Michael Palmer

Michael Palmer

Michael Palmer (born 1960), also known as Palma Dog, is a Jamaican reggae musician who released several albums in the 1980s.

Biography
Born in the Maxfield Park area of Kingston in 1960, Palmer began his career in the late 1970s by performing with sound systems, including Stereophonic Sound with General Echo. He took inspiration from the success of his neighbor, Leroy Smart. The shooting death of Echo and Stereophonic's owner Big John in 1980 was a blow to Palmer's career. His debut single, "Mr Landlord" (1975), recorded for producer Oswald Thomas was not successful, and it was not until a couple of years later when he found success with "Smoke the Weed", recorded at Channel One, and with producer Jah Thomas on tracks such as "Ghetto Dance" and "Different Love". He went on to work with a variety of producers including George Phang, Sugar Minott, Prince Jammy, and Joseph Hoo Kim, and enjoyed a number one single in Jamaica in 1984 with the Phang-produced "Lick Shot". He also performed at the Reggae Sunsplash festival that year. His recordings led to a series of mid-1980s albums, including split albums with Frankie Jones, Frankie Paul, Johnny Osbourne, and Kelly Ranks. Palmer moved into production, achieving success with Neville Brown's "Haul and Pull Up", and returned to recording himself in the early 1990s, with singles such as "Juggling" and "Everyone Makes Love". After being advised to give up singing due to vocal problems, Palmer moved to the United States and was out of the music industry for almost 20 years. Michael Palmer's distinctive vocal styling had a significant influence on the emerging digital reggae scene of the mid 1980s, an influence that extended into the early ragga, jungle music and drum and bass scenes in London in the early to mid 1990s.Palmer returned to music in the 21st century, performing in the US, and released new music in 2017. Michael Palmer has teamed up with his new manager Barrington Gray, Cedar Valley Records (Sweden) and producer/engineer Andre "Tripple T" Daley (Jamaica) the magician behind some of the Exterminator Label most memorable mixes, a number of new tracks will be released in 2018 by this team.

Albums (15)

Compilations (1)

Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
Triston Palma Meets Michael Palmer Triston Palma Meets Michael Palmer Triston Palma Meets Michael Palmer CD Midnight Rock 1982-84

Credits & Appearances (12)

Musicians
Vocals 12

Also Appears On (35)

Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
Trojan Jamaica Box Set Various Artists Trojan Jamaica Box Set TJETD 199 CD Trojan 196X-7X 2004
Birth Of Dancehall Various Artists Birth Of Dancehall KSCD 031 CD Kingston Sounds 1976-79 2012
Wicked A Go Feel It Various Artists Wicked A Go Feel It CDTRL 375 CD Trojan 1978-85 1996
Different Fashion Various Artists Different Fashion DBCDD 072 CD Doctor Bird 1979-81 2021
Grapevine Records Vault Classics Vol 1 Various Artists Grapevine Records Vault Classics Vol 1 CD Grapevine 1979-85
Let's Go To The Blues Various Artists Let's Go To The Blues CDTRL 417 CD Trojan 1979-85 1998
Bamboo Fence & Curry Goat - Foundation Dancehall Various Artists Bamboo Fence & Curry Goat - Foundation Dancehall BS1LP50 LP Black Solidarity 197X-8X
Bamboo Fence & Curry Goat - Foundation Dancehall Various Artists Bamboo Fence & Curry Goat - Foundation Dancehall BS1CD50 CD Black Solidarity 197X-8X 1999
Channel One Story Chapter Two Various Artists Channel One Story Chapter Two VPCD 0422 CD VP 197X-8X 2008
Ready When You Dub Two Various Artists Ready When You Dub Two GGUMSCDXX014 CD Smugg 197X-8X 2003
Trojan Dancehall Box Set Various Artists Trojan Dancehall Box Set TRBCD 023 CD Trojan 197X-8X 2000
Clarks In Jamaica Various Artists Clarks In Jamaica VPGS 7034 CD Greensleeves 197X-9X 2015
Ready When You Ready Various Artists Ready When You Ready GUMSCDXX007 CD Smugg 197X-9X 2002
Midnight Rock Classics Vol 1 Various Artists Midnight Rock Classics Vol 1 CD Culture Press 1981-82
Jah Thomas Greensleeves 12 Rulers Various Artists Jah Thomas Greensleeves 12 Rulers GRELCD 614 CD Greensleeves 1981-84 2008
Midnight Rock Presents Gunshot Rhythm Various Artists Midnight Rock Presents Gunshot Rhythm MRLP 200 LP Midnight Rock 1982 2002
General For All General Various Artists General For All General JJ 161 LP Hitbound 1983 1983
Hypocrite Inna Dance Hall Style Various Artists Hypocrite Inna Dance Hall Style CD Channel One 1983
Waterhouse Revisited Various Artists Waterhouse Revisited HCD 7012 CD Hightone 1983-84 1994
Waterhouse Revisited Chapter 2 Various Artists Waterhouse Revisited Chapter 2 HCD 7013 CD Hightone 1983-84 1995
Presenting The Posse Vol 2 Various Artists Presenting The Posse Vol 2 UTLP 002 LP Black Roots 1983-85
Party Sounds Presents Worries In The Dance Various Artists Party Sounds Presents Worries In The Dance JJ 191 LP Empire 1984
Sly & Robbie Presents The Unmetered Taxi Various Artists Sly & Robbie Presents The Unmetered Taxi JJ 169 LP Empire 1984 1984
Powerhouse Presents Strictly Live Stock Various Artists Powerhouse Presents Strictly Live Stock GREL 81 LP Greensleeves 1985 1985
Young Generation Vibration Various Artists Young Generation Vibration W 2748 LP Tachyon 1985 1985
The Final Mission Various Artists The Final Mission LP Power House 1986 1986
Black Solidarity Presents String Up The Sound System Various Artists Black Solidarity Presents String Up The Sound System BSLP 001 LP Black Solidarity 198X 2014
Hidden Treasures Various Artists Hidden Treasures ES 1003 CD Easy Star 198X 1999
Hidden Treasures Vol 2 Various Artists Hidden Treasures Vol 2 ES 1005 CD Easy Star 198X 2000
Presenting The Posse Vol 1 Various Artists Presenting The Posse Vol 1 LP Black Roots 198X
Presenting The Posse Vol 1 & 2 Various Artists Presenting The Posse Vol 1 & 2 UPTLP 21 LP Uptempo 198X 1992
Reggae Legends Frankie Paul Reggae Legends GRE 2021 CD Greensleeves 198X 2009
Trojan Eighties Box Set Various Artists Trojan Eighties Box Set TJETD 253 CD Trojan 198X 2005
Trojan Rastafari Box Set Various Artists Trojan Rastafari Box Set TRBCD 022 CD Trojan 198X 2000
When The Dances Were Changing Various Artists When The Dances Were Changing PSCD 22 CD Pressure Sounds 198X 1998
16 albums
12 credits
13 labels
1982 - 1986