Soul Jazz Presents - Studio One Rude Boy (RSD 2024, 2LP Red & Cyan Vinyl)

Soul Jazz Records’ new 18th anniversary one-off limited-edition heavyweight special-edition red and cyan coloured vinyl pressing (+ download code) exclusively for Record Store Day 2024 of their long out of print classic release Studio One Rude Boy. This album is fully remastered and relicensed for RSD 24! From the early days of Bob Marley and The Wailers (whose striking sharp-suited Rude Boy style appears on the front cover) through to the classic 1970s Jamaican films ‘The Harder They Come’ and ‘Rockers’, Rude Boys have been synonymous with Jamaican Reggae culture. This Jamaican Rude Boy anti-establishment attitude and stylish attire was later adopted by bands such as The Clash (in the film Rude Boy) as well as The Specials, Madness, Selector and others in the Two-Tone era that swept across the UK at the end of the 1970s. The album features classic tracks from Studio One featuring Jamaica’s finest singers and groups such as The Wailers, John Holt, the Wailing Souls and Dennis Brown alongside super-rare hard-to-find tracks from artists such as Mr Foundation, Dudley Sibley and Jim Brown. Driving Ska and Rocksteady rhythms, classic singers, killer horn lines, great Rude Boy themed-songs, all recorded under Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd’s supervision at the legendary Studio One. With musical backing comes from the legendary in-house bands – The Skatalites, The Sound Dimension, Soul Vendors and Soul Defenders – this is rightly one of the most in-demand Studio One releases that Soul Jazz Records have ever released.

A1. Jackie Opel – You're Too Bad A2. Johnny Osbourne – Murderer A3. John Holt – Hooligan A4. Keith McCarthy – Everybody Rude Now B1. Owen Gray – Ballistic Affair B2. Roy Richards – Get Smart B3. Dillinger – Stop The War B4. Jim Brown – Love In The Dance C1. Desmond Baker And The Clarendonians – Rude Boy Gone A Jail C2. The Wailers – Good Good Rudie C3. Dennis Brown – Make It Easy On Yourself C4. Wailing Souls – Don't Fight It C5. Dub Specialist – Peace Theme D1. Mr Foundation – See Them A Come D2. Dudley Sibley – Run Boy Run D3. Dennis Brown – Johnny Too Bad D4. Bob Andy – Crime Don't Pay D5. Soul Brothers – Mr Kiss A Bang Bang