Yellow text Coxsone

[Brennan]

Have you guys ever seen a Coxsone 7 inch in yellow text before? Is this an uncommon color?

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_UmI3teTF2GM/S_uzF ... oxsone.jpg


I am also trying to find out info on the Embassy Soul record label, was this label owned by Dodd?

[jumbo]

I've got a few, but it's not common.

the embasy soul label is a rare one off: ken boothe - swinging king / without love, and only the first press

you can see a lot of the different CS Dodd labels at Dancecrasher.co.uk

[davek]

I've got a few, but it's not common.

the embasy soul label is a rare one off: ken boothe - swinging king / without love, and only the first press

you can see a lot of the different CS Dodd labels at Dancecrasher.co.uk

@Jumbo

I have always thought that it was an "Embassy" one-off because it's basically an advert for Embassy cigarettes...."the swinging king smokes Embassy Kings...".

Strange to hear those cigarette ads today on our non-smoking world!

[jumbo]

jumbo wrote :I've got a few, but it's not common.

the embasy soul label is a rare one off: ken boothe - swinging king / without love, and only the first press

you can see a lot of the different CS Dodd labels at Dancecrasher.co.uk

@Jumbo

I have always thought that it was an "Embassy" one-off because it's basically an advert for Embassy cigarettes...."the swinging king smokes Embassy Kings...".

Strange to hear those cigarette ads today on our non-smoking world!

wow, that is a revelation.. i never made that connection, but you must be right.. blatent product endorsement for Ken Boothe..

i dont have the Embassy labeled one, my copy is a 70s Studio One press and i only knew the label from pics.

[davek]

@Jumbo
I have it on Embassy, it's a dull wine-red colour with "Embassy" lettering on the label. I will try to dig it up to see what is on the back, I seem to recall it has a version (instrumental) on the flip. Melodically, it's kind of a re-working of Danny & The Juniors "At The Hop".

I am sure that there is an interesting story about how this one came to be.

[jumbo]

@Jumbo
I have it on Embassy, it's a dull wine-red colour with "Embassy" lettering on the label. I will try to dig it up to see what is on the back, I seem to recall it has a version (instrumental) on the flip. Melodically, it's kind of a re-working of Danny & The Juniors "At The Hop".

I am sure that there is an interesting story about how this one came to be.

i've seen the label: there is a picture at Dancecrasher.co.uk in the studio one labels section.

my 45 has 'without love' on the back. and yes it woulde interesting to ask mr Boothe about it

[JoLong]

the whole story (plus a wicked picture !) been published in the french speaking magazine natty dread : www.nattydread.fr

[DUDLEY 1NE]

I believed that coxsone made a deal with the jamaican branch of the Embassy company, as well as being a smoker of such cigarettes during his time.

[JoLong]

It's just that Embassy hired Studio One to do their tune - like a project. After awhile, Coxsone just kept the tune (and the trade disappeared anyway - after a tour in Jamaica !)

[jumbo]

so it was kind of a commecial.. i always liked the flip more!