The Uniques - Absolutely The... Uniques LP
SKU: ASH706
Description:
Liner notes by Laurence Cane-Honeysett.
Long before the fusion of dancehall and reggae, there was a time
when vocal trios dominated Jamaica's music scene. From the early
'60s, three-part harmony ensembles peppered the charts with driving
ska hits. By the time the lilting rhythms of rocksteady emerged in
late 1966, an outfit made some of the most popular and enduring
music ever issued on the island. They were, of course, The
Uniques.
The Uniques' classic line-up of Slim Smith, Lloyd Charmers and
Jimmy Riley would record a series of superior sides with legendary
producer Bunny Lee, most notably The Impressions' "Gypsy Woman,"
the soulful original "Speak No Evil" and the haunting "My
Conversation" (which may be one of the most "versioned" tracks of
all time). Charmers produced the cover of Buffalo Springfield's
1967 hit "For What It's Worth" (aka "Watch This Sound"), which was
originally released on the group's own Tramp label.
As 1968 drew to a close, these recordings (along with the remainder
of their best-known songs to date) were compiled for The Uniques'
debut album, Absolutely The Uniques, which unusual for the time was
released as a full-price collection by Trojan in the UK.
We have three different pressings available: Clocktower
Records, Antarctica Starts Here (both North-America) and Music
On Vinyl (Europe). We will try to have all three in stock but we
also depend on
deliveries from distributors.
Format
& package: LP
Record label: Clocktower
Records / Antarctica Starts Here
/ Music On Vinyl
Year
of release: 2019 / 2020 /2021 (reissued from
1968)
Tracks:
A1 Standing In
A2 Just A Mirage
A3 Gipsy Woman
A4 My Conversation
A5 You'll Lose A Precious Love
A6 That's The Way Love Is
B1 Freedom Song
B2 Run Come
B3 Out Of Love
B4 Watch This Sound
B5 Speak No Evil
B6 A Yuh
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| Weight | 0,3 Kg |
