Stone Coal White - Hell Below / Free PRINCE Desmond Dekker introduced the sound

Desmond Dekker introduced the sound of Jamaica to the world at large through a series of international hits

we know where he’s coming from

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It’s an album that spends its duration struggling to balance a scale with excitement on one side and anxious tension on the other

Stone Coal White - Hell Below / Free PRINCE Desmond Dekker introduced the soundFrom the basement of a now condemned motorcycle gang hideout in Dayton, Ohio comes Stone Coal White! Ultra primitive and ultra raw funk with classic Ohio funky soul elements. The A side Hell Below, a cover of the Curtis Mayfield classic, more closely resembles the East Of Underground version, with a furious tempo and driving wah guitar. File under Unhinged Funk. The B side, Free, previously available as a 45 on the private press label Ewing from 1971,