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Sweet Sounds from a bygone era

Laurence R. Leiber | ReggaeLand | 05/06/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Sounds of a bygone era; the sweet reggae sound of the 70's put that strut in your step, and that sly grin on your lips. Joe Gibbs had the ear for this music, was an integral part of the rapid growth of early reggae, and has produced virutually every artist of that era of roots; beginning with rocksteady in the late 60's and continuing his progression through the early 80's, he worked with nearly every artist that gave reggae a try in the 70's.



Although he began his producing career with rocksteady in 1967, it was In 1972 when Gibbs started to work with sound engineer Errol Thompson; together they were known as "The Mighty Two", and along with his studio band The Professionals (including bassist Robbie Shakespeare, drummer Sly Dunbar and guitarist Earl "Chinna" Smith), they produced hundreds of singles and together, the duo worked on over 100 Jamaican number one hits.



"Schorchers from the Mighty Two" is a stellar 2 disc collection of many of the hits, as well as hidden gems, that were produced by the duo during the era. Eek-a-Mouse, Barrington Levy, Jacob Miller, Dennis Brown and Gregory Isaacs are just a few.



If you were to buy just one album from the 70's in reggae to compliment your collection, you wouldn't do wrong by getting this one.



Review by Reggae Larry for www.reggaemovement.com



My Favorite tracks? "Eek-a-mouse's 'Virgin Girl' and 'Hello Carol' by Enos McLeod"

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