STUDIO ONE (SLIGHT RETURN)

Here's a whole heap of stuff from Coxsone Dodd's Studio One. If you're not familiar with the label, there's some links below to get you caught up. Suffice it to say that it was one of the most important reggae labels of all time, particularly during the sixties and seventies. There's over a hundred and fifty cuts and they run the gamut. Vocals, instrumentals, dub, ska, some with excellent sound and some with surface noise and occasional pops and skips. (I miss skips in records.) If you dig golden era reggae, there'll be some names you'll recognize and many you won't. Even if you consider yourself knowledgeable about Studio One, there's some surprises. There's also a link to a two part documentary, which can lag in parts, but just seeing Dodd in conversation should be enough for some of you fiends.

A note about downloading from Internet Archive: Once there, in the right column, under "Download options" click on "VBR MP3 Files".

~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~

Listen:

Prince Noonie - See A Man's Face mp3 at Internet Archive
The Soul Brothers - 007 mp3 at Internet Archive
Alton Ellis - African Descendents mp3 at Internet Archive
Cedric IM Brooks - Shaft mp3 at Internet Archive
Keith Hudson - Pick A Dub mp3 at Internet Archive
Tommy McCook and the Supersonics - I Shaved the Barber mp3 at Internet Archive
The collections:
Reggae From Studio One - 106 cuts at Internet Archive Vocals, instrumentals
Soul Vendors Soul Junction - 58 cuts at Internet Archive Mostly Dub
The Documentary:
The Studio One Story at Internet Archive
More:
Other Studio One posts (scroll down)  NOTE: Some links are repeated and some are dead, but there's a ton to cherry pick from.

Studio One at Wikipedia

Coxsone Dodd at Wikipedia