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ARTIST
U ROY
TITLE
I Am The Originator
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
KINGSTON SOUNDS
CATALOG #
KSLP 019LP
KSLP 019LP
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
4/16/2021
2024 repress forthcoming; originally released in 2009. The mighty
U Roy
is the originator, the man who put the DJ phenomenon on the map and made it an artform. U Roy moved into the recording arena firstly cutting two discs for producer
Lee Perry
:
Earths Rightful Ruler
and
OK Corral
, and then following this with
Dynamic Fashion Way
and
Riot
for producer
Keith Hudson
. Producer
Duke Reid
, seeing the potential in this new found form, brought U Roy to his Treasure Isle Studios to voice over his back catalog of rocksteady hits. His first three releases for Duke Reid
Wake the Town
,
Rule the Nation
and
Wear You to the Ball
held the top three positions for 12 weeks in early 1970s. Here, Kingston Sounds have compiled some of U Roy's best-loved cuts from his mid-'70s period, when all were still looking at him for guidance. The opening cut "Call on Me" sees him working over
Delroy Wilson
's "Got to Be There." "You Never Get Away" gets U Roy answering Delroy Wilson's "Keep on Rocking."
Johnny Clarke
's "Time Gonna Tell" with a roots-y bass line turns into "Every Knee Shall Bow." A fine collection of the Daddy of all DJs, who said, "I Originate, so you must appreciate, while the others got to imitate." That says it all, really.
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