Repessed and back in stock ! - 20 recordings by Joseph Hoo Kim (Channel One) 1976-78 of this vocal harmony duo! Originally released in 1979 by UK cult label Cha Cha and re-issued by Pressure Sounds in 1997. Tracklisting: Side A 01. False Ruler 02. Holy Land of Home 03. Devil Must Made of You 04. Free Black Man 05. Jail House Set Me Free Side B 06. That's The Way You Feel 07. Don't Let Them Fool You 08. In Time To Come 09. Three Wise Men 10. Once Bitten Twice Shy Side C 11. Dub Ruler 12. Holy Land 13. Devil Wise 14. Black Roots 15. House of Dub Side D 16. Feelings 17. Jester Not 18. Future 19. Knowledge 20. Wiser Dub In the last half century the rapid development of Jamaican music has been subject to many different forces - social, political, cultural, and political, cultural and musical. Of all these influences that of American popular music has been one of the most signifigant. And so the sway of American popular music has continued through until the present day, with Jamaica mirroring many of the movements, innovations, styles and concerns of its larger neighbour. One such a movement was the emergence of the sound of Philadelphia, the musical bridge between Motown and disco, a brand of soul which tends not to receive proper critical respect-no doubt partly, but perversely, due to its commercial success. If the engine of the Philly sound was session band M.F.S.B. so the rhythem was driven for Channel One by the immortal Revolutioairies. And the sweet harmonies of ballad groups such as the Delphonics and the Stylistics surely had a direct effect on the Jamaican vocal groups of the same era, as is evidenced by the Channel One output of the Mighty Diamonds, the Rolands, the Wailing Souls, the Meditations, Black Uhuru, the Jays and Earth and Stone. In 1972 Earth and Stone made their way, like so many other Jamaican artists, down to Brentford Road to work up their skills at Studio One. In 1973 they progressed to Channel One where they began to record for Jo Jo and Ernest Hoo Kim brothers. As was common for the time their material was a mix of lovers and roots, but with the balance tipped to the cultural side. Between 1973 and 1978 tunes such as "Jah will cut you down" and "Three wise men" became popular on Channel One's Hitbound imprint. The duo of Albert Bailey and Clifton Howell created their own unique vocalk interchange sound, each taking turn at lead and harmony. "The Kool Roots" set was out initally in1978 and collates most of the group's songs for the label. It's unusual for the time in that the vocal and dub sets were released together in the UK by Cha Cha containing both albums within a gatefold sleeve, an expense not usually afforded for reggae release and even the artwork was above the usual standard. The Pressure Sounds re-issue of this reggae classic has the customary sleeve notes by Steve Barker and certain elements of the original artwork are utilised. There is an eight page full colour booklet with photographs from the period of both Earth and Stone and Channel One studio.