GREGORY ISAACS OOP '86 TAD'S LP ALL I HAVE IS LOVE LOVE

GREGORY ISAACS ALL I HAVE IS LOVE, LOVE, LOVE LPCategory / Style / Moods: Reggae * Lovers Rock * Reggae-Pop Moods Instruments * Bright * Soothing * Summery * Laid-Back/ Mellow * Sweet * Earthy * Amiable/ Good-Natured * Intimate * Cheerful * Elegant * Gentle24.77 / 2007-11-08 S asocc1986 TAD'S RECORD UK LPTITLE: ALL I HAVE IS LOVE, LOVE, LOVEARTIST: GREGORY ISAACSCONDITIONCOVER: VGVINYL: VG+Click here for info on grading and abbreviationsOUT OF PRINT ORIGINAL PRESSClick the pix for a better view TRACKS: Disc: 1 1.First Aid2.Bang Belly3.Just Be Nice4.No Body Know5.When I Needed A Friend6.Hard Drugs7.Footsteps8.All I Have Is Love, Love, Love9.Sad And Lonely Man10.You Brought Me11.Settle NuhLabel: Tad's Record Catalog#: TRD 15586 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: UK Released: 1986 Genre: Reggae Style: Lovers Rock Credits: Producer - Gregory Isaacs , Tad A. Dawkins Notes: Recorded at Music Mountain Studio and Dynamic Sounds, Kingston, Jamaica. Overdubs at Quadrosonic Studio, N.Y., USA. Mixed at Music Mountain Studio, Kingston, Jamaica. User Reviews: jussumen, Jan 23, 2006 I am very surprised that the albums for the Brooklyn based TAD-Records (owned by the Dawkin Brothers) are amongst the best sounding in Gregory's long career. Okay "Night Nurse" and "Out Deh" for Island and his former Virgin Frontline albums sound more polished, due to remixing and re-mastering in the UK. But EASY and this one have a really fine musical punch and the arrangements are very good. The list of musicians is beyond any doubt as usual. Although this was probably the most intense time in Gregory's long Cocaine affection, his voice comes along strong and with a lot of feeling and emotion. I wonder if he got his share of the albums profits directly in Rock or Powder form or in cash ? So it's no wonder they added his 1986/87 smash hit "Hard Drugs" to the album It wasn't planned to be on it, a sticker in the cover tells about it. as is often the case these anti-drug songs tell from an ever loosing battle "The More They Get It, Is The More They Want It.." Everyone on the island knew that song and the crisis the Crack epidemie that flooded the Island in the mid eighties brought along. Besides this tune we have the usual someetimes glad, sometimes sad or tragic Love Songs Gregory is known for and he delivers them in excellent style. A pity the jacket looks so slopy and that the album never got a proper distribution. It is definitely worth a re-release and in case you see it anywhere and like Gregory buy it , you won't regret it.. Biography by Jo-Ann Greene One of Jamaica's most beloved vocalists who is as pertinent in dancehalls as he is in bedrooms, Gregory Isaacs' career has stretched over 30 years. From the heady days of reggae through lovers rock, a genre he virtually invented, his talent reached into the modern age. Born in the Fletcher's Land area of Kingston, Jamaica, on July 15, 1951, Isaacs arrived in the music business via the talent show circuit, a tried and true formula for many of the island's budding singing stars. Byron Lee was the first in the industry to spot his talent and brought him and Winston Sinclair into the studio to record the duet "Another Heartbreak" in 1968. Sadly, it went nowhere, and Isaacs decided to try his fortunes with a new vocal trio, the Concords. They set up home at Rupie Edwards' Success label and over the next couple of years, released a number of singles, including one with Prince Buster, but none caught the attention of the Jamaican public. In 1970, the Concords folded and Isaacs struggled on alone. His initial self-productions were similarly unsuccessful, while further cuts with Edwards did no better. Regardless of this poor track record, in 1973 Isaacs set up his own record store and label, African Museum, in partnership with Errol Dunkley, a young singer with a string of hits to his own name. Apparently some of Dunkley's own magic wore off and one of the label's first releases, Isaacs' own self-produced "My Only Lover," was an immediate hit and the floodgates opened wide. Besides African Museums' offerings, Isaacs helped keep the label solvent by recording with virtually every producer on the island for a stream of hits that showed no sign of abating. Between 1973 and 1976 alone, the singer released more material than most artists do in a lifetime, virtually all of it timeless classics. This exquisite piece of retro music history is a vinyl sound recording (not a CD). Please visit the A Sound Deal store for similar items and information on grading and shipping. Add me to your favorites for red hot sales bulletins and sneak previews of upcoming products. Combine Items to Save $$$! Click here to check the store for more!©A Sound Deal