All recordings new to CD 11 previously unreleased tracks. Includes some of the biggest hits of the original dancehall era. By the time the strident sound of original dancehall came to dominate the Jamaican music scene at the close of the Seventies, Sonia Pottinger had long been established as one of the island's most influential figures. Since first making her mark as a producer of note in the mid-Sixties, she had remained at the forefront of the fiercely competitive industry, effortlessly adapting to changing musical styles. Her ability to keep her finger firmly on the musical pulse is impressively reflected with this set, which gathers the very best of her output during the golden age of dancehall. Included on this essential collection are popular works by some of Jamaica's finest talents of the era, with the island's top sessions crews, the Revolutionaries and the Roots Radics the chief musical accompanists. Yet despite the high quality of all of the recordings, every recording on this compilation appears on CD for the very first time, with 11 of the 33 tracks previously unreleased!
All recordings new to CD 11 previously unreleased tracks. Includes some of the biggest hits of the original dancehall era. By the time the strident sound of original dancehall came to dominate the Jamaican music scene at the close of the Seventies, Sonia Pottinger had long been established as one of the island's most influential figures. Since first making her mark as a producer of note in the mid-Sixties, she had remained at the forefront of the fiercely competitive industry, effortlessly adapting to changing musical styles. Her ability to keep her finger firmly on the musical pulse is impressively reflected with this set, which gathers the very best of her output during the golden age of dancehall. Included on this essential collection are popular works by some of Jamaica's finest talents of the era, with the island's top sessions crews, the Revolutionaries and the Roots Radics the chief musical accompanists. Yet despite the high quality of all of the recordings, every recording on this compilation appears on CD for the very first time, with 11 of the 33 tracks previously unreleased!
5013929277236

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Format: CD
Label: DBID
Rel. Date: 02/19/2021
UPC: 5013929277236

Different Fashion: High Note Dancehall Collection
Artist: Different Fashion: High Note Dancehall Collection
Format: CD
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1. Stormy Weather (12" Mix) - Bobby Ellis ; the Revolutionaries
2. Rat in the Centre - Archie ; Lyn
3. Tan Tudy - Errol Scorcher
4. Come Nurse - Jah Thomas
5. Road Block - Carl ; Gibby
6. Phantom in the Jungle - Papa Ritchie
7. Tommy - Ranchie McLean
8. Roach in the Corner (12" Mix) - Errol Scorcher
9. Bim - Ansel Collins
10. Give the People What They Want - Ernest Wilson
11. Mr Landlord (12" Mix) - Michael Palmer
12. Road Code - Jah Thomas
13. Round the World (12" Mix) - Tony Tuff
14. Annie Palmer (12" Mix) - Papa Ritchie
15. Water Bumpee - Errol Scorcher
16. Talk Love (12" Alt. Mix) - Sonya Spence
17. Shank I Sheck/Shine Eye Gal (12" Mix) - Bobby Ellis ; Ranking Joe
18. Sounds of Hon. Marley - Errol Scorcher
19. Different Fashion - Lee Van Cleef
20. Financial Problem - Zara
21. Oppresser - Tony Tuff
22. Whole Lot of Loving - the Enchanters
23. A Little Bit of Love - Jah Thomas
24. Rucumbine Girl (12" Mix) - Errol Scorcher
25. Don't Ever Leave (12") - Marcia Griffiths
26. Free Base - Gladstone Anderson ; the Star Band
27. Westmoreland Flood - Papa Ritchie
28. Let's Unite (12" Mix) - Delroy Wilson
29. Peace Truce - Errol Scorcher
30. Little Miss Mary (12" Mix) - Tony Tuff
31. General - Ranking Joe
32. It's My House (12" Mix) - Lorna Bennett
33. Tell Me the Truth (12" Mix) - Jah Thomas

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All recordings new to CD 11 previously unreleased tracks. Includes some of the biggest hits of the original dancehall era. By the time the strident sound of original dancehall came to dominate the Jamaican music scene at the close of the Seventies, Sonia Pottinger had long been established as one of the island's most influential figures. Since first making her mark as a producer of note in the mid-Sixties, she had remained at the forefront of the fiercely competitive industry, effortlessly adapting to changing musical styles. Her ability to keep her finger firmly on the musical pulse is impressively reflected with this set, which gathers the very best of her output during the golden age of dancehall. Included on this essential collection are popular works by some of Jamaica's finest talents of the era, with the island's top sessions crews, the Revolutionaries and the Roots Radics the chief musical accompanists. Yet despite the high quality of all of the recordings, every recording on this compilation appears on CD for the very first time, with 11 of the 33 tracks previously unreleased!

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