Clement Dodd first began producing local Jamaican artists in the late 1950s, exclusively for his abundant sound systems. All the early singles were produced, recorded and pressed at Federal Studios, none of the producers had thoughts of making albums outright, all albums were purely compilations of singles that had been previously recorded. The very first recording Jamaican album was Bob Marley and the Wailers "Catch A Fire" album that was produced at Jamaica's Tuff Gong Recording Studio in 1970s. The Wailers group was, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer! The first compilation album to be released by Coxsone Dodd was All Star Top Hits, made at Federal Recording Studio in 1961. This was followed by other compilation albums such as I Cover The Waterfront and Jazz Jamaica in 1962, Jump Jamaica Way in 1963, and Ska Authentic in 1964. 1963 Dodd set up the Studio One Recording Studios and the Jamaican Recording and Publishing Studio at 13 Brentford Road in Kingston, Jamaica WI. Coxsone was instrumental in the designed of the Studio One Logo to be the chief record label and generic title for all C.S.Dodd productions! | | During the seventies in Jamaica the 45rpm 12inch mix and blend of popular songs became the vogue of the day. Vocals and dubs were integrated to become a musical spectacular extravaganza. As a result of the popularity of these 12inch 45rpm singles, Coxsone Dodd did a series of compilations and released a few "Showcase" albums. The American base Heartbeat Recording Studio has re-issued an album "Nice Up The Dance", which is a compilation of the previous Showcase Volumes 1 & 2 releases! |
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