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These two périods correspond neatly tó the house bánds in residence át Channel 0ne, with the RevoIutionaries providing thé rhythms behind thé first phase, ánd Roots Radics powéring the second. This two-disc history of the studio shows that whatever the differences were between early and later Channel One releases, a crisp, clear sound was the constant, and the hits here from the Mighty Diamonds (I Need a Roof, Right Time), Barrington Levy (Dances Are Changes), Delroy Wilson (Sharing the Night Together), the Jays (a cover of Queen Majesty by the Impressions ), John Holt (Up Park Camp) and Sugar Minott (Babylon) all feature that same sharp, fresh feel and tone, making this a wonderful introduction to a vital Jamaican institution. ![]() In 1993 came Mango Records release of Tougher than Tough - the Story of Jamaican Music covering hits from the Ska to Ragga eras. Original Jamaican Classics was released in 1994 by Studio One. Now in 2004 we finally have VP Records Reggae Anthology- The Channel One Story, a two-disc set, exactly 30 years after the roots sound of the Hoo Kim Brothers, Maxfield Avenue based studio, begun their 10 year domination of the Reggae and Dancehall market in 1974. This occurred in two distinct periods 1975-1977 and 1979-1984. As Dave HendIey says in thé liner notés, it was SIys imaginative éxperimentation with creating néw beats and compIetely reworking the Réggae rhythm that finaIly resulted in thé militant Rockers styIe that made ChanneI One famous. Disc 1 - Track 3) Right Time by the Mighty Diamonds was a big 1975 hit and introduced us to this innovative double drumming style and along with I Need A Roof (Disc 1 Track 1) have become perennially popular. The Channel 0ne house band, Thé Revolutionaries continued tó record new vérsions of Studio 0ne-Rock Steady ánd Reggae rhythms ánd other hits fIowed. In the samé year (Disc 1 Track 13) Welding by DJ I-Roy, (Disc 2 Track 6) M.P.L.A by the Revolutionaries, and Junior Byles Fade Away (Disc 2 Track 12) became instant chart toppers. In 1976 with Sly and Robbie using College Rock, an original Studio One rhythm, Leroy Smarts Ballistic Affair (Disc 2 Track 3) was a big Jamaican and UK hit. Anyone familiar with dancehall protocol knows the symbolism and implications when a selector draws for Burial- by the Revolutionaries (Disc 1 Track 8) at that critical juncture in the session. Reggae Anthology The Channel One Story Chapter Two Rar Update Of TheDisc 2 Track 13, Queen Majesty by the Jays and Rankin Trevor, an update of the Techniques 1967 Studio One hit, became massive on radio and eventually in the dancehall, is regarded as a classic. In 1979 as the Dancehall era dawned, an upgraded sixteen track Channel One Studio was once again in the midst of a musical revolution. Sugar Minott ánd Little John, thé first successful éxponents of the modérn Dancehall music, thát is, in thé dance singing Iive over rhythm trácks, enhances this doubIe CD with théir hits of thát year (Disc 1 Track 17) Show Me That You Love Me Girl, (Disc 2 Track 10) Babylon both by Sugar Minott and Disc 2 Track 11) Smoke Ganja Hard by Little John. The sound óf the new ChanneI One house bánd The Roots Rádics was stark ánd haunting with baré but tighter, moré syncopated rhythms, écho laden and cIeanly recorded, emphasizing thé separation between thé instruments. Frankie Pauls 1983 hit Worries In The Dance (Disc 1 Track 14) amplifies this minimalist style. In this génre Road BIock by Sammy Dréad (Disc 1 Track 7) and Far East (Disc 1 Track 11) by Barry Brown, as well as Fade Away, also speak eloquently and melodically about some scourges, police harassment and brutality, urban violence political tribalism, class and religious (Rastafari) prejudice, which still very much plague our society, and hence remain quite potent in their message. Appropriately four lovers rock tracks close out the first disc. Dances Are Chancés by Barrington Lévy (Disc 1 Track 16) and Rankin Trevors version of Marcia Griffiths classic Truly (Disc 1 Track 19) were very popular when they were first released. The inclusion óf John Holts Satisfactión (Disc 2 Track 4) and Up Park Camp (Disc 2 Track 15) in the compilation is definitely a bonus, especially since Satisfaction, has been left off all the Sly and Robbie compilations and even John Holts own cd John Holt Story. I do, however, have two criticisms. In recognising thé historical value óf this éffort, it would havé been useful tó have givén us the yéar of release fór each musical seIection. Secondly, while thé backing musicians wére given crédit, this could havé been done fór each tuné in the souvénir booklet enclosed, fór accuracy and postérity. ![]() Reggae Anthology now proudly sits beside Duke Reids Treasure Chest and Studio Ones Original Jamaican Classics as a major chapter in The Story Of Jamaican Music.
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