{"product_id":"ken-boothe-got-to-get-away-showcase","title":"Ken Boothe - Got To Get Away Showcase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKen Boothe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's much-loved 1979 LP \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGot To Get Away Showcase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e returns in a striking 180 gram red vinyl edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented in showcase style, the album pairs soulful roots vocals with extended rhythms built for sound-system impact. Alongside three popular vocal cuts are DJ versions of the songs from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJah Walton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, plus heavyweight dub versions performed by legendary reggae band \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Revolutionaries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA key late-seventies release from Jamaica's legendary 'Mr Rock Steady', this reissue is an essential addition for reggae collectors and Ken Boothe fans alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKen Boothe, \"one of the most distinctive voices in Jamaican music\", remained in tune with the ever changing styles and fashions of Jamaican music and, when disco mixes, extended versions of songs segued into dub or deejay outings, became the order of the day he created the '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGot To Get Away\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' album with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhil Pratt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and a deejay named Jah Walton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn Silbert Walton in 1957 in the rural parish of St. Ann on Jamaica's North Coast, he worked for a year in the Jamaican police force before becoming a deejay and in 1976 began recording with '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGourmandiser\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoe Gibbs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a version to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDillinger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's Channel One smash '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRagnampiza\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e', '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGals Dem A Watch Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinston Riley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's Techniques label, '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDJ Christmas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarlton Patterson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's Black White label and '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJah Walton Chant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLloyd 'Spiderman' Campbell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe also supplied the 'Part Two' on a number of High Note 12\" disco mix re-issues of Treasure Isle rock steady classics including '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Best Girl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Paragons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQueen Majesty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Techniques\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. And, as a lucrative sideline, Jah Walton also used his talent for mimicry and insightful sense of humour to voice-over innumerable advertisements at the studios of RJR and JBC.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the mid-eighties he relocated to London and, after adopting the name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoseph Cotton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in tribute to Joseph Cotten the American star of film, stage, radio and television, he hit the UK reggae charts with '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShubeen We Deh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' for Pioneer International. His next release, '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Touch The Style\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' featuring an un-credited \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanet Lee Davis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, remained at the Number One position in the UK Reggae Charts for an unprecedented seven weeks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BURNING SOUNDS","offers":[{"title":"180g Red Vinyl LP","offer_id":60342079521113,"sku":"SDZ-55986","price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/PROP_20261030_2058_213229_038_p_5036436166428_25_024.jpg?v=1793703282","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/ken-boothe-got-to-get-away-showcase","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}