VARIOUS - Rebel Island Soul (Under the Influence: Reggae, Funk and Soul in Jamaica in the 1970s) - 2LP - Gatefold Black Vinyl three-lobed-recordings Following the group’s acclaimed 2001

Following the group’s acclaimed 2001 release Open

creating a contrast between energetic soundscapes and introspective content

Thala takes us on her personal trip as ‘drive song’ slides into a somnambulant plea with vintage Cure-like chiming guitars while  ‘body to you’ raises the ante with a gloriously triumphant chorus of “it’s alright

” says Banks

” Mereba yearns on the dedication

VARIOUS - Rebel Island Soul (Under the Influence: Reggae, Funk and Soul in Jamaica in the 1970s) - 2LP - Gatefold Black Vinyl three-lobed-recordings Following the group’s acclaimed 20012LP Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve. Under the Influence: Reggae, Funk and Soul in Jamaica in the 1970s (2026 Soul Jazz Records Comp). Sixteen killer 70s reggae funk and soul cuts from the likes of John Holt, Lee Perry, Cornel Campbell, The Cimarons, The Chosen Few and more featuring superb reggae takes on songs by artists including The Jackson 5, William DeVaughn, Diana Ross and The Supremes, War, The Temptations, Roberta Flack, The