True Confessions produced by Duke Reid for Treasure Isle in 1966
True Confessions Release Details
- Riddim year: 1966
- Total tracks: 2
- Unique artists on riddim: 4
- Production credits: Duke Reid, Treasure Isle
- Key artists on this riddim: U Roy
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
True Confessions Riddim – Treasure Isle brings together Duke Reid’s 1966 production for the Treasure Isle label, anchored by The Silvertones with Tommy McCook and The Supersonics on True Confession and later cut again by U-Roy in 1969. The original ska-flavoured side carries that crisp Treasure Isle sound, with McCook’s band giving the vocal a bright, tight instrumental lift, while U-Roy’s version shows how the tune could carry into the deejay era without losing its identity. It’s a small but telling set that captures one song moving across Jamaican styles, with Duke Reid’s studio touch and the Silvertones’ harmonies at the center of it.
True Confessions Tracklist:
- The Silvertones & Tommy McCook & The Supersonics – True Confessions (1966)
- U Roy – True Confessions (1969)
