THE TECHNIQUES & FRIENDS Winston Riley's Rock Steady & Early Reggae 1968-1969 LP
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THE TECHNIQUES & FRIENDS Winston Riley's Rock Steady & Early Reggae 1968-1969 / LP NEW VINYL / Dub Store 2017
Winston Riley started his production career as a singer with an enviable track record, having formed the Techniques in 1962 and hitting the top of the charts two years later with the splendid 'Little Did You Know' for Duke Reid's esteemed Treasure Isle label. When the frantic ska beat slowed down and turned into rocksteady Winston remained the only permanent component of the Techniques, arguably Jamaica's finest vocal group.
As the beat changed yet again from rock steady to the faster reggae format, Winston's thoughts turned to production, and he decided to create his own 'Techniques' label. A serious man with a serious work ethic, the quality of his music was apparent from the start as he released hit after hit, producing and singing as part of the different combinations of singers and vocal groups that he worked with.
In 1970 he produced his biggest ever hit 'Double Barrel', a ground breaking track that went on to be the biggest reggae track of 1971, reaching the very top of the UK national pop charts in May, and peaking at number 22 in the US Billboard charts in August.
After this pop success Winston Riley continued working as he always had done, producing top quality reggae tracks with a host of Jamaica's finest singers and musicians. After opening his shop in Chancery Lane, he continued on his quest for the best throughout the 70's, 80's, 90's and into the 21st century, never failing to bring his decades of experience and peerless production skills to bear on whatever contemporary music he was producing.
Winston Riley was at the forefront of the Jamaican music business for over forty years, an authentic reggae polymath who had embraced the roles of singer, songwriter, arranger and producer. He had been making plans for a new studio and museum in his Orange Street record shop right up to his death in 2012. He was truly one of Jamaica's hardest working and most consistent producers, and these two albums represent only a very small part of his huge musical legacy.
A1 –Dave Barker (2) Your Love Is A Game
A2 –The Mad Lads (2) So Afraid
A3 –The Techniques I Feel Alive Again
A4 –The Techniques Heart Of Man
A5 –The Techniques What Am I To Do
A6 –The Techniques Where Were You
A7 –The Techniques The Reason Why
A8 –The Shades* Never Gonna Give You Up
B1 –The Techniques Just One Smile
B2 –The Techniques Man Of My World
B3 –The Mad Lads (2) Mother Nature
B4 –The Mad Lads (2) I Never Know
B5 –The Techniques You Are My Everyth
B6 –The Techniques Time Has Come
B7 –The Shades* She's Gonna Marry Me
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