{"product_id":"cornell-campbell-the-gorgon-dubwise","title":"Cornell Campbell - The Gorgon Dubwise","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Soulful voice of \u003cstrong\u003eCornell Campbell\u003c\/strong\u003e has created so many fine tunes and voice has been sprinkled over countless dub albums that might unknowingly already lie in your collections. As his vast catalogue of Rasta influence, Lovers Rock, cover versions and Dancehall and Gorgon (more of which later) tinged tracks are so intertwined with the whole 1970's Reggae Era..\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCornell Campbell (b1948,Jamaica.) like many of the fine singers coming out of Jamaica, he began his musical career at \u003cstrong\u003eCoxsone Dodd's\u003c\/strong\u003e Studio 1,as far back as 1959 cutting some old classics as \u003cem\u003e'Under The Old Oak Tree'\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e'Old King Cole'\u003c\/em\u003e among others. Through the Mid to Late 1960's Cornell cut tracks under his own name and also as a duo alongside \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e. In 1967 he also became a member of the band \u003cstrong\u003eUniques\u003c\/strong\u003e, learning his craft from their leading voice \u003cstrong\u003eSlim Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e. 1969 saw Cornell branch away and form his own group \u003cstrong\u003eThe Eternals\u003c\/strong\u003e under the guise of which he cut two of his classic tracks \u003cem\u003e'Queen of The Minstrels'\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e'Stars'\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis most fruitful partnership came around in 1971 when he began to work with Producer \u003cstrong\u003eBunny 'Striker' Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e. Initially to fill the void left by the sad passing away of the fabulous Slim Smith, who was one of Bunny Lee's main singers. Cornell's singing suited Slim Smiths so much, having already been tried and tested in the fore mentioned band the Uniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike other Jamaican singers that moved on from Studio 1, Cornell recut many of his earlier hits with Bunny Lee under the guidance of a crack team of session musicians \u003cstrong\u003eThe Aggrovators\u003c\/strong\u003e. The rhythms and tunes sounded as good as and in many cases better than the originals. In this period during the mid 70's and under the influence of his now Rasta Roots, Cornell cut some great tracks, \u003cem\u003e'Natty Dread In a Greenwich Farm'\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e'Dance In A Greenwich Farm'\u003c\/em\u003e that talked about the area of Kingston, Jamaica where he lived. Also a series or \u003cem\u003e'Gorgon'\u003c\/em\u003e records.where Cornell called himself the Ruler (Gorgon) of Dis Ya Dance. A name that would carry itself with him throughout his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s from this period that we focus on with this release. As we mentioned earlier a vast catalogue of tracks many originals and some cover versions (Foreign tunes as they are fondly called in Jamaica) all built on some of reggae's finest rhythms. Pulled together for a long overdue album of some of his finest dub moments. So sit back and enjoy the falsetto magic of the Gorgon himself on this Dubwise collection.....\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jamaican Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":59338377789785,"sku":"SDZ-51993","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD with Bonus Tracks","offer_id":59338377888089,"sku":"SDZ-51994","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/SRD_20260901_1530_145513_842_p_JRCD033_038.jpg?v=1788876354","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/cornell-campbell-the-gorgon-dubwise","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}