This album is a companion to The Best of Studio One, and continues to showcase the varied career of Jamaica's legendary producer Clement Dodd. Starting in the Ska era of the early Sixties, through the Rock Steady period (late '60s), right up until the present day, Dodd's Studio One label has remained the principal force formulating popular ideas of, and within, Jamaican music. Influential producers, like Dodd - "Coxsone" as he was popularly known - are important primarily because they have captured in their records something a society needs to express. These Studio One tracks are no exception. They are not only examples of great performances in their own right, but also embrace the cultural themes that comprise the Jamaican experience. Because of this, the Jamaican public - even today - responds enthusiastically to the hits Dodd recorded over a 50-year span. Even the uninitiated can enjoy in these tracks the legacy that makes the Studio One label so important in the history of Reggae. Fully remastered from the master tapes, and including an extra six tracks, some previously unreleased on CD, this release is another solid example of the greatness of Studio One. This is the story of Reggae music.
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