Article Details

Article ID	RE-7039
Format	7 Inch Vinyl
Artist	Harmonians
Title	Believe Me
Artist B	Ranny Williams+Upsetters
Title B	Hop Scotch
Riddim B	Hop Scotch
Style(s)	Reggae
Label	Spade/Reggae Fever RF245
Producer	Ranny Williams
Year	1969/1970
Country	EU - European Union
Quality	m re
Remarks	Harmonians – Believe Me – Spade You like your reggae faster than Usain Bolt? – the 68 Sound is what you should check out. And this is a great example of it. The success of Pioneers took the reggae vocal group sound in a different direction. People still loved The Heptones and The Gaylads – but this style was something unique to Jamaica. No one in the world could sing a group harmony like this, but Jamaica. Of course the Harmonians did not have the success of The Pioneers – even in the world of reggae music they are unknown – but it's still great music. Harmonians - Believe Me Ranny Bop – Hop Scotch – Spade Another great tune from Ranny – my guess would be around the early seventies -1971. The rhythms were slower and more powerful. Perfect for a scrubbing guitar to come in and Skank the rhythm. Although this is Roots tune not a Skank tune. All these little changes mean little to most people today – but they are part of the gradual change of reggae music – so much experimentation was going on then – and people like Ranny were at the heart of it. When he came to the UK Ranny carried on his work – creating some great music Ranny Williams+Upsetters - Hop Scotch

Price	EUR 9.89
Available	from stock

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