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01. Sugar Minott - The Dance Hall King
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02. Sugar Minott - Let's Get Together
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03. Sugar Minott - Play On
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04. Sugar Minott - I Know Them Love It
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05. Sugar Minott - You And Me
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06. Sugar Minott - The Leader For The Pack
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07. Sugar Minott - Badder Than The Rhythm
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08. Sugar Minott - This Is Rockers Music
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09. Sugar Minott - Them Have To Come A We
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10. Sugar Minott - Here Comes The Hurt Again
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ARTIST
MINOTT, SUGAR
TITLE
Leader For The Pack
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
RADIATION ROOTS
CATALOG #
RR 340CD
RR 340CD
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
12/13/2019
Radiation Roots present a reissue of
Sugar Minott
's
The Leader For The Pack
, originally released in 1985. Sugar Minott is part of the pantheon of Jamaican roots reggae icons, one of a handful of singers that indelibly changed the course of the music and helped it reach a broader overseas audience. Raised next door to one of Jamaica's most popular dancehalls, in the heart of a notorious west Kingston slum, Minott joined
The African Brothers
in the mid-1970s, making an impact with singles for
Rupie Edwards
,
Clive Chin
, and
Micron Music
, as well as with self-produced work, but the breakthrough came when Sugar went solo for Studio One, spearheading the reuse of classic rhythms at the facility for new purpose. He later moved away from Studio One to record sparse work for
Prince Jammy
,
Mikey Dread
, and other smaller producers but the main focus was Black Roots/Youth Promotion, the record label and sound system he established himself. Then, following smash hit "Good Thing Going", Sugar helped to launch the careers of dancehall stars like
Tenor Saw
and
Nitty Gritty
.
The Leader For The Pack
album was produced by
Bunny Lee
in 1985 at The Rock studio in London, established by Gibraltarians
Danny
,
Eddy
and
Henry
. Sugar's first fully synthesized album, it was arranged by
Jackie Mittoo
and revived classic rhythms of the past with minimal, synth-driven backing, including "Everybody Needs Love" as "This Is Rockers Music", alongside a great cut of "Sleng Teng" for the title track; "Them Have To Come A We" was co-written by fellow icon,
Gregory Isaacs
. Includes liner notes by
David Katz
.
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