Reggae Dance Floor 1968-1974 (2002) (Remastered)

Artist: Funky Kingston
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Product Summary
Label: Jive Records
UPC: 00060768035027
Release Date: 12/10/2002
Buy.com Sku: 60581738
Item#: MGQH3D
Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Funky Kingston - Toots & The Maytals ~ Various Artists
2. Soul Revival - Zap Pow ~ Various Artists
3. Sister Big Stuff - Tomorrow's Children ~ Various Artists
4. Reggae Stuff - The Chosen Few ~ Various Artists
5. Look A Pye Pye - Lloyd Charmers & The Hippy Boys ~ Various Artists
6. Splendour Splash - The Jay Boys ~ Various Artists
7. Na Na, Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) - The Pioneers ~ Various Artists
8. Is It Because I'm Black? - Ken Boothe ~ Various Artists
9. Woman Of The Ghetto - Phyllis Dillon ~ Various Artists
10. Jungle Lion - Lee Perry & The Upsetters ~ Various Artists
11. Ball Of Confusion - A Darker Shade Of Black ~ Various Artists
12. Cloud Nine - Carl Dawkins & The Wailers ~ Various Artists
13. Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Pioneers ~ Various Artists
14. War - A Darker Shade Of Black ~ Various Artists
15. Stop The War - Lloyd Charmers ~ Various Artists
16. Soul Almighty - Bob Marley ~ Various Artists
17. Shaft - Lloyd Charmers ~ Various Artists
18. Funky Beat - Lloyd Williams ~ Various Artists
19. Do Your Thing - Dave Barker ~ Various Artists
20. Funky Funky - Toots & The Maytals ~ Various Artists



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Includes liner notes by Chris Lane.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Liner Note Author: Michael DeKoningh.
American soul music was one of the formative influences on the development of ska in 1960s Jamaica, and since ska eventually slowed down and turned into rocksteady, which then slowed and thickened even further into reggae, it can be argued that soul music is one of the stylistic pillars of reggae for that reason. But, in fact, American soul continued to inform Jamaican reggae even as both styles were developing throughout the 1960s and 1970s, as this fascinating compilation makes clear. Bands like Toots & the Maytals were deeply influenced by James Brown (check out "Funky Kingston" and "Funky Funky," which open and close this album, respectively), and reggae versions of American funk and soul hits were very common. The Chosen Few covered both "Funky Stuff" (as "Reggae Stuff") and "Do Your Thing"; Lloyd Charmers even did a reggae version of "Shaft." Not all of these versions were entirely successful, of course -- that cover of "Shaft" is hilarious, but probably not intentionally so -- but even the most ill-advised covers are lots of fun, and the best ones, such as the Pioneers' darkly brilliant version of "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," bring new insight to songs that were classics to begin with. Probably not an essential purchase, but recommended. ~ Rick Anderson

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 12/10/2002
Original Release Date : 2002
Catalog ID : 80350
Label : Sanctuary (USA)
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00060768035027

 
Professional Reviews
The Wire (3/03, p.70)
- "...For anyone who discovers Lee Perry through the inclusion of 'Jungle Lion', this set will be fondly remembered..."

  
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