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REMEMBERING THE LEGENDARY ARTHUR “DUKE” REID OF TREASURE ISLE RECORDS!

May 6th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Duke Reid’s Sound System at work. By Roy Black—– When Duke Reid was crowned king of sound and blues at the Success Club in Kingston in the late 1950s, he was well on his way to becoming one of, if not the most colourful and popular record producer in early Jamaican music. His vision, energy and taste for music were good foundation for the production of hundreds of top-class ska, rocksteady and reggaerecordings during the 1960s and ’70s on his … Read entire article »

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THE UNCREDITED HOPETON LEWIS!

February 27th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Did You Know? By Marlon ////// Did you know that The Techniques 1968 hit “There Comes A Time” was not actually sung by The Techniques? The song was written by Hopeton Lewis and Pat Kelly at Treasure Isle studio. The duo then recorded the song for legendary producer Duke Reid. Because The Techniques were having one of their many “break up moments”, and were not recording at the time – Hopeton Lewis was under contract with Federal Records … Read entire article »

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STEELY & CLEVIE PRESENTS “MEMORIES” (CD REVIEW)

January 2nd, 2012 | Add a Comment

TITLE: STEELY & CLEVIE PRESENTS MEMORIES ARTIST: VARIOUS ARTISTS LABEL: VP RECORDS Review by Marlon Burrell ///// I was very excited when I learned that there was a new Steely & Clevie project coming out. I was even more excited to learn that the project consisted of their take on some Jamaican classics, similar to the “Steely & Clevie Play Studio One Vintage Classics” from 1994, which spawned the Dawn Penn hit “No No No (You Don’t Love Me”) … Read entire article »

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