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Earth & Stone
Kool Roots
PS11 / 1997 / Pressure Sounds
1.False Ruler
2.Holy Land Of Home 3.Devil Must Of Made Of You 4.Free Black Man 5.Jail House Set Me Free 6.That's The Way You Feel 7.Don't Let Them Fool You 8.*In Time To Come 9.Three Wise Men 10.Once Bitten Twice Shy 11.Dub Ruler 12.Holy Land 13.Devil Wise 14.Black Roots 15.House Of Dub 16.Feelings 17.Jester Not 18.Future 19.Knowledge 20.Wiser Dub  And so the sway of American popular music has continued through until the present day, with Jamaica mirroring many of the movements, innovations, styles and concerns of its larger neighbour. One such a movement was the emergence of the sound of Philadelphia, the musical bridge between Motown and disco, a brand of soul which tends not to receive proper critical respect-no doubt partly, but perversely, due to its commercial success. If the engine of the Philly sound was session band M.F.S.B. so the rhythm was driven for Channel One by the immortal Revolutionaries. And the sweet harmonies of ballad groups such as the Delphonics and the Stylistics surely had a direct effect on the Jamaican vocal groups of the same era, as is evidenced by the Channel One output of the Mighty Diamonds, the Rolands, the Wailing Souls, the Meditations, Black Uhuru, the Jays and Earth & Stone. In 1972 Earth & Stone made their way, like so many other Jamaican artists, down to Brentford Road to work up their skills at Studio One. In 1973 they progressed to Channel One where they began to record for Jo Jo and Ernest Hoo Kim. As was common for the time their material was a mix of lovers and roots but with the balance tipped to the cultural side. Between 1973 and 1978 tunes such as "Jah Will Cut You Down" and "Three Wise Men" became popular on Channel One's Hitbound imprint. The duo of Albert Bailey and Clifton Howell created their own unique vocal interchange sound, each taking turn at lead and harmony. The "Kool Roots" set was out initally in1978 and collates most of the group's songs for the label. It's unusual for the time in that the vocal and dub sets were released together in the UK by Cha Cha containing both albums within a gatefold sleeve, an expense not usually afforded for reggae release and even the artwork was above the usual standard. The Pressure Sounds re-issue of this reggae classic has the customary sleeve notes by Steve Barker and certain elements of the original artwork are utilised. There is an eight page full colour booklet with photographs from the period of both Earth & Stone and the Channel One studio. |
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Great Album
Fantastic melodies, great production & all of the dubs. Delighted that this is on double vinyl. Thanks P.S. |
Palumbex 5th June 2006 |
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Heavy Sugar
One of the best reggae albums ever. |
Juan Luv 16th June 2006 |
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authentic good old fashion soundz...kinda heptones, tubby, jammy stylee. Love this album, it is in my top 50 ranking definitly.
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zion 28th January 2007 |
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Kool Ruler..ever
I am right now listening to the vinyl PS reissue. I have listen so many time to this release, but every time I put this one on the plate makes me feel so close of what I love in roots music : vocals, music, lyrics, production, mix..everything is defenetly perfect. No doubt : one ( if not ) the best lover roots or whatsoever, album ever released. Nuff respect. OneLOve |
onelovesupersonicsoundsystem 10th June 2007 |
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duets and harmonies
As a long time music enthusiast,a person who has collected,studied,performed and had gigantic epiphanies in the general involvement and participation in music,Reggae being very much the particular,it is an immense pleasure to begin with what i hope will be a series of reviews for the colossal Pressure sounds label. So with that i will carry the torch,the flame so to speak and give a blistering rave review of this"Earth and stone:Kool Roots"release.This album has been a revelation to me and the Irish reggae contingent.Having bought this album initially as a double lp release I was taken aback by its structure and pacing.SideA begins with the driving intensity of "False Ruler"a characteristic that doesn't let up until SideB's deep vinyl grooves run out."Devil must have made you"has a cooler approach,that of someone who has been scorned or reprimanded by an authoritative force and responds with a calm,measured and taught out disdain,cool roots indeed!!"Free Black Man"is a relief in one sense that it is one of the two major chord songs on an intensely minor chord album,but although it raises a few very poignant issues such as education amongst the underprivileged black race,its theme of"free black man and the world will be free"a point of view put across a lot in the "roots"tradition.But doesn't quite make sense in the broader scheme of things,surely freedom for all is the key for world freedom.Nonetheless this is a very minor issue. SideB is unfaltering,my good God,just let the needle hit the groove and your mind and waist do the same!!!From the opening much needed beautiful love song"Thats the way you feel"which thematically ties in with the closing"Once bitten twice shy"through the middle section of "Don't let them fool you","In time to come"and "Three wise men"This is what it is all about!!Its so good it would be impossible it would be an endless expression of immense joy,,all i can say is buy this album and thats the way you'll feel(excuse the cheesy track reference there) The final thing i will say is with regard to the second Lp of dub sides.It was a great move to separate the vocals and the dubs in such a fashion.Sometimes Dub can stand alone but in a lot more cases such as this,it would seem to lean towards throwing extra light on the superior vocal cuts.Not to say there isn't any gems in there,its minimalistic dubbing and had they come concurrently after their sibling tracks they may have taken away from the magnitude of what is displayed on that said first lp. I have to stop writing for fear my pen might explode into a delirious,uncontrollable,passionate reggae skank.Thank you Earth and Stone,thank you Pressure sounds |
Carl Finlay 20th May 2008 |
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