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Re: Rocksteady, Ska
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:36 am
by reggae_ragga
ok, great!
now last few questions:
did duke reid actually own a studio?.. if yes did he own it from start?
studio one, was that the main studio? or did they record only vocals?
what studio did caltone use?
could someone line up all studios striker lee was active at?
I need some insight on dynamic studio I never really know nothing about it I only know of byron lee was the owner
Re: Rocksteady, Ska
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:01 pm
by AnorakTrev
Caltone used WIRL and occassionally Treasure Isle . Here`s a link ...
http://www.dancecrasher.co.uk/blog/feat ... ds-part-1/
Re: Rocksteady, Ska
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 9:23 am
by reggae_ragga
so WIRL don't exist anymore? I could not find a single info
Re: Rocksteady, Ska
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:11 pm
by AnorakTrev
" ... W.I.R.L. had built a brand new two-track studio in late 1963 , constructed by Ronnie Nasralla , with equipment installed by Lutz Mayer . This studio ( named " A " ) soon turned to three- ( and by 1967 ) four-track equipment . A smaller studio ( " B " ) , which had existed prior to the construction of the new studio , was used for cutting purposes . After a fire in late 1968 , W.I.R.L. went into receivership and was purchased by Byron Lee . In May 1969 , Dynamic Sounds began operating at the same location . .... "
.. humbly taken from the liner notes of a Jamaican Gold CD
Re: Rocksteady, Ska
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2014 6:36 pm
by amageddian
AnorakTrev wrote:
" ... W.I.R.L. had built a brand new two-track studio in late 1963, constructed by Ronnie Nasralla , with equipment installed by Lutz Mayer .
This studio ( named " A " ) soon turned to three- ( and by 1967 ) four-track equipment . A smaller studio ( " B " ) , which had existed prior to the construction of the new studio , was used for cutting purposes .
After a fire in late 1968 , W.I.R.L. went into receivership and was purchased by Byron Lee . In May 1969 , Dynamic Sounds began operating at the same location . .... "
.. humbly taken from the liner notes of a Jamaican Gold CD
Sorry to revive this old thread, but I was wondering which Jamaican Gold CD these notes came from. I put together this collection of photos from Jamaican studios (
http://www.pinterest.com/lordmihran/reggae-studios/ ) and am looking for details about Dynamics' relationship with MCI.
Re: Rocksteady, Ska
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:51 pm
by AnorakTrev
The Jamaican Gold Cd is " From The Dynamic Treasury - 16 Rocksteady , Pop 'n' Funk Hits -Vol.2 ". The tracks on the disc were recorded from 1967-1968 at " W.I.R.L Studios , 13 Bell Road , Kingston , Jamaica . "
( Had to hunt around to find this ! )
Re: Rocksteady, Ska
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 12:09 am
by Inyaki
That's a great collection of photos. Great job!
A few credits errors there....
Re: Rocksteady, Ska
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 3:46 pm
by amageddian
Please feel free to point out any mistakes! I try meticulously to ID all the photos I've uploaded but a good deal of material is re-posted from other Pinterest collections.
Re: Rocksteady, Ska
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 3:20 pm
by RooticaLee
Trev is on the money with his analysis. Just to add that Simmer Down is ska. In fact the Skatalites backed quite a lot of the Wailing Wailers early material.