Jamaica Nice. is proud to showcase vinyl selections featuring past students of Alpha Boys School. Each release is available for purchase in Alpha's gift shop on its Kingston campus at 26 South Camp Roa and online from the Jamaica Nice., ready to be shipped worldwide.
Studio One was one of the most influential Jamaican recording studios in the 1960s and 1970s. Its founder and executive producer, Coxsone Dodd, led the explosion of ska and the transition from rocksteady to reggae by being among the first to record Bob Marley, Burning Spear, and Dennis Brown. The Best Of Studio One offers a unique collection of singles, including music by Alpha past student Johnny Osbourne, that capture the spirit of Jamaica feeling its creative power and remind us why these recordings are still the basis of the music today.
1 Baby Why - The Cables
2 My Last Love - The Termites
3 Melody Life - Marcia Griffiths
4 Can I Change My Mind - Alton Ellis
5 Jah Promise - Johnnie Osbourne
6 Rub A Dub Style - Michigan and Smiley
7 Impossible - Dennis Brown
8 Party Time - The Heptones
9 Throw Me Corn - Larry Marshall
10 Born To Love - Slim Smith
11 Roots Natty - The Gladiators
12 Oh Mr. D. C. - Sugar Minott
13 Rastafari Tell You - Judah Tafari Eskender
14 Row Fisherman Row - Wailing Souls
The Cables - "Baby Why"
The Termites - "My Last Love"
Marcia Griffiths - "Melody Life"
Alton Ellis - "Can I Change My Mind"
Johnny Osbourne - "Jah Promise"
Michigan & Smiley - "Rub A Dub Style"
Dennis Brown - "Impossible"
The Heptones - "Party Time"
Larry Marshall - "Throw Mi Corn"
Slim Smith - "Born To Love"
The Gladiators - "Roots Natty Roots"
Sugar Minott - "Oh Mr. D.C."
Judah Eskender - "Rastafari Tell You"
The Wailing Souls - "Row Fisherman Row"
