Heartbeat Records Launches Extensive Studio One Series Celebrating 50 Years Of Jamaican Music By Founding Father Of Reggae Lengendary Producer Clement S. Dodd

Each Installment Fully Remastered With Rare Tracks From Original Studio One Recordings Bob Marley & The Wailers From Studio One Out Now Collections Features The Best Of Their Early Output Follows Other Definitive Releases

Cambridge, MA – Heartbeat Records has proudly kicked off an extensive CD series by the most venerated record label in reggae music – Studio One. Called the "Motown of Jamaica" by GQ magazine, it was founded and operated by renowned Jamaican producer Clement S. Dodd, who helped create a legacy for artists who would later become international reggae legends, from Bob Marley and the Wailers to the Heptones, Burning Spear, and Marcia Griffiths. Over the past 50 years, Dodd (also known as “Sir Coxsone”) recorded nearly every major Reggae artist in Jamaica resulting in hundreds of Jamaican hits. The rhythms he created inspired thousands of “versions,” and influenced many top artists including Sean Paul, Lauryn Hill and the Fugees, Shaggy and Dawn Penn as well as No Doubt and even The Clash.

Mr Dodd passed away in 2004 leaving a legacy of his own which Heartbeat celebrates with the release of multiple titles in the coming year. “I’m very excited about the relaunch of the Studio One catalog on Heartbeat," says label VP of A&R Chris Wilson, "not only because I think it’s a great testimony to the legacy of Clement S. Dodd – but it because it really represents the history and foundation of Reggae music." Wilson collaborated with Dodd on 65 releases.

"The future of Studio One however is as bright as its past," adds Dodd's daughter, Carol, who with her Mother currently runs the Studio One recording facilities in Brooklyn and Kingston. "We will keep my father's legacy alive by continuing to work with promising new artists as well as Heartbeat to find and release all the best material from the vaults."

Starting in the Ska era of the early Sixties, through the Rock Steady period (late ’60s), right up until the present day, Dodd’s Studio One label, which is regarded as the birthplace of Reggae Music, has remained the principal force formulating popular ideas of, and within, Jamaican music. Dodd's influence is significant also because he captured in his records something the society needed to express. It was an era of new consciousness and great political awareness in a newly independent country. These Studio One tracks are not only
examples of great performances in their own right, but they also embrace the cultural themes that comprise the Jamaican experience. Because of this, the Jamaican public – even today – responds enthusiastically to the music Dodd created throughout his lifetime. For over half a century, he ruled over the Jamaican music scene by the very force of his personality, and by the breadth of his musical accomplishments.

Heartbeat's new series features fully remastered CD's from the original Studio One recordings, including rare tracks (some previously unreleased on CD). Each release is of the highest sound quality and is annotated with brand new liner notes illustrating the relevant history of the tracks and the times. The first installment was recently released with three titles: The Best of Studio One; Full Up: More Hits from Studio One and Downbeat the Ruler: Killer Instrumentals from Studio One. Just released is Bob Marley and the Wailers, One Love
at Studio One which contains the first chronological survey of Bob Marley and the Wailers recordings made at Studio One. Pitchfork Media said "One Love at Studio One will likely make you very happy... a very solid set...[with] a number of excellent rude boy tracks that helped establish the Wailers as spokesmen for the ghetto..."

Forthcoming titles from Heartbeat's Studio One Series include:

Albums by Dennis Brown, Freddie McGregor, Alton Ellis, John Holt, Delroy Wilson, and Don Drummond as well as compilations including Ska Bonanza - The Studio One Ska Years, and a Dub album.

Current Studio One Releases:

Various Artists: THE BEST OF STUDIO ONE
First released over 20 years ago, this album is newly remastered from the original master tapes with six additional tracks.

Track Listing:
“A Love I Can Feel” - John Holt (extra track)
“Music Like Dirt” - The Lyrics (extra track)
“Baby Why” - The Cables
“Can I Change My Mind”- Alton Ellis
“Just Another Girl” - Ken Boothe (extra track)
“The Answer” - Lone Ranger (extra track)
“Oh Mr. D.C.” - Sugar Minott
“Jah Promise” - Johnny Osbourne
“Declaration of Rights” - The Abyssinians (extra track)
“Roots Natty” - The Gladiators (extra track, previously unreleased on CD)
“Rub A Dub Style” - Michigan and Smiley
“Party Time” - The Heptones
“Throw Me Corn” - Larry Marshall
“Melody Life” - Marcia Griffiths
“Born to Love” - Slim Smith
“My Last Love” - The Termites
“Rastifari Tell You” - Judah Tafari Eskender
“Row Fisherman Row” (extended mix) - Wailing Souls

Various Artists: FULL UP: MORE HITS FROM STUDIO ONE:

This album is a companion to the Best of Studio One, and continues to showcase the varied career of Jamaica’s legendary producer Clement S. Dodd. It is fully remastered from the master tapes, and includes six extra tracks, some previously unreleased on CD.

Track Listing:
“Love Me Forever” - Carlton & the Shoes
“Always Together” - Bob Andy & Marcia Griffiths (extra track)
“What Kind of World” - The Cables (extra track)
“Mister Fixit” - Winston Francis (extra track, previously unreleased on CD)
“Danger in Your Eyes” - Don Evans and The Paragons
“Rougher Yet” - Slim Smith (extra track)
“Love Bump” - Lone Ranger
“Armagideon Time” - Willie Williams
“Full Up” - Sound Dimension
“Behold the Land” - Culture
“First Cut Is the Deepest” - Norma Frazer
“Look Who Is Back Again” - Delroy Wilson & Slim Smith
“Open the Gate” - The Ethiopian
“Fire Down Below” - Burning Spear (extra track)
“Pick Up the Pieces” - The Royals (extra track, previously unreleased on CD)
“Desperate Lover” - Bob Andy
“I Don’t Want to See You Cry” - John Holt
“Big Mistake” - The Bassies

Various Artists:

DOWNBEAT THE RULER: KILLER INSTRUMENTALS FROM STUDIO ONE

Downbeat the Ruler is filled with the instrumentals that galvanized the public, and brought the label to the top of its popularity. These are Studio One’s most popular rhythms.

Track Listing:
“Rockfort Rock” - Sound Dimension
“Real Rock” - Sound Dimension
“Swing Easy” - Soul Vendors*
“Mojo Rock Steady” - Sound Dimension (extra track)
“Heavy Rock” - Sound Dimension
“Freak Out” - Jackie Mittoo
“Tunnel One” - Tommy McCook
“Moon Ride” - Brentford Road All Stars (extra track)
“Race Track” - Brentford Road All Stars
“Throw Me Corn” - Brentford Road All Stars (extra track, previously
unreleased on CD)
“Baby Face” - Sound Dimension
“Love Again” - Jackie And The Invaders (extra track)
“Darker Shade of Black” - Soul Vendors (extra track, previously unreleased on CD)
“Banana Walk” - Dub Specialist
“Heavy Beat” - Sound Dimension (extra track)
“Return of the Scorcher” - The Sound Dimension (extra track, previously unreleased on CD)
“Popcorn Reggae”- Soul Agent and The Soul Defenders (extra track prev unreleased on CD)
“Death in the Arena” - Soul Vendors

BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS: ONE LOVE AT STUDIO ONE

When the “rude boys” gathered at Studio One on Brentford Road in Kingston, the acknowledged leaders were the Wailers. The youthful Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh generated an enthusiasm which was one of the cornerstones of the Ska era, and in these early days they laid the foundation for one of the greatest musical legacies the world has ever known. The forty songs on this collection include the cream of their Studio One output as well as previously unreleased alternate takes and rare Jamaican singles sides. In most cases this material is taken from the original session tapes and is presented without the overdubs found on other collections of this material. The in-depth liner notes, culled from hundreds of hours of interviews by Wailers authorities Roger Steffens and Leroy Jodie Pierson, pieced together with the Wailers formative years at Studio One, and the music, make this the definitive Studio One Wailers collection.

Track Listing:
"This Train," "Simmer Down," "I Am Going Home," "Do You Remember," "Mr. Talkative," "Habits," "Amen," "Go Jimmy Go," "Teenager In Love," "I Need You," "It Hurts To Be Alone" (alternate take), "True Confession," "Lonesome Feelings," "There She Goes," "Diamond Baby," "Playboy" (alternate take), "Where's the Girl for Me," "Hooligan Ska," "One Love," "Love and Affection," "Tell Them Lord," (bonus track) "And I Love Her" (alternate take), "Rude Boy," "I'm Still Waiting," "Ska Jerk,""Somewhere to Lay My Head," "Wages of Love" rehearsal, "Wages of Love," "I'm Gonna Put It On" (alternate take), "Cry to Me," "Jailhouse," "Sinner Man" (alternate take), "He Who Feels It Knows It," "Let Him Go," "When
the Well Runs Dry," "Can'tYou See," "What Am I Supposed to Do," "Rolling Stone," "Bend Down Low,""Freedom Time," "Rocking Steady" (alternate take).

Founded in 1970, Rounder Records is America’s premier independent label. Rounder and its Zoë, Heartbeat, Philo and Bullseye Blues imprints have a catalog of over 3000 albums, representing a wide variety of folk, roots, rock, blues, and reggae music.

Since its launch in 1981, Heartbeat Records has become a benchmark of quality in reggae, widely respected for releasing the best in Jamaican music. Heartbeat's catalog is the nearest to a definitive canon of Jamaican popular music, one that is unmatched in its depth and scope.