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SUNPRESS VINYL LOOKS TO RAISE MONEY ON INDIEGOGO, FOR THE PRESSING OF RETRO RECORDS!
By Cole Lyons— SunPress Vinyl has launched a campaign to raise money for the creation of vinyl records through Indiegogo’s equity crowdfunding platform operated in partnership with MicroVentures. SunPress Vinyl is seeking a minimum raise of $50,000 under Reg CF so anyone may invest. The offer includes some perks alongside the investment. Contrary to what people anticipated, there has been a recent resurgence in the purchase of vinyl records. In 2016, the industry experienced a 25 year high in sales. Some … Read entire article »
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THE CLASSIC ALBUM “OLD TO THE NEW” HAS COME OF AGE!
BY KEVIN JACKSON— (From left) Murray Elias, former A&R chief at VP Records; and engineer Steven Stanley with producers Steelie and Clevie. THE 14-track compilation Old To The New: A Steelie & Clevie Tribute to Joe Gibbs Classics was released in May 2002. The set paired veteran artistes with the current acts of the day, revamping songs previously produced by Joe Gibbs. The compilation was well received by critics. However, it was a slow seller. It took off … Read entire article »
Filed under: BREAKING NEWS, GUEST RUNDOWNS
TUFF GONG INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS WITH FLORIDA-BASED SUNPRESS VINYL, TO RELAUNCH PRESSING OF VINYL RECORDS!
Tuff Gong International, the entertainment company founded by global music icon Bob Marley, will relaunch its vinyl manufacturing services this February in partnership with Sunpress Vinyl. Considered by music purists to provide the premium listening experience, sales of vinyl records are on the rise, hitting a 28-year record high last year. Tuff Gong’s vinyl pressing factory has always been the most popular in the Caribbean, with its high-grade product attracting clients from as far away as Europe and Asia. Based in Opa Locka, Florida, SunPress Vinyl is housed in the former Final Vinyl factory, founded in the 1970’s by reggae pioneer Joe Gibbs. As the U.S. base of Gibbs’ operations, and later, Studio One’s Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd‘s main pressing facility, the plant issued classic works by Toots and the Maytals, the … Read entire article »
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JC LODGE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM “PASSIONFRUIT” IN JANUARY!
BY KEVIN JACKSON— Top: The cover of JC Lodge’s 1991 album Tropic of Love IT’S been 12 years since singer JC Lodge released an album of new material. That drought ends in January when the London- based singer releases Passionfruit. According to her husband and manager, Errol O’Meally, he produced some of the songs. British producer JA13 also worked on the set. “There are 17 tracks, including two interludes. Right now we are talking to labels and distributors and … Read entire article »
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THE TWELVE ESSENTIAL RECORDS BY GREGORY ISAACS!
By David Katz— There are few more important Jamaican singers than Gregory Isaacs. He was the passionate hustler with a tender heart, and as his confidence and skill grew, he addressed social issues and represented his Rastafari faith with pride. David Katz takes a closer look at the records that defined one of reggae’s foremost figures. In the pantheon of reggae vocalists, Gregory Isaacs is right up there at the top. One the most iconic reggae singers of all time, he has gained acclaim for both his expressive vocal delivery and his exceptional skills as a songwriter, and the undeniable charisma is another part of the draw. Like the great pioneering figures that came before him, such as John Holt and Alton Ellis, Isaacs’ biggest claims to fame came through love songs … Read entire article »
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GEORGE NOOKS IS RIDING TWO OF BILLBOARD’S CHARTS!
George Nooks— As a member of producer Joe Gibbs’ formidable camp in the late 1970’s, George Nooks had hit songs like Tribal War and Left With A Broken Heart. As deejay Prince Mohamed, he had a massive hit for Gibbs with Fortyleg Dread. Last week, Nooks entered the Billboard Reggae and Gospel charts at number 4 and 22, respectively, with the album Ride Out Your Storm. It is Nooks’ second collection of inspirational songs. Standing By, his first, was released in 2001 and signaled a remarkable comeback for the Dennis Brown protege. “It’s a great feeling, it means a lot to be on Billboard, especially the Gospel chart with all those big artistes. It shows that things are happening,” said Nooks. Ride Out Your Storm was released in February by Tads International Record. Its lead single … Read entire article »
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THROW-BACK FRIDAY: THE INSANELY CATCHY 1978 ONE-HIT WONDER “UPTOWN TOP RANKING” BY ALTHEA & DONNA!
“Uptown Top Ranking” is an infectious hit single that knocked Wings’ Christmas blockbuster “Mull of Kintyre” off the #1 spot on the British pop charts in February of 1978. Although it only reached that peak for a single week after climbing the charts for months, the playful and whimsical rap, performed by teenaged Althea Forrest and Donna Reid, or Althea and Donna as the duo were known, is still fondly remembered. I’m surprised it hasn’t been used in a car commercial. Perhaps it already has been? The number was produced by reggae great Joe Gibbs, apparently for fun. Perhaps it was intended to be a novelty record of sorts, as it was a female “answer” song aimed as a comeback to Trinity’s hit “Three Piece Suit and Thing.” Both tunes utilized … Read entire article »
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THE 80’s DANCEHALL SINGER MADDO DIES AT 56!
Osbert ‘Madoo’ Maddo—- SINGER Osbert ‘Madoo’ Maddo, who had big hits in the early 1980’s with Jamming So and Coming From Town, died Sunday in the United States. His brother, singer Hugh ‘UU’ Maddo, said he died at age 56 at his home in Bangor, Maine. He did not give a cause of death but said Madoo had a history of heart problems. Born in Dalvey, St Thomas, Maddo attended Excelsior High School and cut his musical teeth on … Read entire article »
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LLOYD PARKS AND WE THE PEOPLE BAND, 40 YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG!
By Howard Campbell— (L) Lloyd Parks, bandleader of Lloyd Parks and We The People band. (R) PARKS… the music did get water down mainly because everybody have a studio in dem house, an’ a man can programme everything then bring in somebody fi dub a part if him feel.—- “NEXT song!” came the order from bass player and We The People bandleader Lloyd Parks during rehearsals with deejay Charlie Chaplin last week. He then plays the opening lines to The Melodians’ Everybody Bawling, with the burly Chaplin and band joining in. Parks has been calling the shots with We The People for 40 years, a milestone the band plans to observe quietly. This week, they head to Europe for three festivals: Geel in Belgium, Reggae Sun Ska in Bordeaux, France and Rototom Sunsplash in Benicassim, … Read entire article »
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LEGENDARY PRODUCER BUNNY LEE’S GORGON STUDIO GOES UP IN SMOKE!
By Simone Morgan— Veteran producer Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee points to a section of his studio that was destroyed by fire earlier this month. LEGENDARY music producer Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee’s Gorgon Entertainment Studio was destroyed by fire on March 9. According to the producer, all his music equipment valued at almost $100 million was lost in the blaze. The building, located in Duhaney Park in St Andrew, also houses a museum that contains Lee’s music archive. That section was spared. In an interview with the Jamaica Observer yesterday, Lee said his engineer Newton Williams was at the studio when the fire broke out. Giving his account of the fire, Williams said everything happened in a split second. “I was setting up for a vocal session and as I plugged in the 24-track tape, I heard a popping … Read entire article »
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