR – RIGHTFUL REBEL 07. WAILING SOULS – ALL ALONE 08. SUGAR MINOTT – REVELATION
