Gregory Isaacs - Soon Forward - VINYL LP

Double vinyl LP pressing. Includes digital download. Soul Jazz Records' Down Beat Special is a roller-coaster 'greatest hits' ride through many of the all-time classic tunes hand-picked from across the mighty vaults of, without doubt, Jamaica's finest ever record tag and pioneering powerhouse of reggae music. Seminal tracks such as Michigan and Smiley's 'Nice Up The Dance', Dawn Penn's 'No, No, No', The Wailers Simmer Down', The Eternals Queen of the Minstrels'... and on it goes. Non-stop BIG tunes. Down Beat Special is an essential primer to Studio One Records. Originally released as a one-off pressing limited edition (long-since deleted) 7Inch box set, this new edition is fully remastered and expanded to a massive 18 super rare and killer cuts from the Studio One empire. Featuring the Skatalites, Jackie Mittoo, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Horace Andy, Alton Ellis, Lone Ranger and many more, the album features rare and classic tracks throughout. Newly commissioned sleevenotes by Noel Hawks (History of the Jamaican Recording Industry) features a track by track historical and musical analysis, tag scans and more added to this fantastic collection

Over the past decade Pressure Sounds Records and producer Bunny InchStrikerInch Lee have collaborated on a series of critically acclaimed reissues and compilations that highlight Mr. Lee's contribution to Jamaican music from 60's rocksteady (The Uniques - Absolutely Rocksteady) to 70s reggae, roots (Bunny Lee & Friend's Next Cut) and dubwise styles (Conflict Dub). This fruitful partnership continues with InchRub A Dub Revolution Early Dancehall Productions From Bunny 'Striker' LeeInch their first foray into Mr. Lee's transformative rub a dub work from the late 70s to mid-eighties. In the late 1970s, Kingston was in the midst of a transformation from a decade of warfare and street battles. Sick of the politics and violence the population was ready to move on. Slowly the dancehalls, all but shuttered during the 1970s were returning to life and a host of new singers and DJs flocked to the sound systems with lyrics and style that spoke to the dancehall itself. This new breed of Inchrub a dub soldierInch eschewed the international market, and spoke to Jamaicans in their own language, about their own concerns from S*x to humor to the day-to-day problems of suffering in the ghetto. Bunny Lee was always attuned to the slightest changes in the musical landscape and quickly picked up on this shift in taste. By 1980 he had gathered a stable of young artists around his core veterans like Cornell Campbell and Johnny Clarke to build riddims and tunes to speak to this new InchdancehallInch vibe. With a deep knowledge of classic songwriting, an ability to effectively communicate with musicians and an infusion of new talent, Striker Lee's new direction quickly hit gold. InchRub a Dub RevolutionInch mines this often overlooked period with tracks of rarities like the Paragons obscure InchPlace Called ZionInch, classic tunes such as Don Carlos' iconic InchPass Me The Lazer BeamInch and