Various - Studio One: RudeboySoul Jazz Records new 18th anniversary one off limited edition heavyweight special edition red and cyan coloured vinyl pressing (+ download code) exclusively for Record Store Day 2024 of their long out of print classic release Studio One Rude Boy. This album is fully remastered and relicensed for RSD 24! From the early days of Bob Marley and The Wailers (whose striking sharp suited Rude Boy style appears on the front cover) through to the classic

and they and other inspirations collide beautifully on the album’s 10 kaleidoscopic tracks--a spacebound transmission from America’s weirdo frontier

the Englishman is no stranger to the scene

and he always managed to convey something

far from it

the opening track of new album ‘House Without a View’ is ‘Half With You’ which “is about growing into yourself as a queer person

most likely helped by the unexpected repeated airplay of the ‰Û÷Where The Wild Roses Grow‰۪ video on MTV

whereas the photo for the second volume was taken in Joshua Tree Park

” Hoover adds

diverse vocal styles and distinct

and is writing an autobiography

The reissue features new artwork re-imagined by Jason Galea and comes on Halloween orange coloured vinyl

Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon