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:.: .Roots And Culture Proudly Present Another High Quality Release. :.:
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Release Name.... Tommy McCook And The Supersonics - Top Secret
Record Label............. Beatville Records
Original Year............ 1969
Compressed by............ JamDam, Ashanti
Rip Date................. Feb-07-2003
Size..................... 62,1 MB
Release Type............. Reggae, Album
Number of Songs.......... 14
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From allmusic.com:
This reissue is being marketed as a ska classic, which is understandable
since Tommy McCook was a charter member of the Skatalites and, therefore,
one of the primary architects of the ska sound. However, Top Secret is
actually more of a document of the rocksteady period, when the galloping
tempos of ska were slowing and the rhythm was congealing into the elastic
groove that would slow even further over the next couple of years, until
it settled into the one-drop beat that characterized early reggae.
Accompanied by such top-flight musicians as drummer Lloyd Knibbs,
guitarist Jah Jerry, bassist Lloyd Brevett, and organist Jackie Mittoo,
McCook recorded these brilliant sides at Duke Reid's Treasure Isle studio
in 1969; the album has been out of print for years and is here reissued
with four previously unreleased bonus tracks. The sound quality is better
than you'd have any right to expect, and the musical quality is so
consistently high that it's a little bit difficult to pick out highlight
tracks ù though the proto-reggae strut of "Jungle Skank" is particularly
nice, as are the twin saxophone harmonies on "Hot Shot." Highly
recommended.
Rick Anderson
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01. Green Mango 03:45
02. Top Secret 03:25
03. Wild Bunch 04:03
04. Green Apple 03:20
05. Beruit 03:35
06. Jungle Skank 03:46
07. West Street Special 03:16
08. Big, Bad & Bold 02:40
09. Midnight Time 03:02
10. Mistic Mood 03:04
11. Walk on the Side 02:59
12. Hot Shot 02:48
13. Watch this Music 02:46
14. Sweet Soul Special 02:36
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