Studio One down beat special (various artists) (expanded edition)

soul jazz records’ ‘down beat special’ is a rollercoaster greatest hits ride through many of the all-time classic tunes hand-picked from across the mighty vaults of, without doubt, jamaica’s finest ever record label and pioneering powerhouse of reggae music. seminal tracks such as michigan and smiley’s ‘nice up the dance’, dawn penn’s ‘no, no, no’, the wailers’ ‘simmer down’, the eternals’ ‘queen of the minstrels’… and on it goes. non-stop big tunes - ‘down beat special’ is an essential primer to studio one records. originally released as a one-off pressing limited edition (long-since deleted) 7” box set, this edition is fully remastered and expanded to a massive 18 rare and killer cuts from the studio one empire. featuring the skatalites, jackie mittoo, bob marley & the wailers, horace andy, alton ellis, lone ranger and many more, the album features rare and classic tracks throughout.