Sound System Rockers 1969 - 1975

The Sound System has become part of todays musical/cultural heritage, playing the peoples favourite hits or just as important, breaking some new tunes.But perhaps less known are the roots of the Sound System, which began way back when.in Kingston.Around the late 1940s the Sound System began to overtake the big bands that usually played at the dances in Kingston.The American Rhythm and Blues records that were so popular at the time would find their way to Jamaica via the merchant sailors and migrant workers returning from their stints in America. For economical reasons alone it would pay to have a DJ on hand to play these hits rather than a 10 piece band that could eat and drink the promotor out of the house and on curried goat!!The early Sound Systems were basic affairs built around a single record deck, a valve amp and a speaker.But by the 1950s they had grown to purpose built speakers the size of wardrobes that could be heard blocks away.Record producer Bunny Striker Lee would remember the time Sound Systems was like our radio station.not many people on the island would own a wireless, so it was the way for the people to hear their music.So this selection of Lovers, Ballads, Roots classics made the Sound Sytems of Jamaica the place to be.

1: Satta Massa Gana - Ken Boothe
2: Guiding Star - Horace Andy
3: Shame and Pride - Leroy Smart
4: Stick By Me - Dennis Brown
5: Can't Get Me Out - Cornell Campbell
6: Riding for a Fall - John Holt
7: Once Upon a Time - Delroy Wilson
8: The Village - Gregory Issacs
9: Ride On Girl - Johnny Clarke
10: Mighty King - Freddie McGregor
11: Whip Them King - Linval Thompson
12: Lead Us Jah Jah - Barry Brown
13: Everybody Needs Love - Slim Smith
14: Play It Cool - Alton Ellis
15: Mule Train - Count Prince Miller
16: Natty Bongo - Owen Grey

Number of Discs: 1

Producer: Bunny Lee

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