Pretty Looks Riddim – Various Labels

Pretty Looks produced by E.J. Robinson, Coxsone Dodd, Bobby Digital, Dave Kelly, Hartnel Henry, Errol Carter, Maurice Johnson, Sugar Minott, Niney The Observer, Jo Jo Hookim, I-Roy, Harry J, Henry Lawes, Jah Thomas, Roy Cousins, Clive Jarrett, Carlton Livingston, Scientist, Errol Lewis, Errol Marshall, Kenneth Hookim, Doctor Dread, George Phang, Josey Wales, Mickey Pep, Dudley Swaby, Leroy Smart, Blackbeard, Sister Carol, Dean Wauchope for Top Rank, Studio One, Digital-B, Madhouse, Well Charge, Black Scorpio, Channel One, Ugly Man, Hitbound, High Power, Fashion, Volcano, Midnight Rock, Powerhouse in 1969

Rooted in the late-’60s Pretty Looks rhythm and later carried through a string of roots and dancehall reinterpretations, Pretty Looks Riddim brings together a wide cross-section of voices under various labels and producers, with the tracklist spanning versions and cuts from Cornell Campbell, Barrington Levy, Carlton Livingston, Charlie Chaplin, Dillinger, and Admiral Tibet. The set also includes notable selections like Pretty Looks Isn’t All, Marie, One And One Make Two, and Drop Off A Shape, alongside dub versions that underline how widely this rhythm was reused over the years. Its spread of credits points to a long-running Jamaican studio history, with names like Coxsone Dodd, Niney The Observer, Harry J, and Sugar Minott all tied to the broader production lineage.

Pretty Looks Riddim Tracklist:

1. Dub – All The Girls Across The Ocean Version (1983)
2. Dub – People Get Ready Version
3. Admiral Tibet – My Sound is Champion
4. Barrington Levy – One And One Make Two (1979)
5. Carlton Livingston – Marie (1982)
6. Charlie Chaplin – Drop Off A Shape (1984)
7. Charlie Chaplin & Jim Kelly – Sturgav Special (1981)
8. Conrad Crystal – New Start
9. Cornell Campbell – Pretty Looks Isn’t All
10. Cornell Campbell – Roots Rock Reggae
11. Dillinger – Babylon Bridge
12. Donovan Steele – Breaking Up
13. Early B – Cane Man A Feh Bathe (1984)
14. Earth & Stone – Pointless Killing
15. Flabba Holt – Best Dress
16. Frankie Paul – The Girl Is Mine
17. General Trees – Everything So So
18. General Trees – Ooh Wee Baby (1983)
19. Hell & Fire – Pointless Killing
20. I-Roy – Casmas Town (1978)
21. Jah Stitch – Danger Zone
22. Jah Thomas – Best Dress (1979)
23. Jah Thomas – Bicycle Skank (1978)
24. Johnny Osbourne – People Get Ready
25. Joseph Cotton – Sweet Reggae Music
26. Josey Wales – Jah Jah Move (1984)
27. Junior Palmer – People’s Life
28. Lee Van Cleef – Lost My Baby (1982)
29. Lennie Hibbert – Creation
30. Leroy Smart – Only You
31. Little John – All The Girls Across The Ocean (1983)
32. Lukie D – I Wanna Hear You Say
33. Michigan & Smiley – Compliments To Studio One
34. Michigan & Smiley – The System (1983)
35. Mykal Rose – Give A Little
36. Papa San – One More Request
37. Paul Elliott – Nuff A Dem A Blaspheme
38. Purpleman – Mini Van (1984)
39. Ranking Trevor – Penriy A Look
40. Sanchez – Pretty Looks
41. Sanchez – Rearrange My Life (1995)
42. Sanchez – Three Times A Lady (1992)
43. Scientist & The Roots Radics – Best Dress (1979)
44. Sister Carol – Herbal Affair (1996)
45. Sugar Minott – Never Give Up
46. Sugar Minott – Why You Acting Like That
47. Terror Fabulous – You Must Be A Fool (1994)
48. The Heptones – Pretty Looks Isn’t All (1969)
49. The Jays – Pretty Looks (1977)
50. Tony Tuff – Ain’t No Stop Us (1986)
51. Toyan – Rock It Up (1983)
52. Trevor Junior – Come Back To Me (1983)

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