Sold Date: December 7, 2016
Start Date: November 30, 2016
Final Price: £41.00 (GBP)
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This is the original Jamaican Studio One pressing of this fabulous tune.  Issued in 1979 here we find Willy Williams singing over Don Drummond And The Skatalites 60's tune Addis Ababa. The rhythm has some 1970's style elctro syndrums added to the rhythm as was the craze at that time.  This is a JA pressing with the matrix number of DSR 9958-A-DT Jamaica Recording and DSR 9959 for the version.  The vinyl is visually graded as VG+ with just one surface line on the A side, not affecting play.  The labels have no writing or marks on.  This was bought by me as new and had been stored carefully since purchase.  This is a Jamaican pressing and as such is nowhere near as good as most Studio One tunes from the time which were pressed in the USA.  So..........I am unsure as how to grade this, both sides play with a lot of crackles/surface noise and both sides are very, very crackly towards the end of the track...........This is the way it was pressed and nothing that I have done, checking on You Tube the ones from this pressing do seem quite badly pressed.  Check the clip below as it is closest to how the record sounds. ( not my copy) http://www.reggaecollector.com/player/?number=71276&track=1 If you wish to have a lovely clean version of the song it is on various CD's, or re-presses.  If you want the dub then you have to get the 7". Even with the surface noise the track is still outstanding. Rare as you like on this pressing and a must for Studio One collectors.