Don Lett's Debüt-Album Outta Sync ist ein berauschender Cocktail aus Bass-schweren Rhythmen, Inselstimmungen und gesprochenem Wort neben melodischen Haken und Harmonien. Das Album ist genau das, was Sie erwarten, dass ein Don Letts Projekt klingt. "Outta Sync" ist der Titeltrack auch bemerkenswert als einer von wenigen Songs, die ein so geschichtetes Leben in einem einzigen Vers einführen können: "Now, because of my duality, raised on pop and bass, didn't really bother me, because it's all about the taste, I'm the vinyl generation, and that's how I got my start, combining clothes and music, and I turned it into art." Und das ist nur die Einführung! Don geht weiter über die sich verändernde Welt um ihn herum und seine eigenen sich verändernden Wahrnehmungen nach.
In a more serious spiritual vein, Dennis Brown's "Created by the Father" is a standout. For the hardcore collector, there are a few alternate/original/extended mixes that are previously unreleased or previously unavailable on CD. It's likely, though, that these rarities will be of secondary concern to most people likely to enjoy the compilation, who will simply appreciate the chance to hear a classy batch of Studio One/Clement Dodd efforts that might not come to their attention through more high-profile reggae reissues.
released October 30, 2015
2007 Jamaica Recording & Publishing Studio Ltd. t/a Studio One
It was an experimental album: five Lone Ranger songs, and the dub versions on the back. That was the first time that's been done. That's the thing that made that album different. It became a classic instantly, and never stopped selling since then. An all-time classic: the Lone Ranger debut album.