Reggae Anthology: The Channel One Story - Various Artists (Vinyl 3LP - 04/27/2004)

Although not as well known as Studio One, Treasure Isle or Black Ark, Joseph and Ernest Hookim's Channel One Studio has played an equally strong role in the history of Jamaican reggae, first as a last blast of roots material at the close of the 1970s, and then as a cornerstone of the emerging dancehall scene in the mid-'80s. These two periods correspond neatly to the house bands in residence at Channel One, with the Revolutionaries providing the rhythms behind the first phase, and Roots Radics powering the second. This two-disc history of the studio shows that whatever the differences were between early and later Channel One releases, a crisp, clear sound was the constant, and the hits here from the Mighty Diamonds ("I Need a Roof," "Right Time"), Barrington Levy ("Dances Are Changes"), Delroy Wilson ("Sharing the Night Together"), the Jays (a cover of "Queen Majesty" by the Impressions), John Holt ("Up Park Camp") and Sugar Minott ("Babylon") all feature that same sharp, fresh feel and tone, making this a wonderful introduction to a vital Jamaican institution.

Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

TRACK LISTINGS

Side 1:
I Need a Roof - Mighty Diamonds
Don't Smoke the Seed - DJ Frankie Jones
Right Time - Mighty Diamonds
Natty Dread Have Credentials - Don Carlos
Natty Burial - Lone Ranger
Woman Is Like a Shadow - Meditations

Side 2:
Road Block - Sammy Dread
Burial - Revolutionaries
Things & Time - Wailing Souls
Cokane in My Brain - Dillinger
Far East - Barry Brown
C.B. 200 - Dillinger

Side 3:
Welding - I-Roy
Worries in the Dance - Frankie Paul
Herbman Smuggling - Yellowman
Dances Are Changes - Barrington Levy
Show Me That You Love Me Girl - Sugar Minott
I Know Myself - Ernest Wilson

Side 4:
Truly (DJ Mix) - Ranking Trevor
Hard to Confess - Tamlins
Ballistic Affair - Leroy Smart
Satisfaction - John Holt
Ragnampiza - Dillinger
M.P.L.A. - Revolutionaries

Side 5:
Death in the Arena - Revolutionaries
Prema Ballerina - Clint Eastwood
Sharing the Night Together - Delroy Wilson
Babylon - Sugar Minott
Smoke Ganja Hard - Little John
Fade Away - Junior Byles

Side 6:
Queen Majesty - Jays & Ranking Trevor
Without Love - Leroy Smart
Up Park Camp - John Holt
Yaho - Jays
Roach Killer - Super Chick
M. 16 - Lone Ranger