reggae and soul lover living in england. i run a small soundsystem in the local area playing ska,rocksteady,early reggae,roots,dub and dancehall, and a little northern soul when asked.
hope you enjoy the tunes!!!
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
DUKE RIED GROUP - CAUGHT YOU, TREASURE ISLE.
NICE INSTRUMENTAL CUT TO ALTON’S GIRL I GOT A DATE.
RECO - THE LION SLEEPS, TREASURE ISLE
CARLTON LIVINGSTON & THE TREASURE ISLE ALLSTARS - UNLUCKY
THE CONQUERORS - I FELL IN LOVE,
FINE FINE TREASURE ISLE ROCKSTEADY……
THE PARAGONS - YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME TREASURE ISLE.
HOPETON LEWIS - TESTIFY TREASURE ISLE,
DUKE RIED’S ROCKSTEADY PURE CLASS……….
THE SENSATIONS - YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN 1966 TREASURE ISLE,
FANTASTIC RIDDIM AND VOCALS. VINTAGE DANCEFLOOR FILLER…….
EDDIE FORD - JANGO 1973 DUKE REID
TOMMY McCOOK &THE SUPERSONICS - TOMMY’S ROCKSTEADY TREASURE ISLE 1968.
Bond Street, on the JLP side of Kingston - the famous Treasure Isle studio, operated by Duke Reid in the 60’s and early 70’s. The recording studio was upstairs (some people live here, now - the current owner of the building, the guy in yellow pants). Downstairs was the liquor store where Duke’s wife was selling liquors and the records of the family. The place still looks beautiful, very “art déco” and is in good condition. The owner has opened a small studio downstairs, in collaboration with the singer Horace Andy (one of Horace’s sons his the engineer of the studio). The youths from the corner hang around and record some demos. If you concentrate long enough, you can almost see the Duke, sitting on his chair, in front of his store, with his two guns on the hips, his carbine and the amos across his chest, listening to some little guy singing a capella for him, dreaming of going upstairs for a session. Ah so the legend was written down at 33 bond Street..
STRANGER COLE - ROUGH AND TOUGH TREASURE ISLE
one to go with todays bloody weather.
ITS RAINING - THE 3 TOPS
