{"product_id":"the-ethiopians-come-on-now-sh-boom-7","title":"The Ethiopians - Come On Now \/ Sh’Boom (7”)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: 7\" Vinyl\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: HRHSS0040 \/ HSRSS0040\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 7141095213388\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 03 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Reggae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first reissue ever of the ultra-rare and very much in demand single first issued in the U.K. on the Doctor Bird label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough it was released in 1968, the single captures The Ethiopians at their best as a Rocksteady vocal harmony group with two extremely popular and highly collectible Rocksteady tracks on 7” vinyl format, the A side “Come On Now” and “Sh’Boom” on the flip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal pressings are now extremely rare and very much sought after by vinyl collectors with a price guide of US1742 for a mint copy according to the collector site CAT45!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Side:\u003cbr\u003eThis is the very first reissue of this super rare and super catchy 1968 Rocksteady anthem. Leonard Dillon’s warm, pleading lead sits front and centre while two part harmony responses create a rich, interlocking vocal texture. The rhythm section is deliberately restrained — steady bass, light syncopated drums, light horns in the background— leaving space for the vocal harmonies to carry the track... \u003cbr\u003eThis extremely popular track was never repressed on a single until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB Side:\u003cbr\u003eReleased on the B side of the 1968 Doctor Bird original single, Sh’Boom aka She Boom aka Life Could Be A Dream is a cracking Rocksteady cover of the catchy \"Sh-Boom\" by The Chords, an early doo-wop song and one of the first rhythm and blues records by a black group to break into the U.S. top ten charts in 1954. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"961\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r25pqRA22ss\" title=\"THE ETHIOPIANS - COME ON NOW\/SH'BOOM -  Rocksteady killer reissued for the first time on 7' single!\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harlem Shuffle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46445290913948,"sku":"HRHSS0040","price":17.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/image001_1_c6739a23-c5fd-421b-ac3d-f7e7ebcb4612.png?v=1772318785","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/the-ethiopians-come-on-now-sh-boom-7","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}