Pure Sorrow Riddim – Studio One, Penthouse

Pure Sorrow produced by Coxsone Dodd, Alvin Ranglin, Donovan Germain for Studio One, Penthouse in 1969

Produced by Coxsone Dodd and tied to the Studio One and Penthouse camps, Pure Sorrow Riddim dates back to 1969 and brings together a cross-era set of voices that moves from roots to later dancehall cuts. The Heptones’ Pure Sorrow is the anchor here, with I-Roy’s Friday Child, Junior Kelly’s Blood Money, Nadine Sutherland’s I Found Me, and Tony Rebel’s Never Get Away showing how the rhythm stayed active across different generations. Studio One’s long roots in Kingston and Penthouse’s later role in Jamaican production give the release a clear old-school-to-modern line, and the mix of 1960s foundation material with 2000s interpretations makes the riddim feel especially broad in scope.

Pure Sorrow Riddim Tracklist:

1. I-Roy – Friday Child (1977)
2. Junior Kelly – Blood Money (2004)
3. Michael Harris – Tell Me Why (2004)
4. Nadine Sutherland – I Found Me (2004)
5. The Heptones – Pure Sorrow (1969)
6. Tony Rebel – Never Get Away (2004)

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