Reggae Anthology: The Channel One Story

Overview

Although not as well known as Studio One, Treasure Isle or Black Ark, Joseph and Ernest Hookim's Channel One Studio has played an equally strong role in the history of Jamaican reggae, first as a last blast of roots material at the close of the 1970s, and then as a cornerstone of the emerging dancehall scene in the mid-'80s. These two periods correspond neatly to the house bands in residence at Channel One, with the Revolutionaries providing the rhythms behind the first phase, and Roots Radics powering the second. This two-disc history of the studio shows that whatever the differences were between early and later Channel One releases, a crisp, clear sound was the constant, and the hits here from the Mighty Diamonds ("I Need a Roof," "Right Time"), Barrington Levy ("Dances Are Changes"), Delroy Wilson ("Sharing the Night Together"), the Jays (a cover of "Queen Majesty" by the Impressions), John Holt ("Up Park Camp") and Sugar Minott ("Babylon") all feature that same sharp, fresh feel and tone, making this a wonderful introduction to a vital Jamaican institution. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	04/27/2004
Label:	Vp Records
UPC:	0054645167819
Rank:	71302

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Super Chick   Primary Artist
Ranking Trevor   Primary Artist
Jays & Ranking Trevor   Primary Artist
The Mighty Diamonds   Primary Artist
The Jays   Primary Artist
Barrington Levy   Primary Artist
DJ Frankie Jones   Primary Artist
Clint Eastwood   Primary Artist
The Tamlins   Primary Artist
Frankie Paul   Primary Artist
The Revolutionaries   Primary Artist
Sugar Minott   Primary Artist
Yellowman   Primary Artist
Barry Brown   Primary Artist
Ernest Wilson   Primary Artist
The Wailing Souls   Primary Artist
Delroy Wilson   Primary Artist
Leroy Smart   Primary Artist
Don Carlos   Primary Artist
John Holt   Primary Artist
Dillinger   Primary Artist
I-Roy   Primary Artist
Sammy Dread   Primary Artist
Junior Byles   Primary Artist
Little John   Primary Artist
Lone Ranger   Primary Artist
The Meditations   Primary Artist
Eradication Squad   Horn

Technical Credits

Lloyd Campbell   Compilation Producer,Project Coordinator
Peter Tosh   Composer
Ken Boothe   Composer
Clement "Coxsone" Dodd   Composer
Earl "Chinna" Smith   Producer
Simon Buckland   Photography
Lloyd Ferguson   Composer
Barnabas Stanley Brian   Engineer
Rev. F. Jones   Composer
J. Gordon Holt   Composer
Lester Bullock   Composer
D.T. Shaw   Composer
Keith Anderson   Composer
Eddie Struzick   Composer
Deron D. James   Design,Art Direction
L. Minott   Composer
Dave Hendley   Liner Notes,Photography
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
Ossie Hibbert   Producer
Bunny Wailer   Composer
Bunny Tom Tom   Engineer
Winston Foster   Composer
Paul Shields   Editing,Mastering
Barry Brown   Composer
Ernest Wilson   Composer
Leroy Smart   Composer
Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo Kim   Engineer,Executive Producer
Fitzroy Simpson   Composer
Edwin Howell   Project Coordinator
Walt Aldridge   Composer
Roy Reid   Composer
The Viceroys   Composer
Soljie   Engineer