Studio One
Keith Poppin feat. Sound Dimension - Bad Mind Grudgeful 7"
SKU: CSL8013
Description:
French reissue of the first studio recordings by Keith Poppin from
1968. Backed by Sound Dimension feat. Jackie Mittoo and Leroy
Sibbles and produced by Coxsone Dodd. Pressed in random
colours.
Keith Poppin was born in May 1949 in Westmoreland in Jamaica as
Keith Smith and moved to Kingston at the age of 17. Like more
Jamaican singers, his singing career began in the church choir.
Poppin started his first band called THE ROBINS and recorded
several songs for producer COXSONE DODD. Two of them appeared at
the ‘Rock Steady Coxsone Style’ album on Studio One
imprint Coxsone Records. Keith Poppin is responsible for the lead
vocals and songwriting of both songs, who
where miscredited to WINSTON & THE ROBINS. The
backing band on both tracks was Studio One house band Sound
Dimension.
After The Robins called it a day each went his own way. Keith
Poppin continued with THE ROCKING HORSE group which from 1971
to 1974 recorded for producers like Keith and Clive Chin, Lee Perry
and others. Meanwhile Keith Poppin also began to build a name for
himself as a solo artist. In 1975 Poppin teamed up with producer
Phill Pratt and recorded his first solo album called
‘Envious’. The title song was a reworked version of The
Robins track ‘Bad Mind Grudgeful’ from
1968: “You're bad mind, you're grudgeful, they say
you're envious”.
After ‘Envious’ Keith Poppin
recorded two more full lengths before he took a break from
recording. In 1987 Keith Poppin reappeared on the Jamaican music
scene with the song ‘In My Hometown‘ which took him to the
finals of the annual Jamaican Song Festival. In 1993 Keith
Poppin moved to the USA where still lives today. Even though he
stopped being a singer by profession he continued recording. Since
moving to the USA he recorded three more studio albums, in 2002,
2011 and 2020. In an interview for Reggae Vibes Keith Poppin
stated: “Well, you know what? I’m a singer (…) and that feeling is
always there!”. Over 55 years after its initial release the
songs ‘Bad Mind Grudgeful’ and ‘Wailing Time’ are
finally available again on vinyl.
Format & package: 7",
pressed
in random colours.
Record label: Winston And
The Robins
Year of release: 2024 (reissued from
1968)
Tracks:
A. Keith Poppin feat. Sound Dimension - Bad Mind Grudgeful
B. Keith Poppin feat. Sound Dimension - Wailing
Time
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| Specification | Description |
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| Weight | 0,15 Kg |
