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Revive School is in Session

Its an ugly summer morning here in Oaktown, my back is killing me, but I wanna ride my bike...hmm what else can I do? How about showing off some reggae 7"s from JA and the UK?


Dennis Alcapone / Power Version - STUDIO 1

Viceroys / Work It - CRAB

Dave & Ansell Collins / Single Barrel - KLIK

Mighty Diamonds / Oh No Baby - STRANGER COLE

Rupie Edwards Allstars / Herbert Spliffington - SUCCESS (JA)

Yusuf Ali & The Revolutionaries / Uganda - PRINCE BUSTER

Notes:
The Dennis Alcapone cut is a version of The Clarendonians 'You Can't Be Happy' which they recorded around 1966 or so, the Dennis Alcapone cut here is from around 1970.
The Viceroys are no strangers to the world of reggae, having started recording for Coxsone around 1965-66, then moving on to Lloyd 'The Matador' Daley, they recorded this for Matador in 1969, this is the UK release on CRAB.
Dave Barker & Ansell Collins probably need no introduction to those of you reading this,
with their international hit 'Double Barrell' ingrained in our DNA by now, but here's an attempt, I believe, to recapture their earlier commercial success with their version of Slim Smith's 'Born To Love You' titled 'Single Barrell' - listen for Ansell Collins on the clavinet and synth (maybe moog).
The Mighty Diamonds are another long lived reggae group, spanning the 60's (The Mediators) to today. This is their second recording done for the Foundation artist/producer Stranger Cole. They actually recorded a few releases for Rupie Edwards but were not released until after 'Oh No Baby'
Speaking of Rupie Edwards, 'Herbert Splifington' is a keyboard cut that I know little about, thats Rupie on the intro (great for sampling), havent come across a vocal to this riddim but I'll bet there's one out there.
Yusuf Ali is an enigma to me, the name might just be a nod to Prince Buster's Islamic faith. I think most had written off the Prince by the mid 70's but this is an example that he could still hold his own in the face of the 70's rockers onslaught championed by Channel One, Joe Gibbs, and others.

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