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Format Details: Purple Transparent
Release Date: 29 July 2022
Label: Burning Sounds
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5036436133123
Release Date: 31 July 2026
Label: Burning Sounds
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5036436165421
Description
‘Reggae Feelings’ is a reminder of the continuing relevance of the dancehall style; rough, raw and rugged they represent the real authentic sound of young Jamaica from over thirty years ago when the youths “forgot their troubles and danced”.
Recorded At Channel One, Kingston, Jamaica
Produced By Delroy Wright & Jah Thomas
Mixed At King Tubby's, Kingston, Jamaica
Backing Band The Roots Radics
Recorded 1982/84
The Roots Radics
Rhythm guitar: Eric ‘Bingy Bunny’ Lamont
Bass guitar: Errol ‘Flabba’ Holt from The Morwells,
Gladstone ‘Gladdy’ Anderson and Ansel Collins with Wycliffe ‘Steely’ Johnson on keyboards, Lincoln ‘Style’ Scott and Carlton ‘Santa’ Davis on drums, Noel ‘Sowell’ Bailey, Winston ‘Bo Peep’ Bowen, Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith and Dwight Pinkney on guitars Percussionists Herman ‘Bongo Herman’ Davis and Christopher ‘Sky Juice’ Blake.
The producer for the album, deejay turned record producer, Jah Thomas also recorded two songs which were critical to the development of the dancehall style: Triston Palma’s ‘Entertainment’ in 1981, a cut of ‘Heavenless’, and ‘Gunshot’ by Anthony Johnson.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica 25th December 1957 Roy Anthony Johnson grew up in the notorious Trench Town ghetto where, inspired by local vocalists, Dennis Brown, Alton Ellis & John Holt, he made his debut recording ‘Free Black Man’ for Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee which remained unreleased. He went on to record with Jo Jo Hookim at Channel One before becoming a member of the Mystic I vocal trio alongside Les Clarke and Balvin Fials, who released the ‘Mysterious’ album, produced by Linval Thompson, on Burning Sounds.
Description
Classic early '80s dancehall from one of the genre's most distinctive voices. Reggae Feelings captures Anthony Johnson at his peak, backed by the legendary Roots Radics Band and produced by Jah Thomas at Channel One and mixed at King Tubby's.
Originally released in the early 1980s, this album stands at the crossroads of roots reggae and emerging dancehall, pairing heavyweight rhythms with Johnson's melodic, street wise vocal style. The Roots Radics' stripped down, driving grooves -- overseen by rhythm architects Errol "Flabba" Holt and Lincoln "Style" Scott -- provide the perfect foundation for timeless cuts such as "Fussing & Fighting," "Reggae Feelings," and "Dread Locks."
A key sound system album that helped define the mid period dancehall sound, Reggae Feelings remains as powerful today as it was on release -- rough, raw and deeply authentic Jamaican music.
This edition is pressed on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl and features extensive sleeve notes, making it essential for reggae collectors, sound system devotees and fans of classic Channel One productions.
Essential listening for fans of:
* Roots Radics Band
* Jah Thomas productions
* Early dancehall & Channel One sound
* Classic Burning Sounds releases
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Prince Lincoln Thompson
The Revolutionaries
ERM All Stars
Aggravators & Revolutionaries
Phil Pratt
Various Artists
Roots Radics Meet Mighty Revolutionaries
Page One
Jah Thomas
