U-Roy
I Am the Originator
the mighty u roy is the originator the man who put the dj phenomenon on the map and made it an artform u roy moved into the recording arena firstly cutting two disc's for producer lee perry 'earths rightful ruler' and 'ok corral' and then following this with 'dynamic fashion way' and 'riot' for producer keith hudson producer duke reid seeing the protential in this new found form brought u roy to his treasure isle studios to voice over his back catalogue of rocksteady hits his first three releases for duke reid 'wake the town' 'rule the nation' and 'wear you to the ball' held the top 3 positions for 12 weeks in early 1970's here kingston sounds have compiled some of u roy's best loved cuts from his mid 70's period when all were still looking at him for guidence the opening cut 'call on me' sees him working over delroy wilson's 'got to be there' you never get away gets u roy answering delroy wison's 'keep on rocking' johnny clarke's 'time gonna tell' with rootsy bassline turns into every knee shall bow two extra tracks for the cd release of this album sees the great voice of slim smith on his 'let's stick together' becomes 'ain't to proud to beg' and cornell campbell's 'stand firm' works with u roy to sign us off with 'i shall not remove'
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