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Brand new selection of rare and classic releases made at Studio One by reggae's leading women! Featuring legendary artists such as Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley and Hortense Ellis (with a guest appearance by her brother Alton), alongside a host of rarities from lesser known names such as Nina Soul, Nana Mclean, Denise Darlington, Myrna Hague and also Doreen Schaeffer - vocalist and founding member of The Skatalites! Featured here are some notable cover versions - from Tyrone Davis’ soul classic 'Can I Change My Mind' to the Byrds' 60s psychedelic anthemic 'Turn Turn Turn' in a rub-a-dub style!. Doreen Schaeffer versions Alton Ellis’s seminal 'I’m Still in Love with You', Nina Soul versions the slack rocksteady anthem 'Barb Wire'. Many of these tracks are almost impossible to find and many have never been issued ever since their initial release. The music on the album is - of course - 100% killer and features backing from all of the seminal groups at 13 Brentford Road including The Skatalites, Sound Dimension, Soul Brothers and the Brentford All Stars, and ranges from ska, rocksteady, roots, lovers and more from the 60s, 70s and 80s. All produced by Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd at Studio One Records, the number one sound in reggae music. The album is released on Soul Jazz Records as a double-vinyl with gatefold sleeve, download code, the CD comes in slipcase and both come with extensive sleevenotes. Tracklist A1 Hortense Ellis– Can I Change My Mind A2 Marcia Griffiths– Melody Life A3 Myrna Hague– New World A4 Marcia Griffiths– Shimmering Star B1 Nora Dean– Heartaches B2 Jay Tees– Buck Town Corner B3 Jennifer Lara– Turn, Turn, Turn B4 Doreen* & Alton*– I'm Still In Love B5 Doreen Schaeffer*– Sugar Sugar C1 Denise Darlington– Feel So Good C2 Angela Prince– My Man Is Gone C3 Nana McLean– Till I Kissed You C4 Nina Soul– Barb Wire D1 Jackie* And Doreen*– Welcome You Back Home D2 Nina Soul– Sleeping Trees D3 Rita Marley– Friends And Lovers D4 Hortense Ellis– Secretly D5 Marcia Griffiths– You're No Good (Soul Jazz Records) -
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The journey of Latin American artists from the 60’s and 70’s with a Jamaican style has a new stop: Latinameriska's fourth volume. And even though it may sound like a cliché we have to say this is the best installment of the series without a doubt. Here's why? Because you'll get to learn about unknown bands (from out of the Jamaican scene like "Los Creyentes de BC" or studio ones like "The Stars"), get almost impossible to find tunes ("Rosario" or "Los Costeños") or listen to covers as good as the original (hurray for "Los Robbin’s”!!!), or with sounds that enrich the cover (those amazing Calypso touches of René Santos or the cumbia flavour of Carmen Rivero). We have realized the richness of "Latin Jamaica" has no limits, and from north to south and east to west our treasure chest keeps growing with gems of all kind. This precious stones are all different and all highly valuable: from Jamaican Beat to Early Reggae or Calypso, with covers that range not only from Jamaican scene classics to Jazz and Soul. With such good raw materials and our culinary expertise it was impossible not to cook a delicatessen to be consumed with the ears. And once again we have a ghost track at the end: from Panamá this time, and giving an Antillean flavor to another Jamaican classic. Enjoy this new installment and be calm, it won't be the last one!!! Tracklist Side A 1. 'Doble Barril' - Rosario (Mexico) 2. 'Susana, Cuídate Del Diablo' - The Stars (Argentina) 3. 'El Enterrador' - Los Robbin's (Honduras) 4. 'Malinda' - Hugo Blanco, Su Arpa Viajera Y Su Conjunto 5. 'Sabor A Miel' - Julián Ber't (Mexico) 6. 'Jamaica Ska' - Carmen Rivero Y Su Conjunto (Mexico) 7. 'Mi Mujer Me Domina' - René Santos Y Sus Estrellas (Panama) Side B 1. ’Liquidator' - Roberto Delgado And His Orchestra (Argentina) 2. 'No, No, Nola' - Ely Combo (Mexico) 3. 'Como Me Gustas' - Las Cuatro Monedas (Venezuela) 4. 'Zoila' - Los Costeсos (Honduras) 5. 'No Insistas Más' - Los Yorsy's (Mexico) 6. 'Un Poco De Amor, Un Poco De Paz' - Los Creyentes De B.C. (Mexico) 7. 'O Mundo É Um Conflito' - As Exorcistas (Brasil) (Gran Quilombo Discos) -
The Frightnrs escort Daptone Records into the world of long-playing reggae with both the sweetest and the roughest record of the decade. Crafted under the meticulous eye of black-belt reggae mastermind/producer Victor Axelrod (AKA Ticklah), Nothing More to Say is a rocksteady masterpiece the likes of which has not reared it’s head since the golden era of Studio One. However, you’ll find no imitation here - none of the faux-jamaican cliches of lesser reggae bands. Like all things Daptone, this record is above all soulful and honest. With the exception of two soul covers (both from the Daptone catalog: Bob & Gene’s "Gotta Find a Way” and Saun and Starr’s “Gonna Make Time”,) the record is populated by original compositions of the highest order. They are simply great songs, and though their treatment here is masterful, each one of them has the melodic and lyrical substance to hold it’s own in any genre. “Till Then” invokes the coquettish hyper-rhymes of top-form Smokey Robinson, while “Hey Brother” sounds like it fell off the desk of Gamble and Huff, and “Purple” defies any comparison at all. From the first cracking snares of “All My Tears” through the final pulsing echoes of “Dispute,” the murderous rhythms of Rich Terrana (drums,) and brothers Preet and Chuck Patel (bass and piano, respectively) can be heard chunking mercilessly towards oblivion as Dan Klein pours his endearing poetry over over the top like some other-worldy falsetto potion. The combination is a sound birthday-suit raw, mesmerizing, infectious, and above all, lovely. This record will long be treasured by lovers of reggae, lovers of soul and lovers of love. "From the start, both the band’s sound and presentation stood out from common Caribbean interpretations by other young American bands...favoring instead earnest ballads with a deep soul groove." Jim Farber, The New York Times Label: Daptone Records Barcode: 823134004214
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Before Dan Kleinʼs unfortunate passing, The Frightnrs agreed to keep a promise he asked of them - continue making music together. Part of that promise has been made manifest here... Daptone Records is proud to present ALWAYS - the raw, soulful new long player from The Frightnrs. The road to Always began with a period of intense songwriting back when The Frightnrs and producer Victor Axelrod (Ticklah) were working on the group's debut, rocksteady masterpiece, Nothing More to Say. In addition to the scorchers heard therein, Axelrod and The Frightnrs agreed many of the recordings were too sweet to tamper with in order to fit the rocksteady mold. Some were created at their headquarters in Queens with Dan on the mic, some were elaborations on older ideas, others were brand new creations made at the finish line. Thanks to the vocal stems they had captured in this golden period, Dan Kleinʼs other-worldly voice lived on, giving The Frightnrs all the raw material they needed for an entire albumʼs worth of new, original music. So with that, The Frightnrs and Axelrod returned to the studio and painstakingly conceptualized, tracked, re-tracked and mixed them into a complete album with their beloved friend singing lead. The fruits of this arduous process lay bare the undying love and respect between musical brothers. The last song written for this album, "Why Does it Feel Like a Curse", married two song concepts with one of Dan's original vocal performances - creating a beautiful, flawless composition that not only serves as a highlight reel of their editing skills and songwriting prowess, but also as a kind of metaphor for The Frightnrs journey. The perfect ending for ALWAYS. (Daptone Records)
