Hailing from Trench Town, Wailing Souls went under a variety of names in their early years, such as The Renegades and The Classics, as seen here on this 'classic' 7" from 1971 which they recorded at Studio 1... youtu.be/wAY7JmBpTa0?... #reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #studio1 - ThreadSky

houseofreggae.bsky.social • 2 days ago

Hailing from Trench Town, Wailing Souls went under a variety of names in their early years, such as The Renegades and The Classics, as seen here on this 'classic' 7" from 1971 which they recorded at Studio 1...

https://youtu.be/wAY7JmBpTa0?si=Kb-3v4qQIP8a83_K

#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #studio1

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williambaum.bsky.social•2 days ago

Inchpinchers from 1982 (?) was playing in the "cool" record store in Champaign, IL my sophomore year. Snapped it up. Transformed my view of reggae. One of my goals even now is to become Tom Sprang.

houseofreggae.bsky.social•2 days ago

Haha, good goal to have! Love their harmonies (and wailing) from that era. Such great sounds.

3freedoms.bsky.social•2 days ago

Man I love old wailing souls!

houseofreggae.bsky.social•2 days ago

Same here! Their debut Studio 1 LP is one of my all-time favourites (as well as a few of their later ones too!) 👌

3freedoms.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hey since you know your stuff, do you know the song Warrika Hill by The Versatiles? It was on a Heptones & Friends album and I can’t find it anywhere!

houseofreggae.bsky.social•2 days ago

Just checked and Trojan did reissue it on CD back in the 90s, but I don't think it's been issued again since and not on vinyl...

https://www.discogs.com/release/4730499-Various-The-Heptones-And-Friends-Volumes-1-2

3freedoms.bsky.social•2 days ago

That’s the one I had!! But it’d be so sweet on vinyl. It’s one of my top songs. I can’t figure out if they even released anything else.

Also tops: Love and Meditation by The Gladiators, What a Fire by The Ethiopians

So cool to stumble on yr account 🫡

houseofreggae.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yes those LPs are certainly overdue another reissue.

Junior Byles was a founding member of The Versatiles, although I think he'd left by the time of Warrika Hill. This was probably their most popular tune in the late 60s...

https://youtu.be/a7z2iLnuURc?si=7qwXY_gHZp8UfeEJ

maliciousfluff.bsky.social•2 days ago

Working link.

Wailing Souls
“Mr. Fire Coal Man” (1975)

houseofreggae.bsky.social•2 days ago

That's the one. Thanks!👌Although funnily enough that link doesn't work where I am. Such is the randomness of YouTube links...

maliciousfluff.bsky.social•2 days ago

It doesn’t? I choose the one that looks official. The ones who hold the copyrights. Huh.

houseofreggae.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yea probably different copyright from USA and EU. I linked one from Soul Jazz Records who as far I know have the license to release it in the EU...

415s30.bsky.social•2 days ago

This reminded me of Banana Man.

houseofreggae.bsky.social•2 days ago

Funnily enough, there was a Dancehall artist called Banana Man... 🍌👌

https://www.discogs.com/artist/424598-Banana-Man

415s30.bsky.social•2 days ago

The guy I know had his jaw removed because of cancer I think.

marcmcvey.bsky.social•2 days ago

Damn!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
That’s a scorcher

houseofreggae.bsky.social•2 days ago

🔥💦🚒👌

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