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* It Hurts To Be Alone (The Wailers): Whether it’s the solemn intro or jazzy interlude, Ernie Ranglin does no wrong on this Studio One gem from 1964.

* Girl I’ve Got a Date (Alton Ellis): Trinidadian Lynn Taitt rocks on one of the great intros in Jamaican pop music.

* 007 (Shantytown): Lynn Taitt at his finest with solid fretwork on Desmond Dekker’s 1967 classic about rude boys in Kingston’s ghettoes.

* The Russians Are Coming (Val Bennett): Producer Bunny Lee’s house band jams on this rock steady version of the jazz classic, Take Five. Kicks off with some sweet licks by guitarist Bobby Aitken.

* Sweet Talking (The Heptones): Few guitarists in the annals of reggae can match Eric Frater’s riffs. Frater’s work on this Studio One gem is an example of his under-rated talent.

* It’s A Shame (Delroy Wilson): Eric Frater at his best on the first hit for the Channel One studio in 1973.

* Westbound Train (Dennis Brown): A teenaged Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith does justice to this 1974 Winston ‘Niney’ Holness production, inspired by Al Green’s Love and Happiness.

* Good Thing Going (Sugar Minott): Outstanding riffing throughout by veteran session man Radcliffe ‘Dougie’ Bryan.

* Who Could It Be (Luciano): Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore of Third World sets the mood with his cool reggae spin on the James Bond theme song.

* Untold Stories (Buju Banton): Known for his work as a bassist, Glen Browne delivers big time on one of the champion tracks from Banton’s 1995 album, ‘Til Shiloh.

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Whoever does the hard riffing on Lee Perry's "Justice To The People" gets my vote!

An unconventional pick, but I've always loved what the lead guitar does in Justin Hinds - Spotlight.

...that is a guitar, right?

i know exactly what sound you mean on that song Giant Panda, i reckon it's a guitar?

j j

winston and george - keep the pressure on. awesome solo

and pretty much every early maytones track, they all have ace guitar lines.

Speaking of "it hurts to be alone" any guitar players here tab out the intro?

j j wrote:i know exactly what sound you mean on that song Giant Panda, i reckon it's a guitar?

j j

It's an amazing track, I hope that's a guitar.

SalmonRiverGanj wrote:Speaking of "it hurts to be alone" any guitar players here tab out the intro?

i'll give it a go this week. just to clarify we are talking about the more soulful studio one version and not the later ska version with harmonicas yes?

Yes, soulful and the jazz like intro is the one.

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