Soul Jamaica [Vinyl]

Soul Jazz Records presents - Soul Jamaica [Vinyl]

Soul Jazz Records’ new Soul Jamaica brings together a wicked selection of reggae funk and soul tracks from the legendary Studio One stable, featuring a stellar line-up of artists including Jackie Mittoo, The Heptones, The Gladiators, Sim Smith, Peter Tosh and The Wailers, Cedric ‘Im’ Brooks and many more. // For a short period of time at the end of the 1960s and early 1970s, nestled between the end of rocksteady and the arrival of roots reggae, Studio One released a small stream of superb soul and funk reggae tunes – covering everyone from Sly and The Family Stone, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Nina Simone, Gene Chandler, Tyrone Davis and more. // Most of the tracks featured on Soul Jamaica were only ever released on Studio One’s UK-subsidiary label Bamboo in small-run pressings and are now consequently extremely hard to find. // The cover photograph features images of Air Jamaica, the new airline created by the Jamaican government at the end of the 1960s, showing how in the years following independence the country assumed its place on the world stage, with reggae music playing a key role in creating the island’s new cultural identity. A1. Alton Ellis - Tumbling Tears A2. Winston Francis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time A3. Sound Dimension - Sing A Simple Song A4. The Gladiators - Fling It Gimme B1. Jackie Mittoo - Soul Finger B2. Winston Francis - Groovy Situation B3. Calvin Marshall - La La 69 B4. Soul Defenders - Way Back Home C1. The Heptones - Young, Gifted and Black C2. Im and David - Up Fully C3. Slim Smith - Keep That Light C4. Sound Dimension - Give It Away D1. Zoot Simms - Real Gone Loser D2. Sound Dimension - Soul Bowl D3. Peter Tosh - Can’t You See D4. Joy Roberts - Someday We’ll Be Together D5. The Freedom Singers - Give Peace A Chance