i want tips for old roots bands

[Fabroots]

Hey, i have already a big roots collection (1970/1985) and have a lot of crucial ones but i dont know well the very old roots band as paragons/gaylads/morwells/kingstonians etc etc... I hear sometimes crazy ones and i love this period when the songs feel with me, can anyone advices me good ones? (i prefere really when the roots is hard/melancholic/mystic that happy/peace/love) thx

[arize_rootsman]

there is all kinds thats a big list to list

[Henrik]

In case you like the Kingstonians, check out Keith & Tex as well. At the time they were both produced by Derrick Harriot. My favourite Keith & Tax album "Stop that train" was released on the Crystal lable.

Also check out Carlton & the Shoes!!!! Album released on Studio 1 "Love me forever". In fact most members of this harmony group continued at a later stage as the Abyssinians. So a nice roots sound is garantueed.

[Fabroots]

Hey, i have "stop that train" of Keith & Rex, kool one, ill try for carlton & the shoes!! thx

[arize_rootsman]

well everyone is the reggae bussiness is old but here are a few that i like in roots;

black slate
cultural roots
black roots
misty in roots
undivided roots
frankie paul
sugar minott
dennis brown
don carlos
viceroys
wailing souls
pablo gad
reggae regular
aswad
and defenetly earth and stone

[Fabroots]

I have and know all of it lol, apart Undivided Roots and Frankie Paul, i was talking about bands playing very early (before 1972?) thx for trying

[ahwhoseh]

Crucial list rootsman! Black Slate TOP RANKIN'!!
I must root up your selection with Matumbi, Cimarons, Steel pulse, Willie Williams, Delroy Washington, Joe Higgs, Bim Sherman, Jimmy Lindsay, Keith Hudson, Kiddus I, Dr.Alimantado... More keep coming to mind so I'll just stop here.
ITES!

[Fabroots]

I love Black Slate and have lot of them (aaah, "six plus one", my love), i dont know only Undivided roots/Frankie Paul/Jimmy Lindsay, i try them soon, but all of it are not so old mate, i want very old ones beetween 1969/1972 (?), thx for trying again lol

[ahwhoseh]

one pops to mind is The Vulcans. Carlton & the Shoes isa must if not heard.
Research Lee Perry's early yrs might give you some guidence.

[Fabroots]

But the vulcans are dub only, they dont sing i think, no?