No more seven-inch in Jamaica?

[Derek]

<span style="font-weight: bold">'<span style="font-size: 14pt">Vinyl has been eliminated</span>'</span>

In Jamaica, seven-inch singles are completely extinct; DJs have ditched their turntables. Will the digital revolution mean the end of traditional reggae? Dave Stelfox reports

Reggae's already had one digital revolution. On the night of February 23, 1985, at a packed venue on Waltham Park Road in Kingston, Jamaica, the producer Lloyd &quot;Prince Jammy&quot; James used a soundclash against the Black Scorpio Sound System to unleash the song that changed Jamaican music forever. Wayne Smith's Under Mi Sleng Teng was based on a stripped-down Casio keyboard loop, with a thunderous computerised bassline. It was the first wholly electronic reggae recording, and its distinctive rhythm marked the birth of the style that came to be known as dancehall.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jan/18/urban.popandrock1

[britisha]

Re: No more seven-inch in Jamaica?

Check Virgin, [pawd'n the pun] while mi noh si noh 7inch, vinyl is very much in vogue...even turntables cumming back into fashion.

[Tuff Gong]

Re: No more seven-inch in Jamaica?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">'<span style="font-size: 14pt">Vinyl has been eliminated</span>'</span>

In Jamaica, seven-inch singles are completely extinct; DJs have ditched their turntables. Will the digital revolution mean the end of traditional reggae? Dave Stelfox reports

Reggae's already had one digital revolution. On the night of February 23, 1985, at a packed venue on Waltham Park Road in Kingston, Jamaica, the producer Lloyd &quot;Prince Jammy&quot; James used a soundclash against the Black Scorpio Sound System to unleash the song that changed Jamaican music forever. Wayne Smith's Under Mi Sleng Teng was based on a stripped-down Casio keyboard loop, with a thunderous computerised bassline. It was the first wholly electronic reggae recording, and its distinctive rhythm marked the birth of the style that came to be known as dancehall.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jan/18/urban.popandrock1

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LOL...Jammys did not invent Dancehall!

[rudemonk]

Re: No more seven-inch in Jamaica?

nah man, you can still find them...

I play strictly vinyl still. Most people have gone digital- because it is basically free. But you still have some holdouts and with some of the new computer systems like serato they have created new demand for turntables and records even.

[Tuff Gong]

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I can overstand a DJ might choose a digital form now because it was really to expensive to tote around the massive amount of vinyl, PA Equipment, etc. I bet most of those D.J.s still purchase Vinyl’s and resample them in their Home Studios.

I have a ton of vinyl’s myself...but then I have ton of 8 track Tapes as well.

[uswe]

Re: No more seven-inch in Jamaica?

TG have you tranferred any to CD?

[Tuff Gong]

Re: No more seven-inch in Jamaica?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: uswe</div><div class="ubbcode-body">TG have you tranferred any to CD? </div></div>

No....I don't have time. I have a ton of CDs as well. I have to get rid of my whole music collection, but I will just be buying the digital versions not dubbing from what I have.

I am going to keep a few rare vinyls such as Bob Catch A Fire Zippo Cover and Burning Spears 45s released on the Spear Label.

[Derek]

Re: No more seven-inch in Jamaica?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: uswe</div><div class="ubbcode-body">TG have you tranferred any to CD? </div></div>

No....I don't have time. I have a ton of CDs as well. I have to get rid of my whole music collection, but I will just be buying the digital versions not dubbing from what I have.

I am going to keep a few rare vinyls such as Bob Catch A Fire Zippo Cover and Burning Spears 45s released on the Spear Label.
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Do you have any vinyl on the Tuff Gong label?
Miracles - The Meditations
Hypocrites - Bob Marley

[Tuff Gong]

Re: No more seven-inch in Jamaica?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Do you have any vinyl on the Tuff Gong label?
Miracles - The Meditations
Hypocrites - Bob Marley </div></div>

I think I have a 45, I have to check...but in Jamaica I used to give Tuff Gong Test Presses away because my then GF and basically her whole family worked for Rita and Bob, so I got anything I want coming out of TG.

[Emperah]

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it is very true derek, I've been all over the island looking for records, is like dem give up, mussee cah it coss dem money.
I went Aquarious it was outta biz, went to randy's pure cd, went to de big one in mobay mi figget de name but dem did ha some wicked chune a one time an guess wah....pure cd

Funny ting doe is records are still being pressed cah mi cyan guh fla, ny, to, and mi kno hinglan ha dem tuh, but in JA mi nuh kno bwoy. And mi have de marley bwoy dem chune pan fawty-five pan tuff gong.

[Derek]

Re: No more seven-inch in Jamaica?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dahJahPawtTwo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">it is very true derek, I've been all over the island looking for records, is like dem give up, mussee cah it coss dem money.
I went Aquarious it was outta biz, went to randy's pure cd, went to de big one in mobay mi figget de name but dem did ha some wicked chune a one time an guess wah....pure cd

Funny ting doe is records are still being pressed cah mi cyan guh fla, ny, to, and mi kno hinglan ha dem tuh, but in JA mi nuh kno bwoy. And mi have de marley bwoy dem chune pan fawty-five pan tuff gong. </div></div>

If you can find this for me - CD or not -

I will be the happiest man alive. The best instrumental Reggae LP of all time!

[rudemonk]

Re: No more seven-inch in Jamaica?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
If you can find this for me - CD or not -

I will be the happiest man alive. The best instrumental Reggae LP of all time!



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