Sugar Minott - At Studio 1 (Coloured Vinyl)

2LP Vinyl - SJR LP568C - Yellow Vinyl, 20th Anniversary

On this installment of Soul Jazz's Studio One series, Minott rocks rhythms that were hits ten years earlier than his re-creations of them; these tunes went on to be hits for Freddie McGregor, Johnny Osborne, Jackie Mittoo, Lone Ranger and Michigan & Smiley. His voice plays over the rhythms with Motown and American soul influences and Rasta ideology. In later years, Minott would sweeten up his lyrics and create the genre of lovers rock -- his versions of these lyrics and rhythms would go on to chart in the U.K.. Sugar Minott at Studio One focuses on tracks that are more roots reggae-inspired and heavy on Rasta spirituality. The familiar rhythms that Minott reworks and re-creates here are not only enjoyable but recognizable -- as dancehall reggae's past, its present, and its future -- these rhythms are the forebears of '80s dancehall, and will no doubt be heard in different incarnations for years to come. The genre owes so much to Sugar Minott and to Soul Jazz for these tracks, for breaking the potential of the Studio One vaults wide open. The "you can't copyright a rhythm" philosophy has taken reggae music into a wilder and freer direction that still dominates the genre. Like all Soul Jazz albums, the vinyl has a clean, loud pressing, and there are detailed liner notes inside the stylish packaging.

Condition:

Media: Mint (M)

Sleeve: Mint (M)

Track List: 

A1. Vanity
A2. Please Be True
A3. Hang On Natty
A4. Jahovia
A5. Give A Hand
B1. Try Love
B2. Roof Over My Head
B3. Jah Jah Lead Us
B4. Is It True
B5. Love Gonna Pack Up
C1. Give Me Jah Jah
C2. Jah Jah Children
C3. Party Time
C4. Change Your Ways
D1. Never Give Up
D2. Come On Home
D3. Jah Almighty