The Gaylads - Fire and RainLeslie Kongs Beverleys Records dominated the Jamaican music scene throughout the years that immediately followed the arrival of reggae music in the late Sixties. During this hugely exciting period, Kongs artists roster included many of the islands finest talents, notably the Maytals, the Pioneers, Desmond Dekker, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley & the Wailers, the Melodians and, of course, the Gaylads. The latter having been regular Jamaican hit makers ever

Howlin Wolf

Bat For Lashes)

Available on limited edition gold vinyl

rich in detail and sonic intrigue

Silver Jews

Hassell’s trademark FX-soaked trumpet is carefully embellished by a studio ensemble including the master Brazilian percussionist Naná Vasconcelos and David Rosenboom on synth

and working in Kristiansand

An autopsy of heartbreak

elsewhere the band pays tribute to the late Mark Hollis and

but beyond that he encouraged and inspired me to play almost everything else

and has been languishing in the vinyl pressing log jam ever since - but luckily Stoltz writes timeless songs

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