As the beat changed yet again from rock steady to the faster reggae format, Winston’s thoughts turned to production, and he decided to create his own ‘Techniques’ label. A serious man with a serious work ethic, the quality of his music was apparent from the start as he released hit after hit, producing and singing as part of the different combinations of singers and vocal groups that he worked with.
In 1970 he produced his biggest ever hit ‘Double Barrel’, a ground breaking track that went on to be the biggest reggae track of 1971, reaching the very top of the UK national pop charts in May, and peaking at number 22 in the US Billboard charts in August.
After this pop success Winston Riley continued working as he always had done, producing top quality reggae tracks with a host of Jamaica’s finest singers and musicians. After opening his shop in Chancery Lane, he continued on his quest for the best throughout the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and into the 21st century, never failing to bring his decades of experience and peerless production skills to bear on whatever contemporary music he was producing.
Winston Riley was at the forefront of the Jamaican music business for over forty years, an authentic reggae polymath who had embraced the roles of singer, songwriter, arranger and producer. He had been making plans for a new studio and museum in his Orange Street record shop right up to his death in 2012. He was truly one of Jamaica’s hardest working and most consistent producers, and these two albums represent only a very small part of his huge musical legacy.
15 TRACKS:
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1)
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Dave Barker - Your Love Is A Game
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2)
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The Mad Lads - So Afraid
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3)
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The Techniques - I Feel Alive Again
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The Techniques - Heart Of A Man
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The Techniques - What Am I To Do
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The Techniques -where Were You
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The Techniques - The Reason Why
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The Shades - Never Gonna Give You Up
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The Techniques - Just One Smile
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The Techniques - Man Of My World
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The Mad Lads - Mother Nature
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The Mad Lads - I Never Know
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The Techniques You Are My Everything
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The Techniques - Time Has Come
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The Shades - She's Gonna Marry Me
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Pliers
Up The Road
(12")
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Thriller U
Just Once
(7")
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Frankie Paul
Cry No More
(7")
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Mega Banton
Can't Call Mi Name
(7")
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Jig Saw
Girl Brag And Show off
(7")
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Eric Grant Orchestra
Cool At The Casa Montego
(CD)
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T Shirt (Official)
Kiddus I -- White L (5.6oz)
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T Shirt (Official)
Kiddus I -- BLK L (5.6oz)
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Ernest Ranglin
Softly With Ranglin
(CD)
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Leslie Butler
We've Only Just Begun
(CD)
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The Paragons
Man Next Door
(7")
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Blues Busters
I Won't Let You Go
(7")
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Kingstonians
Sufferer
(7")
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The Harmonizers
My Queen
(7")
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Owen Gray
Give Me A Little Sign
(7")
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Skatalites
Freedom Sounds
(7")
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Blues Busters
Soon You'll Be Gone
(7")
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Minstrells
People Get Ready
(7")
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Byron Lee, Dragonaires
Frankenstein
(7")
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Hortense Ellis
Groovy Kind Of Love
(7")
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Polylined Paper Sleeve
CD White Polylined Paper
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Divider
CD White Plastic Divider (Spine Up)
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Cleaner
CD Cleaner Cloth
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