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HARRY J ALL STARS THE BEST OF HARRY J ALL STARS * * *
Harold Harry Johnson, a former insurance salesman,
is one of those Early Reggae producers that contributed for the development
of the late 60's sounds. He started his career producing the Beltones.
"No More Heartaches" (1968) was their biggest hit. After
this cuccess Johnson started his own label, Harry J. His studio band
was called Herry J All Stars. The core of the group was formed by
Lynford "Hux" Brown, Ranny "Bop" Williams, Reggie
"Alva" Lewis and Glen Adams. For a short moment even Carlton
and Aston Barrett joyned them. Their top success was "Liquidator"
(1969). This song was a version of the previously released "What
Am I To Do" sung by Tony Scott. Harry added the organ of the
great Winston Wright and the track became a classic. This song gave
name to Harry first LP. This compilation contains some of the best
releases from 1969 to 1972. The main sound is structured around instrumental
tunes with the organ on the front row. Harry Johnson hardly failed
as a hit producer since he always basecally remaind cautious with
his releases and his target was the market, not the experiments. Thus
here you will not find particularly innovating material but for sure
some popular and commercial hits from the Early Reggae.
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1969-1972 -
Trojan - studio - discs:1