Jamaicans [ Chain Gang ] Owen Gray [ Give me little sign ] Rock A Shacka Studio One 45 Reissue

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Rock A Shacka Studio One 45 Reissue Vol.2

For this second in Rock A Shacka's series of Studio One 7 inch releases, we decided to go with the theme of Rude Boys and hit cover songs.

今回リリースする2枚のシングルは、それぞれのカップリングを「Rude Boy」「カバー物」というキーワードで選んでみた。

Jamaicans / Charley Organaire [ Chain Gang / Rude Boy Charlie ]
Rock A Shacka, LTD 7" (Ska) (DBCS-003) 166678

The title of the tough Ska instrumental by Charley Organaire on the b-side of this release features the theme of rude boys (a concept that will be familiar to all lovers of 60s Jamaican music), while the a-side is a superb 1966 cover of Sam Cooke's hit song Chain Gang performed for the benefit of rudies by the Jamaicans -- an upcoming vocal group who had yet to make it big with their later hit Baba Boom. Best known for tracks such as In the Village and Little Holiday, Charley Organaire delivers a menacing harmonica solo on the b-side, which seems to embody all the danger and deprivation of the ghetto.

1枚目はジャマイカン 60'sを愛するものなら外せないキーワード「ルード・ボーイ」 ＝格好良いチンピラ。A面はサム・クックのあの曲をババ・ブーンを決める前のジャマイカンズが町のルーディーの為に演った66年物。そしてB面は「In The Village」や「 Little Holiday」で知られるチャーリーによる土埃たつゲットーの危険な匂いをそのまま閉じ込めたようなハーモニカ独奏。

Owen Gray / Roy Richards [ Give Me Little Sign / Summer Time ]
Rock A Shacka, LTD 7" (Rock Steady) (DBCS-002) 166677

This Studio One release is a covers special, with Owen Gray's killer vocal Rock Steady cut to Brenton Wood's hit song on the a-side, and Gershwin's classic Summer Time on the b-side. Summer Time is a standard number that has been covered by countless artists in the past, including Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Janis Joplin. The version on this release is a heavy Rock Steady instrumental backed by the Soul Vendors with Roy Richards providing the melody on harmonica.

そしてもう1枚はカヴァー物。A面はブレントン・ウッドのビッグ・チューンをオーエンがカバーしたキラー・ヴォーカル・ロックステディ。そしてB面はビリー・ホリデーやエ­ラ・フィッツジェラルド、ジャニス・ジョップリン等数えきれないアーティストがカヴァーするスタンダード・ナンバーのロイとソウル・ベンダーズによるハーモニカ・インスト­・ヴァージョン。

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