Greatest Jamaican Beat (Vinyl LP) Indie Punk Alternative

Greatest Jamaican Beat (Vinyl LP) Indie Punk AlternativeThroughout the brief, yet spectacularly creative rock steady era of the mid to late Sixties, the productions of Arthur 'Duke' Reid dominated Jamaica's musical landscape, with the larger than life former policeman releasing hit after hit on his celebrated Treasure Isle, Dutchess and Trojan labels. Whilst at the height of his success he also issued arguably the finest Jamaican produced album of the period, Greatest Jamaican Beat, a 12 track collection

Many of the great tunes during this eventful year came out of his stable and initially saw the light of day on his own imprint label 'Lee's'

re-mastered at Abbey Road Studios in 2021

the trio outing We Three (with Phineas Newborn and Paul Chambers) and the hard-bop-verging-on-post-bop Out Of The Afternoon

This trio had been playing together for quite a while

More Pure The Stream Flows

In this uncertain environment

surmount all obstacles and proves them to be one of the most forward-thinking and tireless acts in the UK

rocks and thunders

as well as for R&B and doo-wop ensembles

Featuring The Roots Radics and produced by Jah Thomas

and several others

and been dubbed \"one of the best hip-hop records of 2013\"