This is a one-off new special edition of one of the most popular of all the Soul Jazz Records' collections, which has been out of print for many years! Featuring a great new sleeve design as well as a special color vinyl pressing, Studio One Kings is a 'who's who' of the world's greatest reggae artists. The list of singers launched at the famous label reads like a roll call of Jamaican music: Horace Andy, Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Freddie McGregor, Johnny Osbourne and more.
This album features classic and rare tracks that span the breadth of the legendary Studio One catalogue: Ska, Roots, Rocksteady, Lovers and more from the 1960s and 70s, and has sleeve-notes by the great writer Chris Salewicz, author of books on Reggae Explosion, Rude Boy as well as books on Bob Marley, The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Page, Joe Strummer and more.
Track Listing
Side A
1. Larry Marshall – I’ve Got To Make It
2. Horace Andy – Every Tongue Shall Tell
3. Alton Ellis – The Well Run Dry
4. Johnny Osbourne – Water More Than Flour
Side B
1. Anthony Rocky Ellis – I’m The Ruler
2. Cornell Campbell – Pretty Looks Isn’t All
3. Alexander Henry – Please Be True
4. Burning Spear – The A Come
5. Joe Higgs – Change Of Plan
6. Devon Russell – Roots Natty
Side C
1. Ken Boothe – Be Yourself
2. Freddie McGregor – I Shall Be Released
3. Freddie McKay – Father Will Cut You Off
Side D
1. The Ethiopians – Locust
2. George Philip – One On One
3. John Holt – I Don’t Want To See You Cry
4. Delroy Wilson – Won’t You Come Home
