Sonia Pottinger - Musical Feast

[Rootsman]

Whats this one like

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Is it worth buying

Dave

[ReggaeFire]

Sublime rock steady, some really really nice stuff on that one. If you don't have these tunes, you need them!

[hans]

Dave - get it.

[AnorakTrev]

Still on the rocksteady train , Dave ? NICE.... (tu)

[Rootsman]

Thanks Guys.

I am on the case and this one will be in my collection real soon.

[hot milk]

also worth seeking out is Put On Your Best Dress, a Sonia P comp released on Attack around '90. i actually like it better than the heartbeat set, but does have some overlap (sound quality isn't as good, though). i copied this from Tapir's page since i don't see it on Roots Archives.

ATLP 109 Sonia Pottinger's Rock Steady - Put On Your Best Dress

Tracks Including: What A Agony (The Conquerors) / Blam Blam Fever (The Valentines) / Move Up (Al And The Vibrators) / Play It Cool (Monty Morris) / Swing And Dine (The Melodians) / Young Wings Can Fly (Johnny And The Attractions) / Pata Pata Rock Steady (Patsy And The Count Ossie Band) / All In One (The Valentines) // Put On Your Best Dress (Monty Morris) / Tell It To Me (Stranger Cole And Patsy) / Hard To Confess (The Gaylads) / Won't You Come Home (The Conquerors) / Little Nut Tree (The Melodians) / Creation Version (Charlei Ace) / I Need Your Loving (The Gaylads) / Say You (Ken Boothe)

Produced by Mrs Sonia. Pottinger
Recorded at Treasure Isle Studios, Kingston, Jamaica 1967-1968
1990

[Rootsman]

Yeah, Ive got that "Put On Your Best Dress" and it is excellent.

Also another superb compilation by Sonia Pottinger is this one

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Great album worth getting for the Brent Dowe track alone.

dave

[DUDLEY 1NE]

nice set of rock steady tracks, pick it up.

[DeadlyDragonSound.com]

drum & bass/rockashacka have repressed some lovely SP tracks on 7"-- stranger & patsy killers.