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LANR 033LP
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Fully licensed, 140g vinyl. A wonderful collection of early seventies recordings produced by Alton Ellis himself. High-impact reggae tunes with a great horn section. Alton Nehemiah Ellis (1 September 1938 - 10 October 2008) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter. One of the innovators of rocksteady, he was given the informal title "Godfather of Rocksteady". In 2006, he was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame.
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MOV 2345COL-LP
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"1967's Mr. Soul of Jamaica was the first album by rocksteady star Alton Ellis. He was one of the innovators of the genre and given the informal title 'Godfather of Rocksteady'. The album is packed with some wonderful, melodic songs, ones that will appeal to vintage reggae lovers as well as soul music fans. Ellis is fabulous on every song on this record, including 'You Make Me So Very Happy', 'Why Birds Follow Spring' and 'Ain't That Lovin' You'. Alton Ellis was inducted into the International Reggae and World Music Awards Hall Of Fame in 2006. Mr. Soul of Jamaica is available as a limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on translucent magenta colored vinyl."
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HSRSS 004EP
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"Alton Ellis was born in Kingston, Jamaica into a musical family including his younger sister, reggae singer Hortense Ellis. He was a man of many talents, he was a dancer before becoming a singer, writer, producer, record shop and label owner. Through his 50 years career, Alton never stopped singing. Through his five decades in Reggae music, Alton scored some massive reggae and ska hits, but there is one Jamaican music that really defined him: Rocksteady. He released the first Rocksteady song aptly called 'Get Ready - Rocksteady' on the first Rocksteady album also named 'Get Ready Rock Steady.' Harlem Shuffle now presents two of their favorites from Alton Ellis. The hard to find cut 'Pumping In' is on the A Side. Sometimes mistitled 'Puping In', this song original release is a bit of a mystery... As far as we can track, it was published for the first time on the 2013 compilation Alton Ellis Mr Soul Of Jamaica on the Treasure Isle label and on two CD compilations on the Doctor Bird label and that's it. This cracking up-tempo track from 1970 has a heavy guitar work, a killer organ and some real gutsy vocals to boot. The sound and rhythm are quite different from Ellis previous songs and, sign of time, have a distinctive Boss Reggae feel and it really rocks! 'Pumping In' is an absolute gem that has been badly overlooked up to now. On the B Side, it's 'Knock On Wood', the Eddy Floyd mega hit. Alton covered this cut more on more than once occasion. The Studio One/Coxsone Dodd is more common, this version produced by Joe Gibbs is a bit more raw, and has never issued on 7" vinyl until now."
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DBCD 045CD
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"During a recording career that spanned some five decades, Alton Nehemiah Ellis wrote and recorded some of the most popular and influential ska, rock steady and reggae recordings of all-time. After making his debut in 1960, the immensely talented performer swiftly established a reputation as one of Jamaica's most popular and revered artistes, recording a catalogue of hit singles, most notably for Duke Reid's famed Treasure Isle Records In 1973, a dozen of the singer-songwriter's Treasure Isle tracks were gathered on Mr Soul Of Jamaica -- a best-selling LP, which concurrently saw issue in the UK as 'Greatest Hits'. This seminal album forms the basis of this indispensable 2CD set, which also contains the remainder of Ellis's Duke Reid-produced output from the mid-sixties onwards, with the bonus material including a host of long-lost rarities and previously unissued alternate takes!"
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KSCD 079CD
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Alton Ellis is one the finest soulful voices to come out of Jamaica. As well as writing hit singles himself, he could make a cover version known as a foreign tune sound like a Jamaican reggae tune with the greatest of ease. As the more upbeat rhythms of the earlier "ska" period began to slow down around the turn of 1966 some say due to the extreme heatwave that hit the island of Jamaica that year, slower rhythms suited the people to groove to at the various sound systems and dances. This also allowed the singers to express themselves more and allow the song to shrine through. No one did this better than Alton Ellis. Alton Ellis (b.1944, Kingston, Jamaica) started off singing at an early stage as part of a duo with singer Eddie Perkins and recorded for both Studio One and Randy's as Alton and Eddy and had a massive hit with the song "Muriel". The singing pair went their separate ways with Alton going solo with Studio One and being a much in demand voice also recorded with Duke Reid's Treasure Isle Studio as Alton Ellis and The Flames. As stated earlier, as the beat slowed down the top singers shined through, and Alton Ellis reigned supreme. One of his tunes featured on this set, "Get Ready (Do The Rocksteady)", even gave this period in reggae's history its name "rocksteady". It's this fantastic period in rocksteady, 1966 to 1968, that Kingston Sounds feature on this release. This set carries all the big hits "Ain't That Loving You", "Girl I've Got A Date", "Cry Tuff", alongside many more classics. All the cut at Treasure Isle songs that really defined the era. So sit back and enjoy the Rocksteady sound at its finest. Enjoy the set. Features Phillis Dillion. CD version includes three bonus tracks.
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KSLP 079LP
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2021 repress; LP version. Alton Ellis is one the finest soulful voices to come out of Jamaica. As well as writing hit singles himself, he could make a cover version known as a foreign tune sound like a Jamaican reggae tune with the greatest of ease. As the more upbeat rhythms of the earlier "ska" period began to slow down around the turn of 1966 some say due to the extreme heatwave that hit the island of Jamaica that year, slower rhythms suited the people to groove to at the various sound systems and dances. This also allowed the singers to express themselves more and allow the song to shrine through. No one did this better than Alton Ellis. Alton Ellis (b.1944, Kingston, Jamaica) started off singing at an early stage as part of a duo with singer Eddie Perkins and recorded for both Studio One and Randy's as Alton and Eddy and had a massive hit with the song "Muriel". The singing pair went their separate ways with Alton going solo with Studio One and being a much in demand voice also recorded with Duke Reid's Treasure Isle Studio as Alton Ellis and The Flames. As stated earlier, as the beat slowed down the top singers shined through, and Alton Ellis reigned supreme. One of his tunes featured on this set, "Get Ready (Do The Rocksteady)", even gave this period in reggae's history its name "rocksteady". It's this fantastic period in rocksteady, 1966 to 1968, that Kingston Sounds feature on this release. This set carries all the big hits "Ain't That Loving You", "Girl I've Got A Date", "Cry Tuff", alongside many more classics. All the cut at Treasure Isle songs that really defined the era. So sit back and enjoy the Rocksteady sound at its finest. Enjoy the set. Features Phillis Dillion.
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SEC 179CD
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"Filmed & Recorded At The Jazz Cafe, Camden Town, London, 10th August 2008 at Alton Ellis's final show. He died two months later at Hammersmith Hospital."
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RR 310CD
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Radiation Roots present a reissue of Alton Ellis's Love To Share, originally released in 1979. One of Jamaica's most highly-rated vocalists, Alton Ellis made an incredible contribution to the island's popular music. Blessed with a particularly emotive voice that brings shivers to the spine, whether singing original material or cover tunes, Ellis was born and raised in Trench Town, the west Kingston ghetto area that gave rise to Bob Marley and the Wailers and countless other singers. Ellis and singing partner Eddie Parkins hit big in 1961 with the ballad "Muriel" for Coxsone Dodd, and after Parkins moved to the USA, Ellis teamed briefly with John Holt, and then began fronting the Flames harmony group. He excelled in the rocksteady style, christening the genre with "Rock Steady" and "I Have Got A Date", bouncing between Studio One and Treasure Isle for a number of years. From 1971, he spent increasing period in London, but continued to record hits in Jamaica for various producers. The 1979 release Love To Share was arranged by the great Studio One keyboardist Jackie Mittoo, who co-produced the album with Junior Lincoln, founder of the London-based Bamboo label; the disc straddles the line between lover's rock and roots reggae, remaining a lesser-known classic.
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RR 310LP
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LP version. Radiation Roots present a reissue of Alton Ellis's Love To Share, originally released in 1979. One of Jamaica's most highly-rated vocalists, Alton Ellis made an incredible contribution to the island's popular music. Blessed with a particularly emotive voice that brings shivers to the spine, whether singing original material or cover tunes, Ellis was born and raised in Trench Town, the west Kingston ghetto area that gave rise to Bob Marley and the Wailers and countless other singers. Ellis and singing partner Eddie Parkins hit big in 1961 with the ballad "Muriel" for Coxsone Dodd, and after Parkins moved to the USA, Ellis teamed briefly with John Holt, and then began fronting the Flames harmony group. He excelled in the rocksteady style, christening the genre with "Rock Steady" and "I Have Got A Date", bouncing between Studio One and Treasure Isle for a number of years. From 1971, he spent increasing period in London, but continued to record hits in Jamaica for various producers. The 1979 release Love To Share was arranged by the great Studio One keyboardist Jackie Mittoo, who co-produced the album with Junior Lincoln, founder of the London-based Bamboo label; the disc straddles the line between lover's rock and roots reggae, remaining a lesser-known classic.
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AA 021LP
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2015 repress. Alton Ellis is undoubtedly the greatest soul singer of the '60s Jamaican invasion. Tracks: "Reason In The Sky," "Black Man's Pride," "Darling It's True," "Day Dreaming," "Earth Needs Love," "Sinners Gonna Weep," "Changes," and "Stronger Than Before."
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LRLP 001LP
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The same album as Changes; different cover art, shorter hair.
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