{"product_id":"greatest-hits-mr-soul-of-jamaica","title":"Greatest Hits - Mr Soul Of Jamaica","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring a recording career that spanned some five decades, \u003cstrong\u003eAlton Nehemiah Ellis\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote and recorded some of the most popular and influential ska, rock steady, and reggae recordings of all time. After making his debut in 1960, the immensely talented performer swiftly established a reputation as one of Jamaica’s most popular and revered artistes, recording a catalogue of hit singles, most notably for \u003cstrong\u003eDuke Reid’s\u003c\/strong\u003e famed Treasure Isle Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1973, a dozen of the singer-songwriter’s Treasure Isle tracks were gathered on \u003cem\u003eMr Soul Of Jamaica\u003c\/em\u003e – a best-selling LP, which concurrently saw issue in the UK as \u003cem\u003eGreatest Hits\u003c\/em\u003e. This seminal album forms the basis of this indispensable 2CD set, which also contains the remainder of \u003cstrong\u003eEllis’s\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDuke Reid\u003c\/strong\u003e-produced output from the mid-Sixties onwards, with the bonus material including a host of long-lost rarities and previously unissued alternate takes!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doctor Bird","offers":[{"title":"CD | x2.","offer_id":50403137945931,"sku":"1073723","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/d5104073-1be0-4485-9194-71a47ff061f9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726558021","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/greatest-hits-mr-soul-of-jamaica","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}