Golden Rockers – Studio One

GOLDEN ROCKERS – STUDIO ONE 198X

By 1980, Studio One was still leaning hard on the singer’s cut of reggae, and Golden Rockers catches that late-rooted moment in warm, unfussy style. The rhythms sit in that tough, mid-tempo pocket where the bass stays rounded and the guitar chop keeps everything moving, while the vocal roster reads like a roll call of Studio One heavyweights: Dennis Brown on “Stick By Me, ” Alton Ellis on “Room Full Of Tears, ” Cornell Campbell on “Queen Of Minstrel, ” and Horace Andy on “Don’t Try To Use Me. ” There’s plenty of deep soul in the set too, especially from Delroy Wilson and Ken Parker, but the closing stretch is where the project really locks in, with The Wailers’ “Chatter Box” and Val Bennett’s “Russians Are Coming” giving it that final lift of studio-born character.

Golden Rockers Tracklist:

1. 10-Pat Kelly-12th Of Never-Yard
2. Alton Ellis – Room Full Of Tears
3. Cornell Campbell – Queen Of Minstrel
4. Dave Parker – Girl Of Dreams
5. Delroy Wilson – This Whole Heart Of Mine
6. Dennis Brown – Stick By Me
7. Horace Andy – Don’t Try To Use Me
8. Ken Parker – Sad Mood
9. Lloyd & Devon – Bum Ball
10. The Uniques – Love And Devotion
11. The Wailers – Chatter Box
12. Val Bennett – Russians Are Coming
13. Gonna Be Dread Riddim (1980)