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

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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 Title Sample 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..."    Product Image