5036436112524

Only Your Picture

The Maytones

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Format: LP

Cat No: BSRLP938

Release Date:  21 April 2018

Label:  Burning Sounds

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5036436112524

Genres:  Reggae  Reggae  

  • Description

    Record Store Day 2018 Release. Repress of original 1984 album with a 4 track 12" single Only Your Picture LP + 12" Incl. their biggest hits Boat to Zion + Madness. 180 gram vinyl album + 4 track 12" + sleeve notes inside. There are many styles and fashions within the multi-faceted sound of Jamaican music and while some are internationally celebrated, others, despite reggae's worldwide popularity, are not always given their rightful recognition. Kingston's teeming ghettos were the acknowledged birthplace of ska, rock steady and reggae, and many of the music's creators migrated from country districts, including Bob Marley, who travelled from the parish of St. Ann to the zinc fenced, pot holed streets of Trench Town to find fame and fortune. A number of performers preferred to remain in the tranquillity of the country and a style of reggae, designed for the rural population popularly known as country reggae, typified by a gentler style of rhythm, a less aggressive vocal style and pinpoint harmonies, gradually came into being. Its leading performers included Justin Hinds & The Dominoes, The Starlites and The Maytones, and all enjoyed huge popularity, usually with the rural audience, but on numerous occasions the sound of the countryside would gain the attention of Kingston's discerning record buyers and enjoy a measure of international recognition too.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Only Your Picture
      • 2. Throw Down Your Arms
      • 3. Save Us Jah
      • 4. Can’t Push I
      • 5. Longest Liver

      Side 2

      • 1. Jamaica
      • 2. Who Can’t Hear Will Feel
      • 3. Answer Dee Telephone
      • 4. Hold On Steady
      • 5. Jah Praise

      Disc 2

      Side 1

      • 1. Boat To Zion
      • 2. Madness

      Side 2

      • 1. Hard Time
      • 2. Hard Time DJ Version