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FULL UP1 : BEST OF STUDIO ONE VOL.2
Various Artists (1985)

Heartbeat HB 14

Love Me Forever (Carlton & the Shoes); Danger In Your Eyes (Paragons); Behold The Land (Culture); Big Mistake (Bassies); Armagideon Time (Willie Williams); Love Bump (Lone Ranger) // First Cut Is The Deepest (Norma Frazier); Look Who Is Back Again (Delroy Wilson & Slim Smith); Open The Gate (Ethiopian); Desperate Lover (Bob Andy); I Don't Want To See You Cry (John Holt); Full Up (Sound Dimension)

Also released on Heartbeat CD (HB-14) in 1987.

This is the second in Heartbeat's groundbreaking series of Studio One archive releases, with possibly an even stronger selection of titles than Volume 1. With tracks dating from 1967 (Look Who Is Back Again, First Cut Is The Deepest, Big Mistake), through 1970 (Desperate Lover) and 1979 (Open The Gate), right up until 1982 (Armagideon Time), the set chronicles the Studio One sound changing from Ska to Rock Steady to Reggae. This suberb compilation should be in everyone's collection.

See also BEST OF STUDIO ONE and DOWNBEAT THE RULER : BEST OF STUDIO ONE VOL.3.

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FULL UP2 : MORE HITS FROM STUDIO ONE
Various Artists (2006)

Heartbeat HB 11661-7802 (2xLP & CD)

Love Me Forever (Carlton & the Shoes); Always Together (Bob Andy & Marcia Griffiths); What Kind Of World (Cables); Mister Fixit (Winston Francis); Danger In Your Eyes (Paragons); Rougher Yet (Slim Smith); Love Bump (Lone Ranger); Armagideon Time (Willie Williams); Full Up (Sound Dimension); Behold The Land (Culture); First Cut Is The Deepest (Norma Frazer); Look Who Is Back Again (Delroy Wilson & Slim Smith); Open The Gate (Ethiopian); Fire Down Below (Burning Spear); Pick Up The Pieces (Royals); Desperate Lover (Bob Andy); I Don't Want To See You Cry (John Holt); Big Mistake (Bassies)

LP only bonus tracks: Love Me Forever (Carlton & The Shoes & Dennis Alcapone); Mr Fixit (Winston Francis)

Remastered and expanded, this set now contains additional tracks including titles by Bob & Marcia, The Cables, Winston Francis, Slim Smith, Burning Spear and The Royals (with several appearing on CD for the first time). The CD comes in an attractive slip case and the booklet features an extensive and informative track by track commentary by Chris Wilson.

Also released as a double vinyl LP with 2 extra tracks: extended versions of Love Me Forever (Carlton & The Shoes with Dennis Alcapone) and Mr Fix It (Winston Francis).

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