Soul Jazz Records Presents: Studio One Soul 2 2LP (Yellow Vinyl)

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Description

One-Off Pressing on Yellow Vinyl Double LP!
Digitally Remastered for This Release!
Interpretations of American Soul & Funk Songs by Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, Al Green & More!
Features Horace Andy, The Heptones, Cornel Campbell, Ken Boothe, Jackie Mittoo & More!

2024 one-off pressing, colored vinyl, 18th anniversary edition of the long-out-of-print Studio One Soul 2, the long-awaited second volume of one of the largest selling Soul Jazz Records' Studio One collections.

Studio One Soul 2 takes us deep into Jamaica's long-standing fascination with American soul and funk music.

Featuring a host of seminal reggae artists who all first established their careers at Studio One before finding worldwide success. Featured artists include Horace Andy, The Heptones, Cornell Campbell, Ken Boothe, Jackie Mittoo, Jacob Miller and many more A-Class Studio One legends interpreting both classic and little-known American soul and funk tunes by the likes of Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, The Five Stairsteps, Marvin Gaye, The Stylistics, Lee Dorsey, Al Green, Syl Johnson and more.

Curtis Mayfield is without a doubt the main soul influence for many reggae groups in the 1960s and '70s. Cornell Campbell's "Ten to One" featured here is a stunning recut of the original Studio One single by The Mad Lads who first covered this Curtis-penned hit for the Impressions. Another great Curtis Mayfield production, The Five Stairsteps and Cubie's "Don't Change," is interpreted by Studio One soul man Winston Francis. Similarly, Devon Russell's superb "Make Me Believe in You" is, if anything, superior to Curtis Mayfield's groundbreaking original.

While American soul and funk remain a constant source of inspiration on this album, classic DJs such as Prince Jazzbo and Little Joe also used these rhythms to ride vocal toasts over to serious effect.

This selection features a mixture of classics, super-rare and unreleased tracks from Studio One all lovingly digitally remastered for this release. The vinyl edition also comes on super-loud double vinyl housed in gatefold sleeve and with limited-time download code. Another essential Studio One release.

Features

Limited Edition
One-Off Pressing
Yellow Vinyl
Double LP
Digitally Remastered
Gatefold Sleeve
Limited-Time Download Code

Selections

Westbound Train - Jacob Miller
People Make The World Go Round - Hortense Ellis
Ain't No Sunshine - Horace Andy
Swing Easy - Soul Vendors
Choice Of Colours - The Heptones
Choice Of Music Part 2 - Jackie Mittoo & The Brentford Disco Set
Fool For Love - Prince Jazzbo
Ten To One - Cornel Campbell
Don't Change - Winston Francis
Jumping Jehosophat - Jackie Mittoo
Get Out Of My Life Woman - Tony Gregory
Darker Block - Dub Specialist
Red Robe - Little Joe
Make Me Believe In You - Devon Russell
Compared To What - Jerry Jones
Thinking - Ken Boothe
Land Called Africa - Anthony Creary
Fancy Pants - Jackie Mittoo