Soul Jazz records announces Lovers Rock compilation on 2xLP

A soundtrack for Kingston sunsets.

Soul Jazz Records will continue its Studio One compilation series with Lovers Rock – a double vinyl collection featuring artists including Sugar Minott, Alton Ellis and Marcia Griffiths – out this November.

Lovers rock refers to a style of reggae music focused on romantic themes. Blending reggae, rocksteady and vocal soul, the genre was particularly prominent throughout the mid-1970s in the UK, and served as a counterpoint to the increasingly political and religious sounds of reggae at the time.

The vinyl release also includes liner notes by Lloyd Bradley – who has written extensively on reggae music and culture.

Lovers Rock is the latest in the Studio One Series from Soul Jazz Records following on from a collection of Studio One releases from the 1960s called Freedom Sounds, which was released earlier this year.

2. The Heptones – I Hold The Handle

3. Carlton And The Shoes – Never Give Your Heart Away

4. The Minstrels – Yours Until Tomorrow

5. Jerry Jones – Oh Me Oh My

6. Horace Andy – I’ll Be Gone

7. Carlton And The Shoes – Let Me Love You (12” Discomix)

8. The Invaders – Soulful Music

9. Sugar Minott – Ghetto Girl

10. Marcia Griffiths – Truly

11. Devon Russell – My Woman’s Love

12. Billy Cole – Rock All Night

13. Freddie McGregor – I Don’t Know

14. Cornel Campbell – Didn’t I

15. Horace Andy – Wanna Be Free

16. The Heptones – My Ting A Ling (12” Discomix)

17. Alton Ellis – Someone (Extended Mix)

18. The Righteous Flames – I Was Born To Be Loved