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.. .Roots And Culture Proudly Present Another High Quality Release. ..
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┤;: RELEASE NAME............ The Gladiators - Bongo Red :;`
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Record Label............. Heartbeat
Compressed by............ mateo
Original Year............ 1998
Release Date............. 00. .
Rip Date................. 01. .
Size..................... 71MB
Total Length............. 00h 52m 10s
Release Type............. Reggae, Full Album
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:.: Notes And Information About The Release :.:
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The Gladiators started their career as a band comprising
Albert Griffiths, David Webber and Errol Grandison. They
topped the Jamaican charts in late 1968 with 'Oh Carol' for
producer Coxsone Dodd. Webber and Grandison were replaced by
Clinton Fearon and Gallimore Sutherland. Over the following
years they recorded a bunch of popular tracks for Coxsone
Dodd, sampled on the 1979 set 'Presenting The Gladiators'.
The signed up with Virgin Records, and the result was the
release of 4 solid albums. In the 80s they split up, both
Clinton Fearon and Albert Griffiths concentrating on a solo
career.
Heartbeat has collected a some well known Studio One songs
and adds them to rare (unreleased) tracks. As bonus tracks
they have included two excellent Lee Perry produced sides :
Time and Ungrateful Girl. Some of their popular Studio One
sides like Bongo Red (here in a remixed extended version),
Roots Natty (an alternative mix), and A Prayer To Thee were
massive hits both in Jamaica and the UK. The rest of the
tracks on this compilation set range from fillers like Don't
Fool The Young Girls and So Fine to killers : Watch Out, a
superb track warning for 'backbiters and betrayers', Happy
Man, a song praising the almighty Jah, and Tribulation. The
album would have been faultless if top-notch tunes such as
'Mr. Baldwin, Jah Jah Go Before Us, Hello Carol and On The
Other Side' had been included.
The Gladiators (in fact Albert Griffiths) were able to write
songs that didn't depend on the strength of the classic
Studio One riddims. Whatever the lyric or rhythm, the
Gladiators' delivery is solid and expressive, and that's the
strength of this album. Check it out !
01 Roots Natty
02 Watch Out
03 Bongo Red
04 A Prayer to Thee
05 Happy Man
06 Mr. Sweet
07 Fling It Gimme
08 Don't Fool the Young Girls
09 Pretending
10 So Fine
11 I Said I Love You
12 Seven Times to Rise
13 Millionaire of Love
14 The Kicks
15 Tribulation
16 Time
17 Ungrateful Girl
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