STUDIO ONE FREEDOM SOUNDS - VARIOUS ARTISTS

This comp focuses on the label's successes in the 1960s, a period when Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd helmed an operation that was the Jamaican equivalent of Motown. The tunes they were cutting were just as hot as the Motor City label's, too, something evidenced by the A-grade list of artists on 'Studio One Freedom Sounds'. Bob Marley & The Wailers, Alton Ellis, Peter Tosh, Jackie Mittoo and many more.

In the second half of the 1960s, Studio One’s vast and unbeatable output of ska, soul, rock steady and reggae made it literally one of the hottest musical empires in the world.

During this highly successful period, Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd released hundreds and hundreds of superlative singles seemingly on an almost daily basis, in the process making huge stars out of Jamaican singers such as Alton Ellis, Delroy Wilson, The Wailers, Slim Smith, Jackie Opel and many more.
TRACKS:

A1 Don Drummond & The Skatalites: Rain Or Shine
A2 The Gaylads: Morning Sun
A3 Delroy Wilson: Just Because Of You
A4 Alton Ellis: Sunday Coming

B1 Jackie Opel: I Am What I Am
B2 Peter Tosh: I Am The Toughest
B3 Delroy Wilson: Get Ready
B4 Mr. Foundation: Timo-Oh
B5 Roland Alphonso & The Soul Brothers: Provocation

C1 Leroy & Rocky: Love Me Girl
C2 Slim & Delroy: Look Who Is Back Again
C3 The Skatalites: Spread Satin
C4 Barrington Spence: Contemplating Mind

D1 Ernest Ranglin: Psychedelic Rock
D2 Bob Marley & The Wailers: Destiny
D3 Roland Alphonso: Reggae In The Grass
D4 Zoot Simms: We Can Talk It Over
D5 Jackie Mittoo: Hi Jack