Real Rock

Jump to content
    Add links
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    "Real Rock"
    Single by Sound Dimension
    Released1968
    Recorded1967
    StudioJamaica Recording Studio (Kingston, Jamaica)
    Genre
    rocksteady
    LabelStudio One
    SongwriterClement "Coxsone" Dodd
    ProducerClement "Coxsone" Dodd

    "Real Rock" is an instrumental reggae song by the Jamaican band Sound Dimension. It was recorded in 1967 at Jamaica Recording Studio in Kingston, Jamaica, and released as a single in 1968 by Studio One.[1][2] The song was produced by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd and performed by Eric Frater (guitar), Boris Gardiner (bass guitar), Phil Callender (drums), Denzel Laing (percussion), Vin Gordon (trombone) and Jackie Mittoo (keyboards), who played the riddim's signature three-note Hammond organ figure.[1][2]

    The song is significant for giving rise to perhaps the most popular reggae riddim of all time, having been versioned hundreds of times by artists including The Clash, KRS-One and 311. According to a 2004 The New York Times article, C. Dodd considered the song his crowning achievement.[2]

    Partial list of songs using the "Real Rock" riddim

    [edit]

    Track listing

    [edit]
    A-side
    No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
    1."Real Rock"C. DoddClement "Coxsone" Dodd 
    B-side
    No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
    2."Real Dub"C. DoddClement "Coxsone" Dodd 
    B-side
    No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
    2."Real Rock Version"C. DoddClement "Coxsone" Dodd 

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ a b Greene, Jo-Ann. "Real Rock - Sound Dimension". AllMusic.
    2. ^ a b c Kenner, Rob (May 23, 2004). "'Real Rock' Through the Ages". The New York Times.
    [edit]
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Real_Rock&oldid=1330216218"
      "Real Rock"
      Single by Sound Dimension
      Released1968
      Recorded1967
      StudioJamaica Recording Studio (Kingston, Jamaica)
      Genre
      rocksteady
      LabelStudio One
      SongwriterClement "Coxsone" Dodd
      ProducerClement "Coxsone" Dodd

      "Real Rock" is an instrumental reggae song by the Jamaican band Sound Dimension. It was recorded in 1967 at Jamaica Recording Studio in Kingston, Jamaica, and released as a single in 1968 by Studio One.[1][2] The song was produced by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd and performed by Eric Frater (guitar), Boris Gardiner (bass guitar), Phil Callender (drums), Denzel Laing (percussion), Vin Gordon (trombone) and Jackie Mittoo (keyboards), who played the riddim's signature three-note Hammond organ figure.[1][2]

      The song is significant for giving rise to perhaps the most popular reggae riddim of all time, having been versioned hundreds of times by artists including The Clash, KRS-One and 311. According to a 2004 The New York Times article, C. Dodd considered the song his crowning achievement.[2]

      Partial list of songs using the "Real Rock" riddim

      Track listing

      A-side
      No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
      1."Real Rock"C. DoddClement "Coxsone" Dodd 
      B-side
      No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
      2."Real Dub"C. DoddClement "Coxsone" Dodd 
      B-side
      No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
      2."Real Rock Version"C. DoddClement "Coxsone" Dodd 

      References

      1. ^ a b Greene, Jo-Ann. "Real Rock - Sound Dimension". AllMusic.
      2. ^ a b c Kenner, Rob (May 23, 2004). "'Real Rock' Through the Ages". The New York Times.
      • Sound Dimension – Real Rock at Discogs (list of releases)
      • Real Rock Riddim at Frenkieh.com Riddim Database
      Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Real_Rock&oldid=1330216218"