Releases from artist / Veröffentlichungen von : Cornell Campbell

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the 1982 album from cornell campbell back on vinyl.

new blundetto 7inch. the second from his new album “slow dance” . after ken boothe, blundetto invited another legendary jamaican singers : little harry (dancehall figure and burner of dubplates) and cornell campbell (whose reggae falsetto can be heard on island productions from studio one to bunny lee) to add their voices to his burning riddims.

as noted on another release (see ropin), cornell campbell has enjoyed one of the longest-running careers of any jamaican singer, and he is blessed with a readily identifiable style too. he began his career for clement ‘sir coxsone’ dodd in 1956, when rhythm and blues held sway in jamaica, and later cut some ska songs for king edwards. he then passed through the sensations in the rock steady phase and worked as a solo singer at treasure isle, before returning to studio one with the eternals, scoring huge hits such as ‘stars’ and ‘queen of the minstrel’ as the 60s gave way to the 70s. his greatest phase of popularity was them brokered by hit-making producer bunny lee, who kept him on top right through the 1970s and into the 80s. the 1975 album dance in a greenwich farm was first issued on the grounation label in the uk. along with a re-working of ‘stars’ re-titled ‘the sun,’ a re-working of ‘queen of the minstrel’ as ‘girl of my dreams’ and the sound system opus that is the title track, the album has the boastful ‘conquering gorgon’ and a number of keenly-observed cover tunes, including a cut of the gaylads’ ‘no good girl,’ a version of the heptones’ ‘why did you leave me’ and a killer cut of the uniques’ ‘watch this sound’ (based on ‘for what it’s worth’ by buffalo springfield).

one of the sweetest and most idiosyncratic voices in reggae, tenor singer cornell campbell also has one of the longest-running careers of any jamaican recording artist. taken under studio one founder clement sir coxsone dodd’s wing at a very young age, cornell cut his first recordings in 1956, long before ska was even established. he remained based at studio one for many years (working as a label printer as well as a recording artist), and also voiced sides for king edwards in the ska years. he then briefly joined the sensations in rock steady and recorded at treasure isle, before moving back to studio one as leader of the eternals when reggae arrived, cutting huge hits there such as stars and queen of the mistrel, and giving early coaching to slim smith, jacob miller and bassist robbie shakespeare. joining forces with ace producer bunny striker lee in the mid-1970s brought a dramatic new surge in popularity that greatly boosted his profile overseas. the ropin lp was issued on third worlds justice subsidiary in 1980 a sub label set up to handle strikers product in the uk (though hits like mash you down and the title track had been handled in jamaica by joe gibbs). one of the albums outstanding moments is bandulu, an anti-rude boy epic voiced on the late night blues rhythm, while opening cover, just my imagination, has an uncredited toasting portion from errol scorcher.

cornell calls all the dreads to the dance in greenwich farm ... all will be there ... backed up with its version b-side.

strut presents the first new instalment in its acclaimed inspiration information studio collaboration series for over two years in may 2013 with a superb new soundclash featuring sweet-voiced jamaican legend cornell campbell and the excellent london-based reggae and afro-dub collective, soothsayers, led by robin hopcraft and idris rahman.

strut presents the first new instalment in its acclaimed inspiration information studio collaboration series for over two years in may 2013 with a superb new soundclash featuring sweet-voiced jamaican legend cornell campbell and the excellent london-based reggae and afro-dub collective, soothsayers, led by robin hopcraft and idris rahman.

mash you down is a skankin drum and bass work out featuring the vocals of veteran reggae star cornell campbell, while the flip gets deep and dubby with their homage to the late, great producers of the jamaican music scene such as king tubby and the scientist on live from studio 1 . both tracks have been getting a battering from hype, nicky blackmarket, benny page, micky finn, brockie, crissy criss and have featured on kiss fm, radio 1 and 1xtra.

2024 repress of the soul jazz compilation on black double vinyl.

limited one-off pressing on yellow double vinyl.

black vinyl

ultra limited green vinyl

ska meets the rocksteady train.

a selection of lovers, ballads and roots classics.

als in großbritannien entspannter roots reggae den harten rude boy/skinheadsound ablöste.

the sound of studio one can be identified by the great singers that it cultivated along the many great songs that these singers released. but as studio 1 s dominance was slowly pulled away by the up and coming new breed of producers many of the artists would inevitably end up working for these new camps and so the songs and singers found a new audience. the reggae sound of the studio 1 would make a great combination and the man to pull this was together bunny lee.

back in print! 2xlp now with bonus download code!
studio one’s list of singers launched at the famous label reads like a roll call of jamaican music. horace andy, alton ellis, ken boothe, freddie mcgregor, johnny osbourne and more. this album features classic and rare tracks that span the breadth of the legendary studio one catalogue: ska, roots, rocksteady, lovers and more from the 1960s and 70s.

tapper zukie is not only a successful recording artist in his own right but a well respected producer also. in the mid 1970 s he set up his own record label stars to help nurture the many artists who were rising in kingston, jamaica. in doing so he created a great catalogue of reggae music that few artists have bettered. for this release with the help of tapper zukie himself, kingston sounds have picked the highlights of the star label to make this great album. all the artists are stars and all the tracks shine. it features prince alla, dennis brown, alton ellis, mighty diamonds, horace andy etc.
limited 180 gram vinyl pressing.

rare dub-aufnahmen des labels attack records aus den jahren 1973-77.

auf der neuesten ausgabe der masterpiece-serie praesentiert uns david rodigan nicht nur eine spannende und abwechslungreiche auswahl an tracks, sondern auch seine musikalische bandbreite der letzten vier dekaden. als einer der wenigen djs gelingt es david rodigan mindestens drei generationen an musikfans zu inspirieren, auch heute fällt sein name bei jungen bass- und dubstep musikern wie caspa oder toddla t.

soul jazz records journey into dub and beyond, released to coincide with the new dvd film. featuring an array of both legendary and current artists and producers connected to dub. this monster triple lp is a lightning journey through dub featuring jamaican originators such as king tubby, lee perry, prince jammy and bunny lee, alongside electronic futurists and dubstep artists such as kode9, harmonic 313 (warp) and lv (hyperdub), as well as hip hop pioneer roots manuva and original junglist congo natty. musical worlds collide as francois kervorkian meets jamaican dj legend u roy, and german techno giants rhythm & sound meet cornell campbell. this album is a celebration of all things dub and related, featuring rare classics alongside new tracks from the pioneers and futurists of this electronic musical form.