This is a candid collection of some of the minor artists from the rocksteady era. The main highlights would be the Alton Ellis stuff and also the John Holt and The Paragons tracks. John Holt made history by being the first reggae artist to include strings in his music. His style was very laid back with beautiful string sections and blazoned with horns. It was a very romantic and dreamlike approach to the genre and if I personally had to recommend any reggae to someone who had not heard a lot, I would recommend John Holt's album 1000 Volts Of Holt. It is basically a reggae album covering old 70s and 60s tracks, in the reggae style of course with luscious horn and string sections; it really is like nothing else.
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