2-TONE TT15 RICO: SEA CRUISE / CAROLINA - PAPER LABEL

	£		26
	$		34

Description

2-TONE TT15RICO: SEA CRUISE / CAROLINA - PAPER LABEL

7"VINYL: ORIGINAL 2-TONE PAPER SLEEVE

RELEASED:1980-09-22

Description

Despite the high profile that he had by the way ofhis association with 2 Tone, trombonist Rico Rodriguez by mid 1980 was withouta record deal. This was an ideal opportunity for him to release a single of hisown on the label but by this stage, 2-TONE was no longer the movement that itonce was. The single sold in very limited numbers and became the second 2-TONE singlein a row to miss the charts completely.

 

Although Rico was occasionally backed by Roddy,Neville and Brad from The Specials on the rare occasions on which he made asolo appearance, the legendary musician chose to use his own backing band onthis particular recording. Musically it was one of the most accomplishedreleases on the label and The Specials frequently played it live and even recordedit for a John Peel Session (first broadcast 1st Dec 80).

 

In keeping with the 2-TONE traditionof cover versions, the title track and its B-side were both covers. Sea Cruisewas an old rock'n'roll vocal track by Huey Smith and the B-side 'Oh Carolina' hadbeen covered by many reggae artists over the years but was originally performedby The Folkes Brothers. There are some stories that Rico may even have playedpercussion on the original Folkes Brothers recording of Oh Carolina which wasproduced by Prince Buster.

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