Althea & Donna Uptown Top Ranking - 180 Gram - RSD 2023 - Sealed UK Vinyl LP
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ALTHEA & DONNA Uptown Top Ranking (Record Store Day 2023 UK/EU
exclusive limited edition 12-track LP, the original 1978 album
pressed on 180-gram black vinyl and remastered at Abbey
Road Studios. Featuringtwo bonus tracks – It Mek, an album
out-take unreleased at the time, and Going To Negril, a 12”
single, also from 1978. Single pocket picture sleeve, hype
sticker & factory sealed. A reggae classic!)
TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
The ultimate ‘one-hit-wonders’, Uptown Top Ranking was a surprise International No. 1 smash hit single for the teenage due Althea and Donna. Entranced by Trinity’s hit ‘Three Piece Suit’, they wrote a ‘reply’ song - Uptown Top Ranking, which they cut for Joe Gibbs. The success of the single, both in Jamaica and globally, secured them a deal with Virgin Record’s Front Line imprint, releasing this, their only album, in 1978. The album features the cream of Jamaica’s reggae musicians – ‘The Riddim Twins' (Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare) gives the music the fat rhythms, while the legendary group of players, The Revolutionaries - the sublime horn section of Tommy McCook, Vin Gordon, and Herman Marquis; guitarist Earl "Chinna" Smith and keyboard player Bernard Harvey, provide the icing on the cake. Despite the teenage girls’ lack of experience, this is a fabulous collection of roots reggae that swings from intense moody appeals to Jah, to brightly upbeat pop songs, and the Revolutionaries' outstanding contribution deserves the recognition it never received at the time.The title track has been covered many times, notably by Bristol trip-hoppers Portishead, in the late-'90s.This reissue includes two bonus tracks – It Mek, an album out-take unreleased at the time, and Going To Negril, a 12” single, also from 1978. Remastered at Abbey road on heavyweight black vinyl. Out of print for many years. A Bona fide reggae classic.
Side A
1. No More Fighting 3:40
2. Jah Rastafari 3:42
3. Make A Truce 4:16
4. Oh Dread 2:37
5. Uptown Top Ranking 3:45
6. It Mek 3:50 (Bonus track)
Side B
1. The West 3:48
2. Jah Music 3:54
3. If You Don't Love Yah 2:55
4. Sorry 3:57
5. They Wanna Just 2:51
6. Going To Negril 7:08 (Bonus track)
Artist - Althea & Donna (click link for complete listing)
Title - Uptown Top Ranking (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 2023
Format - vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label - Virgin
Catalogue No - 487142-5 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United Kingdom (UK)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Audiophile – This is an Audiophile item. Click link for similar items
Additional info - Deleted, Sealed, Picture Sleeve, Record Store Day
Barcode - 602448714251
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - A7SLPUP810909
Alternative Names - Althea And Donna,Althia And Donna,Althea & Donna.
GENRES
70s Artists, Reggae, Roots.
REFERENCE
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RareVinyl.com Reference Number - A7SLPUP810909
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TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
The ultimate ‘one-hit-wonders’, Uptown Top Ranking was a surprise International No. 1 smash hit single for the teenage due Althea and Donna. Entranced by Trinity’s hit ‘Three Piece Suit’, they wrote a ‘reply’ song - Uptown Top Ranking, which they cut for Joe Gibbs. The success of the single, both in Jamaica and globally, secured them a deal with Virgin Record’s Front Line imprint, releasing this, their only album, in 1978. The album features the cream of Jamaica’s reggae musicians – ‘The Riddim Twins' (Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare) gives the music the fat rhythms, while the legendary group of players, The Revolutionaries - the sublime horn section of Tommy McCook, Vin Gordon, and Herman Marquis; guitarist Earl "Chinna" Smith and keyboard player Bernard Harvey, provide the icing on the cake. Despite the teenage girls’ lack of experience, this is a fabulous collection of roots reggae that swings from intense moody appeals to Jah, to brightly upbeat pop songs, and the Revolutionaries' outstanding contribution deserves the recognition it never received at the time.The title track has been covered many times, notably by Bristol trip-hoppers Portishead, in the late-'90s.This reissue includes two bonus tracks – It Mek, an album out-take unreleased at the time, and Going To Negril, a 12” single, also from 1978. Remastered at Abbey road on heavyweight black vinyl. Out of print for many years. A Bona fide reggae classic.
Side A
1. No More Fighting 3:40
2. Jah Rastafari 3:42
3. Make A Truce 4:16
4. Oh Dread 2:37
5. Uptown Top Ranking 3:45
6. It Mek 3:50 (Bonus track)
Side B
1. The West 3:48
2. Jah Music 3:54
3. If You Don't Love Yah 2:55
4. Sorry 3:57
5. They Wanna Just 2:51
6. Going To Negril 7:08 (Bonus track)
Artist - Althea & Donna (click link for complete listing)
Title - Uptown Top Ranking (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 2023
Format - vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label - Virgin
Catalogue No - 487142-5 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United Kingdom (UK)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Audiophile – This is an Audiophile item. Click link for similar items
Additional info - Deleted, Sealed, Picture Sleeve, Record Store Day
Barcode - 602448714251
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - A7SLPUP810909
Alternative Names - Althea And Donna,Althia And Donna,Althea & Donna.
GENRES
70s Artists, Reggae, Roots.
REFERENCE
Email - sales@rarevinyl.com to contact our sales team.
RareVinyl.com Reference Number - A7SLPUP810909
SELL TO US
Got vinyl records, CDs or music memorabilia to sell? – Sell to us at our buying site https://vinyl-wanted.com