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Yellow text Coxsone
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 11:24 am
by 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?
Re: Yellow text Coxsone
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 12:19 pm
by 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
Re: Yellow text Coxsone
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 12:48 pm
by davek
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!
Re: Yellow text Coxsone
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 1:03 pm
by jumbo
davek wrote: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.
Re: Yellow text Coxsone
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 1:29 pm
by 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.
Re: Yellow text Coxsone
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 8:36 am
by jumbo
davek wrote:@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
Re: Yellow text Coxsone
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 3:16 pm
by JoLong
the whole story (plus a wicked picture !) been published in the french speaking magazine natty dread :
www.nattydread.fr
Re: Yellow text Coxsone
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 10:56 pm
by 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.
Re: Yellow text Coxsone
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 7:01 am
by 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 !)
Re: Yellow text Coxsone
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 7:43 am
by jumbo
so it was kind of a commecial.. i always liked the flip more!