Ting A Ling Riddim – Studio One, Skengdon

Ting A Ling produced by Coxsone Dodd, Kenneth Black for Studio One, Skengdon in 1967

1967 rocksteady is the right frame for Ting A Ling Riddim, a Studio One/Skengdon showcase built on Coxsone Dodd and Kenneth Black’s classic production. The package pulls from one of Studio One’s key Heptones cuts, with the original Ting A Ling at the center and later versions and flips from Johnny Osbourne, Prince Jazzbo, Glen Washington, JD Smoothe and Dub Specialist giving it a broad roots-to-dub spread. That mix makes the release feel like both a vintage roots document and a later-era reworking session, with the Heptones’ original recording anchoring the whole thing.

Ting A Ling Riddim Tracklist:

1. Alpheus – Why You Got To Leave Me (1998)
2. Dub Specialist – King A Thing
3. Dub Specialist – Theme A Ling
4. Glen Washington – Put Another Log On The Fire
5. JD Smoothe – Thing Call Love
6. Johnny Osbourne – Come In A The Dance
7. Prince Jazzbo – Natty Ting A Ling (1979)
8. The Heptones – Ting A Ling (Original) (1967)
9. The Heptones – Ting A Ling (Recut) (1979)
10. The Tamlins – Ting A Ling (1989)