Cedric Im Brooks / Sound Dimension – Mun-Dun-Go / Heavy Rock (12'')
18,90 €*
Massive double header of two killer instrumental anthems from Brentford
Road in the latest in a series of special edition 12”s of all-time
classic Studio One party bombs, available on super loud 12”.
Cedric Brooks’ ‘Mun Dun Go’ was first released on Studio One / Bamboo in
the UK in 1970, and is an incredibly hypnotic tune, with original
copies extremely rare and fetching up to £600.
Shortly after this recording, saxophonist Brooks went on to form The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari with Count Ossie.
On the flip, The Sound Dimension’s ‘Heavy Rock’ is one of the foundation
instrumental tunes of reggae music, endlessly versioned by dancehall
artists - a true anthem.
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Robert Dallas & Jo Goodey (12'')
20,90 €*
Jamaican veteran singer Robert Dallas delivers a positive message riding
an original roots stepper on the A side, with Jo Goodey on the flip
with a plea for open mindedness.
Sharon Forrester – Love Don't Live Here Anymore (12'')
14,90 €*
"Good music never dies!" - This was Diane Ellis' mantra when she set out
to produce this, her first record, in 1979. She recalls hearing the
Rose Royce classic Love Don't Live Here Anymore on the radio and
instantly thinking it would make for a great reggae cover, immediately
envisioning the sound she was looking for. Drafting in the legendary
Boris Gardiner and vocalist Sharon Forrester they created this timeless
version of a perennial classic - now available here in it's full
extended discomix glory for the first time on 12" since it's original
outing, and backed with hornsman cut placing Dean Fraser's sax front row
center.The record was made when Ellis was studio manager for
the world-famous Tuff Gong studios, but wanted her outing as a record
producer to be a totally independent venture - gaining the great Bob
Marley & the TG team's blessings in the process. And so Aquarius
Studio in Half Way Tree was where it was all laid-down. Diane credits
the Legendary owner and pioneering producer, Herman Chin Loy, as also
being of great help on the record, providing a guiding ear throughout
the process.Despite this the evident strength of this first
production, Ellis would follow up with only one other production, Junior
Tucker's cover of "One of the Poorest People" (this time one recorded
at Tuff Gong studios, and releasing the 56 Hope Road subsidiery). While
both records performed well on local radio and charts, Diane exited the
music industry shortly after. Now 43 years later, Diane is overjoyed her
production is having a comeback, saying that "the support and love felt
during the project can never be replicated, and I give thanks to all
who supported then and now".
