Merritone Rock Steady 2: This Music Got Soul 1966-1967 (Vinyl 2xLP) discogimpAmerican rhythm & blues fervour, boosted by a multitude of sound systems playing 78rpm records on increasingly larger sets, gripped Jamaica from the late forties onwards but, towards the end of the decade, the American audience began to move towards a somewhat softer sound. The driving rhythm & blues discs became increasingly hard to find and the more progressive Jamaican sound system operators, realising that they now needed to make their own music,
These two master lyricists trade verses on the track
they even play a Clash rocker or two
I Love The New Sky differs from its predecessors in that all twelve tracks were self-penned
but their unique blend of visceral energy
From a clutch of 13 lost cues which never appeared on the mythical Italian-only sound track album
the saxophone punch of Grover Washington
found himself in the enviable position of being the only established session guitarist in England to own a sitar
a new long leg could be an expensive present or a growth or a table repair
he gives Sula carte blanche by going as far as he can go
Credited under his Mark Lanegan Band moniker
Lockdown's debut release is a right old groover from the two
rock and roll songs that mix melancholy and euphoria
