Channel One . Well Charge – Various Artists
Rough Trade 1980

During the period of early 70’s, from 1973, Channel One began to
create a sound that made them for the next few years the most
popular record label in Jamaica. With every song coming out of
Channel One becoming a hit with groups such as The Mighty Dia-
monds, Pat Kelly, Junior Byles, Earth and Stone, The Revolutiona-
ries, and Jays and more. The Channel One mix and Sound became
so famous that other producers tried to capture it. The resident
session men known as The Revolutionaries such as Sly and Robbie,
Willie Lindo, Rad Bryan and Ansell Collins made the main line-up
with added musicians such as Chinna and lloyd Parks and the horn
section made up of Tommy McCook, Hedley Bennett and Vin
Gordon. Special thanks to Austin Palmer who
selected these tunes. (liner notes)

tracks ;

01 – Jays – Queen majesty
02 – Pat kelly – My girl
03 – Johnny Osbourne – Kiss somebody
04 – Hugh Griffiths – This feeling of love
05 – Leroy Smart – Meaning of life
06 – Creole – Moving away
07 – Jays – Pretty looks
08 – The Tamlins – Hard to confess
09 – Bold One – Dry up your tears
10 – The Revolutionaries – I.R.A.
11 – Johnny Osbourne – Quashi
12 – Creole – Beware of your enemies
13 – The Overnight Players – Shaka the great
14 – The Mighty Diamonds – Right time
15 – Junior Byles – Fade away
16 – Bold One – Long about now
17 – Earl Sixteen – The world has just begun
18 – The Revolutionaries – Leftist
19 – Creole – Skylarking
20 – The Mighty Diamonds – Jailhouse
21 – Hell and Fire – Pointless killing
22 – Earth and Stone – That’s the way you feel