| Various Artists / Studio One Selector: The Originals |
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| Album: | Studio One Selector: The Originals | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | May 2007 | |
| Label: | Soul Jazz Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-05-06 | Pull Date: | 2007-07-08 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jul 8 | Jul 1 | Jun 17 | Jun 10 | Jun 3 | May 27 | May 20 | May 13 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 07, 2007: | New World Disorder Africa | 4. | Jun 09, 2007: | New World Disorder Reggae Feet | |
| 2. | Jul 05, 2007: | Emphysema For Emphasis Train To Skaville | 5. | Jun 02, 2007: | New World Disorder Africa | |
| 3. | Jun 12, 2007: | Eclectic Fill-In Surfin | 6. | May 23, 2007: | Sign My Yearbook! Simmer Down, Hang On Natty |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2007-05-07 | ||
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[coll]: Studio One Selector: The Originals Reviewed by Sadie O., 5/3/07 Wide-ranging collection of early Studio One, from ska to roots rock, instrumentals, songs and toasts. Lots of heavily soul-tinged stuff. No FCCs detected. Track 6 is great (my ex, a reggae singer, raved about them – now I see why…) Tracks 2, 3, 4, 8, 14 are instrumentals. 7 and 13 are toasters. 1. 3:36 *midtempo, laid back and groovy, soulful roots bubble. 2. 2:42 **uber-funky slightly uptempo instrumental bounce – think Booker T & the MGs. 3. 2:23 **rather downtempo, very laid back and relaxed instrumental roots skank, minimalist, with cool guitar solo throughout. 4. 3:18 **midtempo roots dub, prominent trumpet, rather unsophisticated use of effects (isn’t that why we love old dub?) 5. 2:47 ***fantastic ska – one of the Wailer’s finest early efforts. 6. 3:24 ****slinky midtempo ska with nice horns and syncopation, and a bit of spy movie feel, vocal unison group. Jungle noises! 7. 3:05 ***uptempo rock steady, great toasting by one of the best of the early toasters. Lone Ranger rocks! 8. 2:43 **starts with train noises and a bit of announcing, then lovely midtempo ska instrumental. 9. 6:15 *downtempo and relaxed soulful skank with a TON of syndrum and pretty falsetto vocal harmonies. Includes the version. 10. 3:21 *slightly uptempo bubble with vocal harmonies and silky tenor lead vocals. 11. 2:14 **uptempo ska, great music and vocals, rather fuzzy recording. 12. 2:31 ***slinky and soulful midtempo tail-feather-shaker. Soul dance vocals, trying SO hard to be James Brown. 13. 4:55 ***uptempo roots skank with lots of syndrum and a great early toaster duo. Strictly for fun. Includes the version. 14. 2:45 **midtempo ska instrumental, great horns (as you’d expect). A bit fuzzy, but killer stuff. 15. 2:54 ***midtempo roots skank, sweet vocals (there’s a reason he got his name!) Only rasta lyrics on the record. | ||
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