Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Release Details
- Riddim year: 1968
- Total tracks: 2
- Unique artists on riddim: 2
- Production credits: Les Carter, Coxsone Dodd, Federal, Coxsone
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da produced by Les Carter, Coxsone Dodd for Federal, Coxsone in 1968
Cut by Les Carter and Coxsone Dodd for Federal/Coxsone in 1968, this Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da riddim is a neat late-’60s reggae rework of the Beatles tune, with Joyce Bond’s 1968 version and The Heptones’ 1969 take among the key cuts. It reflects the period when Coxsone’s productions were moving from rocksteady into early reggae, and the label’s catalogue was already turning familiar melodies into Jamaican sound-system favourites. The arrangement has that crisp, rolling studio feel that made these versions easy to recognize in the era, with the song’s hook carrying cleanly across both vocal interpretations.
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Tracklist:
- Joyce Bond – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (1968)
- The Heptones – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (1969)
