Cornell Campbell – Dance In A Greenwich Farm LP

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LP version. Radiation Roots present a reissue ofCornell Campbell‘sDance In A Greenwich Farm, originally released in 1975. As noted on another release — seeRopin’(RR 307CD/LP) — Cornell Campbell has enjoyed one of the longest-running careers of any Jamaican singer, and he is blessed with a readily identifiable style too. He began his career forClement “Sir Coxsone” Doddin 1956, when rhythm and blues held sway in Jamaica, and later cut some ska songs forKing Edwards. He then passed through theSensationsin the rock steady phase and worked as a solo singer at Treasure Isle, before returning to Studio One with theEternals, scoring huge hits such as “Stars” and “Queen Of The Minstrel” as the ’60s gave way to the ’70s. His greatest phase of popularity was then brokered by hit-making producerBunny Lee, who kept him on top right through the 1970s and into the ’80s. The 1975 albumDance In A Greenwich Farmwas first issued on the Grounation label in the UK. Along with a reworking of “Stars”, retitled “The Sun”, a reworking of “Queen Of The Minstrel”, as “Girl Of My Dreams”, and the sound system opus that is the title track, the album also has the boastful “Conquering Gorgon” and a number of keenly-observed cover tunes, including a cut of theGaylads‘ “No Good Girl”, a version of theHeptones‘ “Why Did You Leave Me” and a killer cut of theUniques‘ “Watch This Sound” (based on “For What It’s Worth” byBuffalo Springfield).