Funky Kingston Vinyl

Initially released in 1973 by dragon 2 with 2 different covers one a photo the other one with a drawing.

Funky kingston vinyl.

The album was released twice and with so much success that it charted in the billboard 200 and eventually made it to the rolling stone s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Trojan records tjddv054 format. Listen now with amazon music. Price new from used from mp3 music april 1 1972.

Toots hibbert is a man who can give soul to a john denver song so imagine what happens when he channels otis redding at his most love tortured. Side one time tough in the dark funky kingston love is gonna let me down louie louie side two. The photo version was later used by trojan records. A different album with the same cover and title was issued in the united states in 1975 on mango records that album peaked at 164 on the billboard 200 and was.

Funky kingston also launched the unbelievably great pressure drop later covered by the clash. Toots and the maytals funky kingston is a brilliant reggae album and suitable for both beginners as for experienced listeners. Funky kingston vinyl toots the maytals format. Id28z toots the maytals funky kingston vinyl lp new.

Compared to original vintage ones they re like night and day. Funky kingston by toots the maytals is reggae before reggae was mainstream let alone popular. Funky kingston vinyl lp 12 album 33 rpm toots the maytals format. 4 5 out of 5 stars 55 ratings.

The quality of these new vinyl records are so poor. 4 5 out of 5 stars. 2x vinyl lp compilation country. By 1975 rock audiences were finally getting heavily into reggae thanks to the success of bob marley s first two albums and jimmy cliff s soundtrack for the harder they come.

Pomp and price got to be there country road pressure drop sailing on customer reviews. See all 9 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. 4 5 out of 5 stars 60 ratings. Along with bob marley and the wailers toots the maytals are gifted singers players and song writers.

Funky kingston is the name of two albums by jamaican reggae group toots and the maytals the first was issued in jamaica and the united kingdom in 1972 on dragon records a subsidiary label of island records owned by chris blackwell. If sean paul is all you know about reggae tune into the sounds of kingston circa 1973. 180 gram audiophile vinyl. Funky kingston a collection of early 70s maytals singles was released to capitalize on the newfound demand for jamaican sounds and it did not.

In 1975 mango released a revised version toots the maytals funky kingston with the original drawn cover but kept from funky kingston 1973 only 3 tracks funky kingston louie louie and pomp and pride and added 6 tracks. Watch hot you re hot various artists kid creole toots maytals devo u2. 5 out of 5 stars 1 1 product ratings id28z toots the maytals funky kingston vinyl lp new.