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NIGHTSTAKA SUPREME KING JAMMYS STALAG MEGA MIXXX:
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JAMMYS STALAG RIDDIM
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1.JOHNNY OSBOURNE- INA YUH AREA
2.NITTY GRITTY-GOOD MORNING
3.HALF PINT-CRAZY
4.JAMMYS STALAG VERSION
5. MICHAEL BUCKLEY-SEND ANOTHER SOUND HOME
NOTE: MICHAEL BUCKLEY SEND ANOTHER SOUND HOME WAS ONLY RECORDED ON
JAMMYS STALAG RIDDIM AS A DUBPLATE, I JUST ADDED DI SINGLE AS A BONUS
King
Jammy is perhaps best known for evolving reggae to the digital sound
that ruled the 1980's.But his roots stem back to the analogue age of
the 1970's working alongside King Tubby in those heady days when the
King was still Prince Jammy, and the sounds made were Roots,Rock Reggae
.....
[ Born, Lloyd James. 1947.Montego Bay,Jamaica ]Jammy's
family moved to the Waterhouse district of Kingston Jamaica in
1956.Like King Tubby who would become his mentor,his connection to
music grew through the building of amplifiers and repairing of
electrical equipment.He had his first sound system 'Jammy's Hi - Fi',
up and running by 1962 and in the years that followed would see his
amps used on the up and coming local Sound Systems like 'El Toro','Lord
Kelly' and 'Emperor Faith'.
Word soon got around to King Tubby
that Jammy had a talent with electronics and as they were nearly
neighbours, Tubby would have him over to his yard repairing various
pieces of equipment.The early 1970's saw Jammy leave Jamaica for what
initially was to be a few weeks trip to Canada,but this was to last 5
years.He continued his involvement in music and worked with various
Sound Systems in Canada, and kept in regular correspondence with King
Tubby over the musical happenings in Kingston, Jamaica.
His
return in 1975 coincided with Phillip Smart,who was King Tubbys main
engineer and his emigration to New York.Jammy was offered and then took
the permanent job that at the time was being filled by the singer Pat
Kelly.This would begin the many sessions that took place at Tubby's 4
track studio at his house, 18 Dromilly Avenue, with Jammy at the
desk.He learned his craft during those prolific times,working on the
numerous sessions where Tubby trusting Jammys judgment ,would often
leave him to run the desk.One of these first sessions was with Producer
Bunny Lee,another great influence, who would give him his monicker,
Prince Jammy.
During this time Jammy was also building a studio
at his house, 38 St. Lucia, a stones throw from Dromilly Avenue, he
started his own label in 1978,under the name Jammy's.Its first release
would be Black Uhuru's,'Natural Mystic'. His knowledge of the Sound
Systems in Kingston, meant that he was aware of new and upcoming music
and would see him working with such local talent as Half Pint,Echo
Minott,Junior Reid and Anthony Johnson to name but a few.Jammys star
was rising with many hits under his musical belt.But it would explode
in 1985 when he cut a track with another local called Wayne Smith.The
track would be called 'Under me Sleng Teng'.Built on a computerised
rhythm, it would change the sound of reggae for the whole of the
1980's.When digital tunes ruled the dance floor and Prince Jammy would
be crowned King Jammy for the rest of the decade.
But on this
release we are going to concentrate on Jammy's recordings cut in the
late 1970's when analogue was still the dominant sound.Although his
work at King Tubbys is where he cut his musical teeth.Tubbys studio was
mainly used for voicing tracks over already recorded rhythms and
cutting the dubs.So when Jammy wanted to cut a fresh rhythm with a band
he mainly used the Channel 1 Studio, which was the studio of choice at
the time. We have hand picked some of Jammy's finest recordings
focussing on work he carried out at the mighty Channel 1 studios.A fine
selection of cuts that when listened to, show how so many hits from the
time were from the great mans stable.Such roots classics as Anthony
Johnson's 'More Love in the City',King Everald's heart felt 'Life can
be Easy', and Junior Reid's massive 'No Darkness Tonight', are featured
here,alongside Dennis Browns 'Them Fight I'. Which seem to work beside
Echo Minott's 'Bad Company', Half Pints 'Money in the Bank' and Puddy
Roots 'Went Down Town'. A wicked choice of tracks from one of Jamaica's
top producers long may he reign......
King Jammy's Full Length DVD Trailer