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2LP Vinyl – SJR LP148

Rude Boys are synonymous with Jamaican Dancehall culture from the present day going back to the very early days of Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd and Duke Reid's first sound-clashes in Kingston.'Studio One Rude Boy' features artists and songs about rude boys and rude boy culture from all periods of Studio One's history. The album features Ska, Rocksteady, DJs, Roots and Dub with tracks from Jamaica's finest singers and groups such as The Wailers, John Holt, The Wailing Souls, Dennis Brown alongside super-rare tracks from artists such as Mr Foundation, Dudley Sibbley and The Soul Brothers, all recorded under Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd's supervision at the legendary recording studio and record label.Musical backing comes from the legendary in-house bands The Skatalites, The Sound Dimension, Soul Vendors and Soul Defenders, who provide the classic Studio One rhythms so influential in the history of Reggae.