Downbeat the Ruler: Killer Instrumentals from Studio One

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1.	Banana Walk 03:58	buy track
2.	Rockforth Rock 02:30	buy track
3.	Death in the Arena 03:55	buy track
4.	Real Rock 02:31	buy track
5.	Freak Out 02:17	buy track
6.	Throw Mi Corn 03:17	buy track
7.	Man in the Street 03:15	buy track
8.	Heavy Rock 02:50	buy track
9.	Baby Face 02:59	buy track
10.	Race Track 02:17	buy track
11.	Tunnel One 02:07	buy track
12.	Throw Mi Corn (Remix) 03:10	buy track

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The third reissue of the Heartbeat label's trawl through Studio One's back catalog that were originally released in the '80s -- expanded and remastered editions The Best of Studio One and Full Up being the first two -- focuses exclusively on instrumentals. The very nature of Jamaica's recording industry makes instrumentals a minefield. Some really were true instrumentals, composed solely for instruments. Others were instrumental versions of a vocal cut, the inevitable flip side of a single, and while some of these were unique takes on the song, others were merely the A-sides with the vocals stripped off.

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released October 30, 2015

1998, 1998 Jamaica Recording & Publishing Studio Ltd. t/a Studio One

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Dub Specialist Jamaica

Since Jamaican producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd was most famous for his ska, rocksteady, and roots recordings, he turned to the Dub Specialist pseudonym when putting out his unmistakable dub productions.

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