“... Released in 1972, this single is one of the very first to be released by Teem, the label of Patrick Lloyd Francis, Jah Lloyd's birth name. Francis began his singing career with the Mediators in the mid-60s. At the end of the decade, he recorded for Rupie Edwards and Lee Perry. For a while, Francis became their record salesman, frequenting the studios and getting closer to King Tubby, with whom he studied the technical aspect of music. In the early 70s, Pat Francis started producing and founded his Teem label. Inspired by U-Roy, Big Youth or Dilinger, he took the name Jah Lloyd and recorded his first Deejay style productions at Randy's Studio - with the support of Edwards and the help of Perry. ...”
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