Name: On Top
Brand: The Heptones

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

sol0016

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2009-04-06

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

F Minor

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Heptones

Genre GB

Reggae / Dub

Label GB

more classic studio one material back in stock on vinyl. one of the finest vocal groups of the rocksteady and early reggae periods of jamaican music, the heptones first drew attention for the singles and albums they cut for clement 'coxsone' dodd's studio one label during the late '60s. poised on the cusp of a cultural shift, leroy sibbles (also a bass-wielding session man for dodd) and partners barry llewellyn and earl morgan tackled a combination of the sort of pained love songs then in vogue and fresher 'reality' material, a mix arguably heard best on 'on top'. the album's first side in particular is a stunning example of the heptones' craft. backed by the jackie mittoo-led soul vendors, the group's growing social consciousness is voiced on a handful of pre-roots classics. propelled by lively drum flourishes that resemble an update of the rastafarians' nyahbinghi percussion, sibbles makes direct reference to the lynching of african ancestors on the album-opener 'equal rights,' while one of his finest vocal performances is reserved for the side-one-closer 'soul power.'

On Top

Music GB