Tumbling Tears Riddim – Studio One, GG’s, Joe Gibbs

Tumbling Tears produced by Coxsone Dodd, Alvin Ranglin, Joe Gibbs for Studio One, GG’s, Joe Gibbs in 1969

Produced by Coxsone Dodd with Studio One, plus cuts linked to Alvin Ranglin’s GG’s and Joe Gibbs, Tumbling Tears Riddim gathers a strong late-60s rocksteady foundation with later roots voices folded in around it. Alton Ellis leads with Tumbling Tears, backed by the Sound Dimension version, while Culture’s Jah Love and I-Roy’s Dread Hold The Handle bring the rhythm into the late 1970s with a heavier, more militant feel. It’s the kind of riddim that shows how one great Studio One-era cut could keep resurfacing across different labels and generations, with Alton Ellis’s original giving the set its most recognisable hook.

Tumbling Tears Riddim Tracklist:

1. Alton Ellis – Tumbling Tears (1969)
2. Alton Ellis & Sound Dimension – Tumbling Tears Version (1969)
3. Culture – Jah Love (1978)
4. I-Roy – Dread Hold The Handle (1977)

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