Unheard track from Alton Ellis’ 1970s Studio One sessions released on super limited 12”

An unreleased gem from the ‘Motown of Jamaica’.

Alton Ellis and Cedric Brooks’ song ‘Black People’ is coming to vinyl for the first time, on a Studio One ‘Dub Plate’ Special via Soul Jazz Records.

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Mastered from the iconic Kingston studio’s original tapes, ‘Black People’ features Ellis’ vocals alongside Cedric Brooks on saxophone.

The single is limited to 300 copies worldwide: 250 on hand-etched 12″, plus a 50 copy deluxe box-edition which includes an exclusive Sir Coxsone Original Silkscreen Print, 2 dub plate special badges, 10-pack Studio One ticket set.

Order the 12” here, and listen to the track below.

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Alton Ellis and Cedric Im Brooks – ‘Black People’