• 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
• 1974 DEBUT ALBUM BY THE “GODFATHER OF ROCKSTEADY” ALTON ELLIS
• LIMITED EDITION OF 750 INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED COPIES ON TRANSLUCENT MAGENTA COLOURED VINYL
1967’s Mr. Soul of Jamaica was the first album by rocksteady star Alton Ellis. He was one of the innovators of the genre and given the informal title “Godfather of Rocksteady”. The album is packed with some wonderful, melodic songs, ones that will appeal to vintage reggae lovers as well as soul music fans. Ellis is fabulous on every song on this record, including “You Make Me So Very Happy”, “Why Birds Follow Spring” and “Ain’t That Lovin’ You”.
Alton Ellis was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame in 2006.
Mr. Soul of Jamaica is available as a limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on translucent magenta coloured vinyl