[78-L] Now here's a late (non-US) Columbia

[bradc944 at comcast.net]

Jah mon. Leslie Kong was one of the minds-behind-reggae, and, yes 007 was rock-steady, was one of the first commercial tunes to lay down that beat and divide the reggae style from what ska would turn into 10-15 years later.

B

----- Original Message -----
From: Kristjan Saag <saag at telia.com>
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Sent: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:16:29 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [78-L] Now here's a late (non-US) Columbia

Except that it wasn't exactly reggae.
The musical term "reggae" wasn't used before 1968. Dekker's "007" was a 
ska tune, or slowed-down ska: rock-steady.
Undastan?
Kristjan


On 2012-02-04 21:13, bradc944 at comcast.net wrote:
> If I had to choose between a Beatles-on-Parlophone or this disc... I'd choose THIS one. Nothing wrong with the Beatles (shush) but this song was one of the best reggae songs eve (my opinion). This song (again opinion) was probably one of the first reggae songs to truly 'break out' and bring worldwide attention to the exploding Jamaican music scene. If it weren't for Desmond Dekker (and the production efforts of Leslie Kong), Bob Marley (and the rest of the reggae movement) may well have only been a passing fancy...
>
> If I had a first-born male offspring, which I don't, ...... anyway, this would probably go on my Dream Find list for 78s.
>
> Brad
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Anthony G Pavick
> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:05:04 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: [78-L] Now here's a late (non-US) Columbia
>
> A friend just sent this image along to me from his collection
>
> http://www.cool78s.com/DesmondDekker78.jpg
>
> Desmond Dekker and Aces -- 007 -- South Africa -- Columbia YE 6298
>
> This was a 45 on UK on Pyramid 6004 and on Beverlys in Jamaica in the
> summer of 1967
>
> T
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