"Special Limited Coloured CD Edition 1000 Only"
 
Quince años después de su lanzamiento original, Studio One Groups sigue siendo uno de los lanzamientos más duros de Soul Jazz/Studio One y presenta a algunos de los grupos más importantes de la historia de la música reggae, incluidos Bob Marley and The Wailers, Toots and the Maytals y The Heptones, quienes comenzaron sus carreras en 13 Brentford Road, bajo la guía del gran productor y dueño del sello Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd. Incluye muchas melodías clásicas y geniales de The Wailing Souls, Carlton and His Shoes, The Gladiators, The Ethiopians, The Mad Lads y más. Studio One Groups reúne a numerosos artistas clásicos junto con una serie de rarezas y profundiza en la producción musical de Studio One en su apogeo en los años 60 y 70, con ska, raíces, rocksteady, dub y más. El papel de Clement Dodd en el lanzamiento y fomento de grupos y cantantes de reggae es insuperable y el éxito de Studio One se debió a la capacidad de Dodd para ver el talento, rodearse de él y fomentarlo. El lanzamiento de la carrera de Bob Marley y The Wailers también significó alojar a Marley en un apartamento en el complejo del estudio y emplearlo en un papel de A&R, revisando los últimos discos de 45 rpm de soul y jazz estadounidenses para que los artistas de Studio One los versionaran. De manera similar, Leroy Sibbles, vocalista principal de los Heptones, se convirtió en el bajista clave de la casa después de recibir clases desde cero de Jackie Mittoo. Los grupos de Studio One fueron el corazón del éxito del sello. Las dulces armonías de tres partes, tan cercanas al corazón de la música jamaiquina, se pueden escuchar en cada cambio de estilo de la música reggae: ska, rocksteady, raíces y más allá, todos los cuales se presentan aquí en su gloria vocalizada.
 
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A new special limited-edition one-off pressing edition red-pressed CD enclosed in jewel case and slipcase.
 
15 years on from its original release Studio One Groups remains one of the toughest of all Soul Jazz/Studio One releases and features some of the biggest groups in the history of Reggae music including Bob Marley and The Wailers, Toots and the Maytals and The Heptones who all began their careers at 13 Brentford Road, under the guidance of the great producer and label owner Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd.
Featuring many, many classic and killer tunes from The Wailing Souls, Carlton and His Shoes, The Gladiators, The Ethiopians, The Mad Lads and more. Studio One Groups brings together numerous classic artists alongside a number of rarities and delves into Studio One’s musical output in its prime in the 1960s and 70s featuring Ska, Roots, Rocksteady, Dub and more. Clement Dodd’s role in launching and nurturing Reggae groups and singers is unsurpassed and Studio One’s success was due to Dodd’s ability to see talent, surround himself with it and nurture artists.
Launching Bob Marley and The Wailers career at Studio One also meant housing Marley in a flat in the studio compound, as well as employing Marley in an A&R role, checking out the latest American soul and jazz 45s that came out for Studio One artists to cover. In similar fashion Leroy Sibbles, lead vocalist with the Heptones, became the key in-house bass player after being taught from scratch by Jackie Mittoo.
Studio One Groups were at the heart of the label’s success. The sweet three-part harmonies, so close to the heart of Jamaican music, can be heard throughout every stylistic change of Reggae music – Ska, Rocksteady, Roots and beyond - all of which are featured here in all their vocalised glory.
The album comes with excellent informative sleevenotes by the author and Studio One discographer Rob Chapman, and exclusive photography including the stunning colour picture of Bob Marley and the Wailers on the front of the release.
 
1 The Wailing Souls - Mr Fire Coal Man 3:28
2 Righteous Flames - Solid Foundation 3:06
3 The Gaylads - Give a Helping Hand 3:06
4 The Bassies - Things A Come Up to Bump 2:34
5 The Mad Lads - You Will Never Know 1:42
6 The Clarendonians - You Can't Be Happy 3:07
7 The Consummates - What Is It 2:03
8 Carlton & The Shoes - Happy Land 2:55
9 The Viceroys - The Struggle 3:07
10 The Maytals - I'll Never Grow Oldlyrics 2:07
11 The Heptones - Get in the Groove 2:37
12 The Royals - Pick Up the Pieces 3:09
13 The Gladiators - Jah Jah Go Before Us 2:46
14 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Love and Affection 2:39
15 The Stingers - Down Presser International 2:38
16 The Cables - Baby Why 2:50
17 The Ethiopians - Owe Me No Pay Me 2:32
18 The Purpleites - The Pressure Is On 2:50
19 The Silvertones - Cheating and Lying 9:53