Various Artists - Studio One Kings (2008)

2007 release featuring all the classic male vocalists from the influential Reggae label Studio One. The list of singers launched at the famous label reads like a roll call of Jamaican music: Horace Andy, Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Freddie McGregor, Johnny Osbourne and more. This album features classic and rare tracks that span the breadth of the legendary Studio One catalogue: Ska, Roots, Rocksteady, Lovers and more from the '60s and '70s. Sleeve-notes are by Chris Salewicz, the acclaimed writer who has written books on Joe Strummer, Bob Marley, the Rolling Stones and others. Soul Jazz. 2007.

Tracklist:
01. Larry Marshall - I've Got To Make It (2:55)
02. Horace Andy - Every Tongue Shall Tell (2:24)
03. Alton Ellis - The Well Run Dry (2:34)
04. Johnny Osbourne - Water More Than Flour (6:13)
05. Anthony 'Rocky' Ellis - I'm The Ruler (2:19)
06. Cornell Campbell - Pretty Looks Isn't All (2:33)
07. Alexander Henry - Please Be True (2:42)
08. Burning Spear - Them A Come (3:14)
09. Joe Higgs - Change of Plan (2:11)
10. Devon Russell - Roots Natty (3:01)
11. Ken Boothe - Be Yourself (2:20)
12. Freddie McGregor - I Shall Be Released (10:07)
13. Freddie Mckay - Father Will Cut You Off (2:52)
14. The Ethiopian - Locust (4:20)
15. Georg Philip - One One (3:06)
16. John Holt - I Don't Want to See You Cry (2:49)
17. Delroy Wilson - Won't You Come Home (6:54)