Name: 500 Volts Of Dub
Brand: John Holt

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Bonus disc: No

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jrcd042

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Limited edition

Release date

2011-06-06

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Standard:20

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

John Holt

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Reggae / Dub

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<p>John Holt was a Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter, born on July 11, 1947 (or possibly 1942 or 1945 according to some sources) in Kingston, Jamaica. He gained international recognition for his soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics. His music resonated with audiences worldwide and he became known as one of the pioneers of reggae music. Sadly, John Holt passed away on October 20, 2014 in London, England, UK. Despite his untimely death, his legacy lives on through his timeless music.</p>

cd with two bonus tracks. 1965 to 1970 was john holt's paragon years in a period which he also ran solo with hits such as 'fancy make up', 'a love i can feel' and 'let's build our dreams'. the early to mid 70's saw holt having another wave of hits working with producer bunny lee including the biggest selling hit of jamaica in 1972 'stick by me'. a series of hit albums followed including the 1,000 / 2,000 / 3,000 volts of john holt sets that were brought to london for 'sweetening' (strings added) with tony ashfield and had massive crossover appeal in the uk and europe culminating in a 1974 christmas hit with kris kristofferson's 'help me make it through the night'. it's from this fruitful period that jamaican recordings have compiled this set of dubs of some of mr holts great vocal outings. jamaican recordings hope you enjoy the set....500 volts of dubbed up magic.....

500 Volts Of Dub

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