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In reality, by the time Gussie Presenting I-Roy arrived, the DJ needed no introduction -- he was already one of the hottest toasters on the scene. This, his debut album, was virtually a hits collection, and any tracks that weren't hits would be soon enough. Initially seen as little more than copying his bigger brethren, I-Roy had swiftly developed into a mature and distinctive talent. His conversational style was far removed from his contemporaries, as his powerful toast on "Black Man's Time" perfectly illustrated. That song is the album's centerpiece, and was produced by Gussie Clarke. Built around the "Slaving" rhythm, it opened with a long spoken intro, unique at the time. "Red, Gold and Green" was equally cultural in nature, with "Peace" an exuberant demand for unity, while "Screw Face" takes a thoughtful look at solutions for Jamaica's endemic violence. However, I-Roy was just as effective chatting about less weighty matters, as on "Tripe Girl," while "Melinda" is just as charming, both excellently employing classic rocksteady rhythms, as does the wonderfully moody "Coxsonne Affair." On "Tourism Is My Business," meanwhile, the DJ exalts his island home, surely with tongue firmly in cheek. There are a dozen seminal cuts in all, and what better way to meet one of Jamaica's greatest DJs.
© Jo-Ann Greene /TiVo
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I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Cat Stevens, Composer - I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer - Augustus Clarke, Producer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
I-Roy, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
DISC 2
KEN BOOTHE, Performance, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lloyd Parks, Producer, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Lloyd Parks, Producer, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Glen Brown, Performance, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Glen Brown, Performance, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Dennis Brown, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Dennis Brown, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Alton Ellis, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer - Alton Neamiah Ellis, Composer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Alton Ellis, MainArtist - Pete Weston, Producer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Gregory Isaacs, Vocals, MainArtist - I-Roy, Vocals
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Heptones, MainArtist - Pete Weston, Producer
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Augustus Pablo, Performance, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Simplicity People, Performance, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Roman Stewart, Performance, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Augustus Pablo, MainArtist - Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer - Simplicity People, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, Producer - The Simplicity People, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Simplicity People, Performance, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Augustus Pablo, Performance, MainArtist - The Simplicity People, Performance - Simplicity People, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Simplicity People, Performance, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Gregory Isaacs, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Old Boys Inc., Performance, MainArtist
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Albumbeschreibung
In reality, by the time Gussie Presenting I-Roy arrived, the DJ needed no introduction -- he was already one of the hottest toasters on the scene. This, his debut album, was virtually a hits collection, and any tracks that weren't hits would be soon enough. Initially seen as little more than copying his bigger brethren, I-Roy had swiftly developed into a mature and distinctive talent. His conversational style was far removed from his contemporaries, as his powerful toast on "Black Man's Time" perfectly illustrated. That song is the album's centerpiece, and was produced by Gussie Clarke. Built around the "Slaving" rhythm, it opened with a long spoken intro, unique at the time. "Red, Gold and Green" was equally cultural in nature, with "Peace" an exuberant demand for unity, while "Screw Face" takes a thoughtful look at solutions for Jamaica's endemic violence. However, I-Roy was just as effective chatting about less weighty matters, as on "Tripe Girl," while "Melinda" is just as charming, both excellently employing classic rocksteady rhythms, as does the wonderfully moody "Coxsonne Affair." On "Tourism Is My Business," meanwhile, the DJ exalts his island home, surely with tongue firmly in cheek. There are a dozen seminal cuts in all, and what better way to meet one of Jamaica's greatest DJs.
© Jo-Ann Greene /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 44 track(s)
- Total length: 02:20:37
- Main artists: I Roy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Trojan Records
- Genre: Reggae
© 2007 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2007 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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