Easy Snapping Release Details
- Riddim year: 1959
- Total tracks: 4
- Unique artists on riddim: 2
- Production credits: Various Labels
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Easy Snapping produced by Coxsone Dodd, Clancy Eccles, Steely, Clevie for Worldisc, New Beat, Studio One in 1959
Easy Snapping Riddim brings together a classic line of versions from the late 1950s through the early 1990s, anchored by Theophilus Beckford’s original Easy Snapping from 1959 on Coxsone Dodd’s Worldisc. The rhythm later turned up again on Delroy Wilson’s 1969 Studio One cut, Beckford’s Easy Snapping (Feel The Rocking) from 1968, and a 1992 Steely and Clevie remake, giving the set a clear bridge from early ska-era roots to later revival. Dodd issued Easy Snapping as one of the first Worldisc releases, and the tune has long been treated as a key early stepping stone in Jamaican recorded music. With only a handful of versions, the release keeps its identity tied to Beckford’s piano-led original and the way different producers reworked the same lick across decades.
Easy Snapping Tracklist:
- Delroy Wilson – Easy Snapping (1969)
- Theophilus Beckford – Easy Snapping (1959)
- Theophilus Beckford – Easy Snapping (1991)
- Theophilus Beckford – Easy Snapping (Feel The Rocking) (1968)
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