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alton ellis, a rocksteady review full of soul

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alton ellis was born in kingston, jamaica in 1940 and has been present in the history of jamaican music for over 40 years now.mr. soul of jamaica or the king of rocksteady as he's commonly known released lots of great songs during the rocksteady era (1966-1968) mostly for the treasure island & studio 1 labels. this recording was made for the techniques label (owned by jimmy riley of the techniques fame, he replaced slim smith after his death) in 1968.(extra song inside the comments section)
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  1. soulrocket
    soulrocket says
    Permalink posted 06/18/2007
  2. belle du jour
    belle du jour says Studio one singers make my days bright. As always, great post soulrocket.
    Enjoy a little video tribute if you will.

    Permalink posted 06/18/2007
  3. Cody B
    Cody B says Pretty rootsy for rocksteady. Nice one. Like the second one,too. rocket, you are so LARGE in the dancehall.
    Permalink posted 06/18/2007
  4. soulrocket
    soulrocket says la belledujour, that was a sweet video. loved to see all those great record covers. thanks :-) el cody, thats true. the rhythm is almost an early reggae effort. love lyrics on the second one quite a lot. the kind of tune that makes me feel great.
    Permalink posted 06/18/2007
  5. moovyphreak
    moovyphreak says Love these tracks.
    Permalink posted 06/18/2007
  6. GooGoomuc
    GooGoomuc says as always great suff, nice video belle, cool keyboards, on "Im the ruler" now where is my pipe....
    Permalink posted 06/18/2007
  7. soulrocket
    soulrocket says el moovy & el googoomuc, glad you liked the soul vibes of alton ellis, he is very talented. love how he cracks his throat on "i'll be waiting".
    Permalink posted 06/18/2007
  8. oceanrain
    oceanrain says again great tracks i like i am the ruler bit more than i'll be waiting because i love the sound of the hisses and crackle lol where you get all these ? ah who cares just keep it up great track belle
    Permalink posted 06/18/2007
  9. Girlcrawl
    Girlcrawl says Smashing songs; can't say I favour one over the over, and really nice video tribute! Must further explore Studio 1, and the techniques label.
    Permalink posted 06/18/2007
  10. soulrocket
    soulrocket says el oceanrain, both tunes are easily available as 7s & it shouldnt cost more than 3 pounds each. la girlcrawl, studio 1 is full of surprises, same for the techniques label thought they focused more on the early dancehall scene of the early 80s. treasure isle is worth checking too. there is a miriad of small labels that released good songs at that time.
    Permalink posted 06/18/2007
  11. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Such easy skankin', soulrocket. Perfect for a mild day by the Bay.
    Permalink posted 06/18/2007
  12. soulrocket
    soulrocket says true, el mike. this music seem to go well almost all day long.
    Permalink posted 06/18/2007
  13. Oatmeal
    Oatmeal says Techniques of the infamous Stalag 17 Riddim? I love what a small world the hit makers of Jamaica were operating in, with such amazing influence on modern music. Great tune.
    Permalink posted 06/18/2007
  14. soulrocket
    soulrocket says that’s the one, el oatmeal. one of the biggest rhythms of the 80s. the original stalag is an early 70s tune i cant remember right now... maybe a johnny osbourne tune. this is how the original techniques label looks, the reissues changed the colour from blue to pink.
    Permalink posted 06/18/2007
  15. Anonymous says cool!
    Permalink posted 06/18/2007
  16. Blue Meenie
    Blue Meenie says Thanks for sharing Soul, great tracks! I've never heard of Mr. Ellis, but am liking these two tunes. Love the bass playing on the second track. Really tight band :-D
    Permalink posted 06/19/2007
  17. Marigold
    Marigold says Very nice. Alton Ellis has been on my list of things to check out. I have been really exploring a lot of roots, reggae, rocksteady, dub, toasters, etc for the last two years and am conviced that everyone needs to spend some time with these wonderful Jamacian and English artists. PEOPLE! There is more to reggae then just Bob Marley. (no offense Bob) I am sure I am just preaching to the choir here though. Belle, that video was awesome.
    Permalink posted 06/19/2007
  18. soulrocket
    soulrocket says glad you like it, la des. nice seeing you around too. el blue meenie, studio 1 productions are tough & rough & full of soul. now you are talking, el marigold. somehow it is like that. people just know the crossover stuff & did not take much time to investigate whats behind. also the production on bob marley albums from 1972 is just wrong. I listened to a few of the raw original mixes of bob marley records & it is a completely different thing.. no funk/rock production, all jamaican vibes.
    Permalink posted 06/19/2007
  19. Reckon
    Reckon says Excellent posts, soul!
    Permalink posted 06/25/2007

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