TREASURE ISLE: BOND STREET SPECIAL 1967-1974 / VAR
Various Artists
Title
TREASURE ISLE: BOND STREET SPECIAL 1967-1974 / VAR
UPC
5060135761561
Label
Genres
Release Date
Dec 17, 2015
Format
LP
Packaging
LP (100g)
Weight
0.554
Price
$39inc. GST
Ships From
Melbourne, AU
Delivery
Special order. Import item. Usually dispatched within 2 to 3 weeks.
After retiring from the Jamaican police force, Arthur Duke Reid established his Treasure Isle liquor store and Trojan sound system in Pink Lane, Kingston, and was crowned the undisputed King of Sound and Blues in 1956, '57, and '58. The Duke then moved into record production, and, after relocating Treasure Isle to 33 Bond Street, he built a recording studio above the store in 1966. According to the musicians and singers involved, the wooden construction of the Treasure Isle recording studio gave the music a distinctive warmth and richness, and with resident engineer Byron Baron/Smithy Smith at the controls, the sound of a Bond Street recording was immediately recognizable. But the Studio One sound is different to the Treasure Isle sound! The people have to know... -Bunny Striker Lee. A glittering selection of Striker's Treasure Isle recordings are featured on this compilation; sit back and enjoy the set. Includes tracks by Derrick Morgan, Pat Kelly, Slim Smith, Roy Shirley, Stranger Cole, Lester Sterling, Don T Lee, Johnny Clarke, U Roy & Jeff Barnes, Roland Alphonso, Lloyd & The Groovers, Max Romeo, and Ernest Wilson.
Tracklisting
- 01. Derrick Morgan - I Do It
- 02. Pat Kelly - Work Man's Song
- 03. Slim Smith - Everybody Needs Love
- 04. Roy Shirley - Music Field
- 05. Stranger Cole & Lester Sterling - Bangarang
- 06. Don't Lee - It's Reggae Time
- 07. Johnny Clarke - My Desire
- 08. U Roy & Jeff Barnes - Wake the Nation
- 09. Roland Alphonso - One Thousand Tons of Megaton
- 10. Derrick Morgan - Belly Woman
- 11. Lloyd & the Groovers - Do It to Me Baby
- 12. Max Romeo - Wet Dream
- 13. Lester Sterling - Soul Voyage
- 14. Ernest Wilson - Come Back to Me
- 15. I Roy - City Slicker*
- 16. Owen Gray - Give a Hand to the Little Ones*
- 17. Max Romeo - How Many Roads*
- 18. Derrick Morgan - My First Taste of Love*


