Zero to 180 – Three Minute Magic

Discoveries of a Pop Music Archaeologist

Category: “Put Down Your Fire”

"Put Down Your Fire"
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Kingstonians’ $800 Rocksteady

Heavy 1968 rocksteady from the studio of Karl ‘Sir JJ‘ Johnson, with Lyn Taitt, possibly, on guitar.  But the real mystery lies with the vocalists themselves, The Kingstonians, specifically the basso profundo: Q:  Are the tapes being slowed down, or does the bass vocalist really sing that deep? “Put Down

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