Hawks, Noel/jah Floyd
The Upsetter To The Computer, From Black Ark To Firehou
Title: A History Of The Jamaican Recording Industry The Upsetter To The Computer From the Black Ark To Firehouse Authors: Noel Hawks & Jah Floyd Format: 230 Page Hardback Book Illustrated throughout with period photos, artefacts & record labels The growth of the Jamaican recording industry. Records have played an integral part in the history of Jamaican music and the importance of making records, as opposed to making music, can never be overstated. These are the stories, told through first-hand accounts wherever possible, of the men and women. manufacturers, musicians, singers, deejays, arrangers and record producers. who made the records and who made the sound of reggae available worldwide. "Clearly this series is set to become the standard reference work on Jamaican music, such is its dizzying depths of research and the vast amount of oral evidence it has compiled from many years of interviews alongside critical quotes from recognised existing literature." Steve Barker The Wire