Studio One was involved with most of the major music movements in Jamaica during the 1960s and 1970s, including ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub and dancehall. The label was founded by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in 1954, and the first recordings were cut in 1957 on Brentford Road in Kingston. Amongst its earliest records were "Easy Snappin'" by Theophilus Beckford, backed by Clue J & His Blues Blasters, and "This Man is Back" by trombonist Don Drummond. Dodd had previously issued music on a series of other labels, including World Disc, and had run Sir Coxsone the Downbeat, one of the largest and most reputable sound systems in the Kingston ghettos. The label and studio were closed when Dodd relocated to New York City in the 1980s.
Studio One has recorded and released music by (and had a large hand in shaping the careers of) artists such as The Skatalites, The Ethiopians, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Burning Spear, Toots & the Maytals, John Holt, Horace Andy, Ken Boothe, Freddie McGregor, Dennis Brown, Jackie Mittoo, Gladiators, Michigan & Smiley, Wailing Souls, Dillinger, Delroy Wilson, Heptones, Johnny Osbourne, Marcia Griffiths (of the I-Threes), Sugar Minott, The Abyssinians, Culture, Soul Vendors, Lone Ranger, and Alton Ellis. Noted rival Prince Buster began his career working for Dodd's sound system, and the record producer Harry J recorded many of his best-known releases at Studio One.
Studio One has recorded and released music by (and had a large hand in shaping the careers of) artists such as The Skatalites, The Ethiopians, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Burning Spear, Toots & the Maytals, John Holt, Horace Andy, Ken Boothe, Freddie McGregor, Dennis Brown, Jackie Mittoo, Gladiators, Michigan & Smiley, Wailing Souls, Dillinger, Delroy Wilson, Heptones, Johnny Osbourne, Marcia Griffiths (of the I-Threes), Sugar Minott, The Abyssinians, Culture, Soul Vendors, Lone Ranger, and Alton Ellis. Noted rival Prince Buster began his career working for Dodd's sound system, and the record producer Harry J recorded many of his best-known releases at Studio One.
Tracklist
| 1 | No Cup, No Brook by The African Brothers |
| 2 | Brimstone And Fire by Clifton Gibbs And The Selected Few |
| 3 | Mojo Girl by Nora Dean |
| 4 | Things Going Wrong by Lloyd Charmers |
| 5 | Music Like Dirt by The Lyrics |
| 6 | Straight Flush by Ernest Ranglin |
| 7 | Happy Land by Carlton and His Shoes |
| 8 | Love In Our Nation by Dudley Sibley And The Soul Agents |
| 9 | A Prayer To Thee by The Gladiators |
| 10 | Throw Mi Corn by Larry Marshall |
| 11 | Stars by The Eternals |
| 12 | I Second That Emotion by The Martinis |
| 13 | Forgive Them by Johnny Osbourne |
| 14 | Pour On The Sauce by The Soul Leaders |
| 15 | Fire Version by The New Establishment |
| 16 | Stay With Me by Frankie Wilmoth |
| 17 | Correction Train by Carey Johnson |
| 18 | The Pressure Is On by The Purplelites |
| 19 | Keep On Moving by Willie Williams |
| 20 | Soul People by The Beltones |
| 21 | Empty Belly by The Ethiopian |
| 22 | Rockfort Rock by Sound Dimension |
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