Reggae Power

Early in 1969, Trojan Records released an album containing a dozen of Johnson's latest recordings in the new reggae style. Entitled Reggae Power, the LP was dominated by regular hit-makers the Ethiopians.

By the close of the Sixties, record retailer and jukebox businessman Karl 'J.J.' Johnson was firmly established as one of Jamaica's leading record producers, having released a string of best-selling rock steady and proto-reggae 45s by such noted local acts as Lee 'Scratch' Perry, the Rulers, Carl Dawkins, the Kingstonians and the Ethiopians. Early in 1969, Trojan Records released an album containing a dozen of Johnson's latest recordings in the new reggae style. Entitled Reggae Power, the LP was dominated by regular hit-makers the Ethiopians.

Reggae Power is available as a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on orange coloured vinyl.

Tracklist

A1.   The Ethiopians - Everything Crash
A2.   The Ethiopians - What A Fire
A3.   Roy Shirley - Dancing Reggae
A4.   The Ethiopians - Losing You
A5.   The Kingston Tops - Robert F. Kennedy

B1.   The Ethiopians - Hong Kong Flu
B2.   Roy Shirley - Life
B3.   The Ethiopians - Gun Man
B4.   The Ethiopians - Feel The Spirit
B5.   Roy Shirley - Your Smile
B6.   The Kingston Tops - Dollar Of Soul