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Tribute to Coxsone Dodd - by Rob Chapman | ||||
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Studio One has been Jamaica's most prolific recording label for more than forty years. Clement Seymour 'Coxsone' Dodd first began producing local Jamaican artists in the mid 1950s, initially for exclusive use on his numerous sound systems. The earliest singles and albums were recorded and pressed at Federal Studios, but in 1963 Dodd opened his own recording facilities at 13 Brentford Road, Kingston - the Jamaican Recording and Publishing Studio. Studio One is the major label and the generic title for all C.S.Dodd productions. The first album to be released was ALL STAR TOP HITS, recorded at Federal Recording Studio in 1961. This was followed by I COVER THE WATERFRONT and JAZZ JAMAICA in 1962, JUMP JAMAICA WAY in 1963, and SKA AUTHENTIC in 1964. Since 1981 I have been attempting to catalogue all the vinyl LPs and CDs issued on the Studio One and related labels. The fruits of these efforts have been published in two editions of Downbeat Special (Studio One Album Discography), the latest edition in 1996. During the same period I have also published four editions of Never Grow Old (Studio One Singles Listing and Rhythm Directory), a catalogue of approximately 6000 titles, including alternative versions of each rhythm. | ||||||||||||
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