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STUDIO ONE / VARIOUS Down Beat Special (2024 UKExpanded Edition
18-track remastered double album2-LP – ‘Down Beat Special’ is a roller-coaster ‘greatest hits’ride through many of the all-time classic tunes hand-pickedfrom across themighty vaults of, without doubt, Jamaica’sfinest ever record label and pioneering powerhouse of reggaemusic. Seminal tracks such as Michigan and Smiley’s ‘Nice UpThe Dance’, Dawn Penn’s ‘No,No,No’, The Wailers’ ‘SimmerDown’, The Eternals”Queen of the Minstrels’ … and on it goes.Non-stop BIG tunes. Down Beat Special is an essential primerto Studio One Records. Complete with newly commissionedsleeve notes by Noel Hawks [History of the JamaicanRecording Industry] features a track by track historical andmusical analysis, label scans and more added to this fantasticcollection. Complete with two individually printed inners [oneof which has a seam split to one edge but also displays thedownload code sticker], the picture sleeve retains its openedhype-stickered shrink wrap and the vinyl looks unplayed)
TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
A1. The Eternals – Queen Of The Minstrels 3:25
A2. Michigan & Smiley – Nice Up the Dance 2:33
A3. The Mad Lads – Ten To One 2:27
A4. Jackie Mittoo – Totally Together 2:35
A5. Horace Andy – Just Say Who 3:49
B1. The Skatalites – Addis Ababa 2:26
B2. Sugar Minott – Live Loving 4:28
B3. Lone Ranger – Can’t Stand It 2:09
B4. Wailing Souls – I’ve Got A Burning Fire 2:11
B5. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Simmer Down 2:49
C1. Dub Specialist – Hooligan 2:30
C2. Alton Ellis – Your Heart Is Gonna Pay 2:55
C3. Roland Alphonso – Do It Good 3:20
C4. Wailing Souls – You Should Have Known 2:43
C5. Dawn Penn – No No No 4:29
D1. Freddie McKay – You’ll Be Sorry 3:27
D2. Alton Ellis – We Need Love 7:11
D3. Cornell Campbell – Best To Be Free 3:22
Artist – Various-Reggae & Ska (click link for complete listing)
Title -Down Beat Special (click link for more of the same title)
Release Date – 15 Mar 2025
Year of Release – 2024
Format – 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
Record Label – Soul Jazz Records
Catalogue No – SJRLP548 (click link for more)
Country of Origin – United Kingdom (UK)
Language – Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our .
Additional info – Picture Sleeve
Barcode – 5026328005485
Condition – This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above ). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No – V-A2LDO854969
Related Artists – Glastonbury, Various-Blues & Gospel, Various-Brass Bands, Various-Classical & Orchestral, Various-Comedy, Various-Drum & Bass Jungle, Various-Easy Listening, Various-Folk, Various-Industrial & Avant-Garde, Various-Jazz, Various-Soul & Funk, Various-Trains.
GENRES
Reggae.
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