Where is the LOVE for Gregory Isaacs?

I'm not sure who produced this, Elan, but this is the tune I most associate with that time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G1gHz-xZkg

Gussie Clark produced that iirc

Gussie Clarke that is. This is a nice collection: http://www.discogs.com/Gussie-Clarke-Greensleeves-12-Rulers-Music-Works-1987-91/release/1498058.

Thanks.

"telephone love" = nice memories

Rumours is definitely the right style! I'm going to check out more Isaacs/Clarke stuff.

I didn't find my song among his work with Gussie Clarke. It was a very brittle digital sound - very "Casio" - like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42loOUL1RGk

It's probably a Tubby production.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJsOd3PWcAM

Rumours is definitely the right style! I'm going to check out more Isaacs/Clarke stuff.

― elan, Tuesday, October 26, 2010 5:40 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

also 'beach party' has some more subtle elements of it

could be this song, "Dealing", which Basic Replay reissued:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cvNu9_wUFo&feature=related

rip big man. between this and paul this is a really terrible week.

what a gorgeous voice.

through a slow amassing of various Trojan boxsets and other reggae compilations, I suddenly realised the other day that I had a lot of this guy's stuff...and that I love it.

Sad that he died so young, he was such a wonderful talent.

young? dude was 59

That's young in my book

Can anyone recommend a good introduction to mid-80s digital era Isaacs? I heard a song on the radio yesterday and I want to hear it again!

― elan, Tuesday, October 26, 2010 1:01 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I always assumed that I didn't need much beyond the various tracks on Trojan comps and Mr Isaacs, but I just got two of his "later" albums for a song - Maximum Respect and Let Me Be The One - and I like them both a lot. Clearly these are 'grey market' comps and I have no idea about the origin of these tracks. Can anyone shed any light of these?

nobody wears a brimmed hat better

basking in the cool perfection of "cool down the place" rn

^never gets old

every gregory isaacs album i've heard is awesome but i feel like soon forward in particular should be way more well-known than it is

more gregory is also *as* good as night nurse. miraculous

i'm in heaven when gregory isaacs sings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywkDBhIHXnA

one of my fave Gregory joints, he covers all the bases

night nurse record = A+++++++

― deej, Saturday, August 18, 2007

Needs a few more pluses there but yes. Def top 5 reggae album.

Night Nurse making this morning much better.

Just got back from 5 days in the Caribbean and we listened to nothing but Gregory Isaacs the entire time. Bliss.

good