{"product_id":"various-artists-the-deejays-meet-down-town-1975-1980-cd","title":"Various Artists - The Deejays Meet Down Town 1975-1980 [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: VOJCD003\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 5060135761400 \u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 11 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Dub Reggae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe late sixties and early seventies spectacle of Jamaican Deejays taking their live performances out of the dance halls and translating them into hit records, not only marked the beginning of forty years of dance hall driven music on the island but also provided the original inspiration and template for the global dominance of rap and hip hop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe art of deejay was now rightly recognised and the toasters or talk over artists advanced from introductions and interjections to stringing complete sets of lyrics together and riding the rhythm for the entire length of the song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeejays including U Roy, I Roy, Dennis Alcapone, Big Joe ,Little Joe and Prince Jazzbo who built their reputations working live on sound systems,now went one step beyond and moved on to become recording deejays with entire catalogues of hit singles and albums to their credit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the seventies a whole host of mic men followed in their wake including Dillinger,Dr.Alimando,Clint Eastwood and Jah Stitch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTalking records were not new, but ‘talk over’ records were...the repercussions of this uniquely Jamaican phenomenon would go on to reverberate worldwide...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklisting\u003cbr\u003eTrack 1 Cocaine in my Brain-Dillinger\u003cbr\u003eTrack 2 The Barber Feel It-Dr.Alimantado\u003cbr\u003eTrack 3 Hold On-U Roy\u003cbr\u003eTrack 4 War and Friction-I Roy\u003cbr\u003eTrack 5 Roots Natty Congo-Dillinger\u003cbr\u003eTrack 6 Good Memories-Prince Jazzbo\u003cbr\u003eTrack 7 In the Ghetto-Big Joe\u003cbr\u003eTrack 8 It Must Come-Dennis Alcapone\u003cbr\u003eTrack 9 Bury the Barber-Jah Stitch\u003cbr\u003eTrack 10 Tradition Skank-Little Joe\u003cbr\u003eTrack 11 Kendal Crash-Trinity\u003cbr\u003eTrack 12 Daylight Saving Time-Dillinger\u003cbr\u003eTrack 13 What a Hard Man Fe Dead-Clint Eastwood\u003cbr\u003eTrack 14 Give me a Helping Hand-Trinity\u003cbr\u003eTrack 15 King of the Arena-Jah Stitch*\u003cbr\u003eTrack 16 Tickle Me-Dillinger*\u003cbr\u003e*CD Bonus Tracks\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VOICE OF JAMAICA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47514671710364,"sku":"VOJCD003","price":13.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/3_db745888-0685-463e-b5ce-509f307d9e3a.webp?v=1788360748","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/various-artists-the-deejays-meet-down-town-1975-1980-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}