Different Fashion (The High Note Dancehall Collection)
All recordings new to CD 11 previously unreleased tracks. Includes some of the biggest hits of the original dancehall era. By the time the strident sound of original dancehall came to dominate the Jamaican music scene at the close of the Seventies, Sonia Pottinger had long been established as one of the island's most influential figures. Since first making her mark as a producer of note in the mid-Sixties, she had remained at the forefront of the fiercely competitive industry, effortlessly adapting to changing musical styles. Her ability to keep her finger firmly on the musical pulse is impressively reflected with this set, which gathers the very best of her output during the golden age of dancehall. Included on this essential collection are popular works by some of Jamaica's finest talents of the era, with the island's top sessions crews, the Revolutionaries and the Roots Radics the chief musical accompanists. Yet despite the high quality of all of the recordings, every recording on this compilation appears on CD for the very first time, with 11 of the 33 tracks previously unreleased!
Tracklist:
1-1 –Bobby Ellis & The Revolutionaries Stormy Weather (12” Mix)
1-2 –Archie & Lyn with The Revolutionaries Rat In The Centre
1-3 –Errol Scorcher & The Revolutionaries Tan Tudy
1-4 –Jah Thomas & The Revolutionaries Come Nurse
1-5 –Carl & Gibby Road Block
1-6 –Papa Ritchie & The Supersonics Phantom In The Jungle
1-7 –Ranchie McLean & The Revolutionaries Tommy
1-8 –Errol Scorcher & The Revolutionaries Roach In The Corner (12” Mix)
1-9 –Ansel Collins & The Revolutionaries Bim
1-10 –Ernest Wilson & The Revolutionaries Give The People What They Want
1-11 –Michael Palmer & The Revolutionaries Mr Landlord (12” Mix)
1-12 –Jah Thomas & The Revolutionaries Road Code
1-13 –Tony Tuff Round The World (12” Mix)
1-14 –Papa Ritchie & The Supersonics Annie Palmer (12” Mix)
1-15 –Errol Scorcher with The Dance Hall Band Water Bumpee
1-16 –Sonya Spence & The Internationals Talk Love (12” Alt. Mix)
2-1 –Bobby Ellis & Ranking Joe with The Revolutionaries Shank I Sheck/Shine Eye Gal (12” Mix)
2-2 –Errol Scorcher & The Revolutionaries Sounds Of Hon. Marley
2-3 –Lee Van Cleef & The Revolutionaries Different Fashion
2-4 –Zara & The Revolutionaries Financial Problem
2-5 –Tony Tuff & The Roots Radics Oppresser
2-6 –The Enchanters & The Roots Radics Whole Lot Of Loving
2-7 –Jah Thomas & The We The People Band A Little Bit Of Love
2-8 –Errol Scorcher & The Revolutionaries Rucumbine Girl (12” Mix)
2-9 –Marcia Griffiths & The Roots Radics Don’t Ever Leave (12”)
2-10 –Gladstone Anderson & The Star Band Free Base
2-11 –Jah Stone & The Supersonics Westmoreland Flood
2-12 –Delroy Wilson & The Unity All Stars Let’s Unite (12” Mix)
2-13 –Errol Scorcher & Culture with The Revolutionaries Peace Truce (Alt. Mix)
2-14 –Tony Tuff Little Miss Mary (12” Mix)
2-15 –Ranking Joe & The Gladiators Band General
2-16 –Lorna Bennett & The Revolutionaries It’s My House (12” Mix)
2-17 –Jah Thomas & Alton Ellis with The Revolutionaries Tell Me The Truth (12” Mix)
Label: Doctor Bird
Released: 2021