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U Roy & Glen Adams - Bangarang

produced by striker lee,
where did he record that version?

I couldn't find any info, they are talking about his early works on the wiki page but no mentioning of a studio:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Lee

as I hear that coxsone and reid were not too friendly I suggest that he been using a different studio, according to the wiki page it could be caltone if him did have a studio.
any experts?

Recorded @ Treasure Isle studio around 1968

Re Scorcher and the Duke not getting on: it is worth remembering that reggae is a small business. Coxsone and Reid were actually big friends off and on; Scratch fall out with Dodd in 1966 but still use the studio sometimes a couple of years later; Striker make tunes that diss niney and then the two are best of friend. The business is too small to keep an enmity going for long. You are rivals, sometimes bitter. You swear you will never cross the threshold of a studio again but the next week you must because there is nowhere else to go or you need a particular sound or musician. Out of enemy, we are one.

recorde in 1971-72

in 1968 U Roy did not record,since his debut single came out in 1969 (Earth Rightful Ruler)

ok. listening to the early striker lee tunes I feel there have been a change from a old sound to a new more heavy sound. what was the reson for it? studio switch? equipment update? band switch?
talking about the difference from bangarang & beatitude to gorgon & kill the barber type of sound
i know the difference is tiny but there clearly is one

hi reggae ragga
well theres a few reasons for the change you are hearing. beatitude and banbarang (lester sterlings version) are from the late 60s, rocksteady era. gorgon and kill the barber are from the mid 70s roots era. one of the many reasons for the change of sound is reggae is constantly evolving, and yes different studios, engineers, musicians etc etc all add to it.

ital kemar

and yes different studios, engineers, musicians etc etc all add to it.

exactly that what I look for

so fisrt he was working at studio 1, then duke reid then caltone/Wirl then studio 1 & duke again then channel one and after that dynamic until now?

his most influential period was when he worked closely with King Tubbys in the mid 70s: form say 72-73 to about 77-78.

The riddims were laid at Dynamic (70-75) or channel one (75-80), but the voicing and mixing was done at King Tubby's Studio. Either by the king himself, or by prenices liek Phillip Smart, Prince Jammys etc.

ok cool, always thought dynamic was late 70s early 80s but I must have it mix up with top rank (not top ranking)