Description
| Release Date | 10/10/2025 |
| Format | 2LP Black/ CD |
| Label | Soul Jazz Records |
| Catalogue Number | SJRLP574/ SJRCD574 |
Soul Jazz Records new SOUL JAMAICA bringstogether a wicked selection of reggae funk andsoul tracks from the legendary Studio One stable,featuring a stellar line-up of artists including JackieMittoo, The Heptones, The Gladiators, Sim Smith,Peter Tosh and The Wailers, Cedric Im Brooksand many more.
For a short period of time at the end of the 1960sand early 1970s, nestled between the end ofrocksteady and the arrival of roots reggae, StudioOne released a small stream of superb soul andfunk reggae tunes – covering everyone from Slyand The Family Stone, Diana Ross and TheSupremes, Nina Simone, Gene Chandler, TyroneDavis and more.
Most of the tracks featured on SOUL JAMAICAwere only ever released on Studio Ones UKsubsidiary label Bamboo in small-run pressingsand are now consequently extremely hard to find.
The cover photograph features images of AirJamaica, the new airline created by the Jamaicangovernment at the end of the 1960s, showing how,in the years following independence, the countryassumed its place on the world stage, with reggaemusic playing a key role in creating the islandsnew cultural identity.
Tracklist
Alton Ellis – Tumbling Tears
Winston Francis – Turn BackThe Hands Of Time
Sound Dimension – Sing ASimple Song
The Gladiators – Fling ItGimme
Jackie Mittoo – Soul Finger
Winston Francis – GroovySituation
Calvin Marshall – La La 69
Soul Defenders – Way BackHome
The Heptones – Young, Giftedand Black
Im and David – Up Fully
Slim Smith – Keep That Light
Sound Dimension – Give ItAway
Zoot Simms – Real Gone Loser
Sound Dimension – Soul Bowl
Peter Tosh – Cant You See
Joy Roberts – Someday WellBe Together
The Freedom Singers – GivePeace A Chance
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