Alton Ellis, "Tumbling Tears"

KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are back in Studio One, Brentford Road (now renamed Studio One Boulevard), Kingston Jamaica in 196? with Clement Seymour "Sir Coxsone" Dodd producing Alton Ellis' "Tumbling Tears", first released in 1969 as a b-side on Coxsone...

"Without a doubt, Trench Town born Alton Nehemiah Ellis was one of the giants of rock steady, a style that became popular in Jamaica in the mid 1960s when the ska rhythm was slowed down. First recording in 1959, while still a building site labourer, Alton had numerous hits recording for both Studio One and its rival, Duke Reid's Treasure Isle. He also went on to father 20 - yes twenty - children!" - KV
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