Name: Reggae Impact / First Time Around
Brand: Marcia Aitken and June Lodge

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DBCDD116

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-11-18

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5013929281646

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

Artist

Marcia Aitken and June Lodge

Genre GB

Reggae / Dub

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Doctor Bird

Doctor Bird is a music label that was founded in the UK by Graeme Goodall, an Australian sound engineer and original shareholder of Island Records. The label was revived by Trojan Records in 1970 for three releases before being relaunched in 2017 as a division of Cherry Red Records. Doctor Bird specializes in vintage Jamaican sounds licensed from the catalogue of Trojan Records.
Graeme Goodall played a significant role in the Jamaican music scene, engineering sessions at various studios and producing countless recordings during the ska era. He also formed other labels such as Pyramid Records and Attack to promote reggae music. Despite relocating to Atlanta, Georgia in the 1970s, Goodall continued his involvement with music until his passing in 2014.
Today, Doctor Bird continues to bring Jamaican rocksteady and other vintage sounds to music enthusiasts worldwide through their curated selection of releases. With its rich history and dedication to preserving iconic Jamaican music, Doctor Bird remains a respected authority on this genre.

Two of the best loved romantic reggae LPs of all time. Plus 22 tracks new to CD. CD debut of Marcia Aitken’s hugely collectable 1981 album.

By the close of the 70s, the widespread popularity of lovers rock in the UK had substantially impacted the Jamaican music, with many of the island’s greatest talents embracing the soulful style.

Of these, few female artistes proved more popular than Marcia Aitken and June Lodge, whose recordings for leading Kingston-based producer, Joe Gibbs, included some of the most popular romantic reggae singles of the era.

To capitalise on the popularity of their work, the producer released the two long players that provide the focus of this 2CD collection.

The first disc comprises the CD debut of Marcia’s now hugely collectable album, Reggae Impact, which includes the best-selling ‘I’m Still In Love With You’, a recording that spawned a series of major Jamaican hits, most notably Althea and Donna’s UK chart-topper, ‘Uptown Top Ranking’.

CD2 showcases the output of another of Jamaica’s leading female performers, the hugely popular and talented June Lodge, whose hit version of Charlie Pride’s country classic ‘Someone Loves You Honey’ provided the title for her widely acclaimed debut album.

On this double disc set, the track-listings of both these essential LPs have been bolstered by the remainder of the two singers’ output for Joe Gibbs from the late 1970s and early 80s, with 22 tracks on the collection unavailable on any format since their original release.