Funky Kingston LP

Release Date – 2nd April 2021

Repressed for the first time in well over a year. Toots & The Maytals’ long and storied musical career spans all the way back to the
dawn of ska. The group are not only key figures in the development reggae, they were among the first to utilize the word in a song title
which lead to the popularization of the very term reggae. Among the numerous musical accomplishments of Frederick “Toots” Hibbert
and his group was the song “Pressure Drop”, which was released initially in 1970, but received widespread acclaim for its appearance
in the soundtrack to the film Harder They Come. It’s since been covered by The Clash, The Specials, The Selecter, Robert Palmer, and
numerous others, has been rated by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and is credited with helping introduce
reggae music to the world. Though originally released in 1970, the US wouldn’t get to experience “Pressure Drop” until 1975, when it
was released on the US version of their album Funky Kingston, easily considered one of the strongest albums in Toots & The Maytals’
catalog, not to mention one of the greatest in reggae history. Upon its release in the States it received massive critical applause (Even
warming the cold, icy heart of Robert Christgau) for its infectious melodies and rhythms on tracks like “Sailing On”, “Time Tough”, and
the eponymous title track, quirky Jamaica-infused covers of tracks by John Denver and Ike Turner, and of course the influential
“Pressure Drop.” Reissued in a lovingly re-printed version of the original LP sleeve, Get On Down now presents a superb reissue of a
legendary piece of music history. Tracks : SIDE ONE Time Tough, In The Dark, Funky Kingston, Love Is Gonna Let Me Down, Louie
Louie… SIDE TWO : Pomp And Price, Got To Be There, Country Road, Pressure Drop, Sailing On