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"The Jamaican musical group Toots & the Maytals can be considered as one of the best-known and most important ska and rocksteady groups of all time. Their tenth album, Reggae Got Soul, has so much energy in it, created by its soulful sounds and the warmth of Toots' voice. The album peaked at 157 in the Billboard 200, but deserves so much more attention than that. The wonderful horn section and the top-rate lineup constructed this wonderful album, which is one of those albums that one can push the repeat button on and just let it rip three or four times in a row. It's definitely one of the best records from their impressive career."
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"Toots and the Maytals' Funky Kingston is a brilliant reggae album and suitable for both beginners as experienced listeners. The album was released twice and with so much success that it charted in the Billboard 200 and eventually made it to the Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The album consists of both original songs written by Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert as covers of songs by Ike Turner, Shep and the Limelites, and Richard Berry. It's an uplifting album with some sparkling reggae, soulful moments and rhythm and blues."
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"Reissue of 1997 album. Featuring the reformed Maytals and Sly and Robbie as well as the voice of reggae, Toots Hibbert."
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LP version. "Reissue of 1997 album. Featuring the reformed Maytals and Sly and Robbie as well as the voice of reggae, Toots Hibbert."
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"CD reissue of Toots & The Maytals' ska heavy 1999 album. Includes three bonus songs not on the vinyl version. Wicked pacing and inspired playing and singing set this one as a high water mark in the Maytals' discography."
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"First time on vinyl for this 1999 ska heavy album from Toots & The Maytals. Wicked pacing and inspired playing and singing set this one as a high-water mark in the Maytals discography."
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2020 repress forthcoming. "Toots & The Maytals' long and storied musical career spans all the way back to the dawn of ska. The group are not only key figures in the development reggae, they were among the first to utilize the word in a song title which lead to the popularization of the very term reggae. In The Dark is the group's second internationally released full length, the follow up to Funky Kingston. Like Funky Kingston, this release is in the pantheon of the greatest reggae albums of all time. Sure, that's not an official list, but you know it when you hear it. In addition to stand out cuts like the James Brown influenced '54-46 Was My Number' that had previously been issued as singles the group recorded all new material at Dynamic Sounds Studios in Kingston. One of those cuts is perhaps the most unique reggae covers of an American hit record. Reggae already had a storied history of Jamaican artist covering American R&B hits. But Toots & The Maytals went where others hadn't with a cover of John Denver's 'Take Me Home, Country Roads.' If you're only familiar with the original, well let's just say Toots Hibbert's beyond soulful vocals may make you forget you ever heard that other version of the song. Reissued in a lovingly re-printed version of the original LP sleeve, Get On Down now presents a superb reissue of a legendary piece of music history."
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2017 repress. "Though originally released in 1970, the US wouldn't get to experience 'Pressure Drop' until 1975, when it was released on the US version of their album Funky Kingston, easily considered one of the strongest albums in Toots & The Maytals' catalog, not to mention one of the greatest in reggae history. Upon its release in the States it received massive critical applause (even warming the cold, icy heart of Robert Christgau) for its infectious melodies and rhythms on tracks like 'Sailing On,' 'Time Tough,' and the eponymous title track, quirky Jamaica-infused covers of tracks by John Denver and Ike Turner, and of course the influential 'Pressure Drop.' Reissued in a lovingly re-printed version of the original LP sleeve, Get on Down now presents a superb reissue of a legendary piece of music history."
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