Various
Kingston Allstars Meet Downtown At King Tubby's
Kingston Sounds follow up with another great compilation in the shape of Kingston Allstars. 1973 to 1976 was a period in
reggae's history when the music coming from Kingston Jamaica was at its peak. So many talented singers, who sang
soulful/righteous songs, found their way onto tape. Maybe it was the competition between the studios like Randys Channel
1 and Harry J and the quality of the singers available to sing these tunes. Bunny Lee productions are once again under
the spotlight, with rare tracks from Freddie McKay, Horace Andy, Jimmy Riley, Cornel Campbell, Wayne Jarrett, Johnny
Clarke, Ronnie Davis and curiously a handful of tracks not usually associated with Striker Lee, like Locksley (sometimes
Lacksley) Castell's "Some Good" (on the same rhythm that Augustus Pablo used for Hugh Mundell's "Revolution a Come"),
Linval Thompsons's "Wicked Dem" (on Pablo's own "Rockers Dub" rhythm) and Yabby U's "Stand Up and Fight". But whatever
caused the explosion the mighty voices. The tracks were culled together from sessions recorded at the fore mentioned
legendary studios. Then taken to King Tubby's home style studio at 18 Drummlie Avenue in the Waterhouse district of
Kingston. This is where the great dub-master himself would record the vocal tracks, a method in which he preferred to
work and then mix the tracks Tubby style. Kingston Sound have travelled to Jamaica and listened to hours of master tapes
to develop Kingston Allstars. So sit back and enjoy a wicked set by Kingston's finest.
Price
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release
03-05-2004
Label
Item-nr
829444
EAN
5036848002154
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
GOING
FREDDIE MCKAY
2
HEAR ME NOW STAR
CORNELL CAMPBELL
3
THE CHILDREN
HORACE ANDY
4
NO LICK NO CUP
JOHNNY CLARKE
5
TROUBLE
LINVAL THOMPSON
6
STAND UP & FIGHT
YABBY-U
7
LEGGO VIOLENCE
JOHNNY CLARKE
8
LIVING IN FEAR
JIMMY RILEY
9
YOUR COMPANY
CORNELL CAMPBELL
10
SOME GOOD
LOCKSLEY CASTELL
11
JUDGEMENT TIME
WAYNE JARRETT
12
DI WICKED DEM
LINVAL THOMPSON
13
TONIGHT
RONNIE DAVIS