Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
TracksYou Too Bad - Jackie Opel, Murderer - Johnny Osbourne, Change Your Style / Holligan - John Holt, Everybody Rude - Keith McCarthy, Ballistic Affair - Owen Grey, Get Smart - Roy Richards, Stop the War - Dillinger, Love in the Dance - Jim Brown, Rude Boy Gone a Jail - Desmond Baker and the Clarendonians, Good Good Rudie - the Wailers, Make It Easy on Yourself - Dennis Brown, Don't Fight It - the Wailing Souls, Peace Theme - Dub Specialist, See Them a Come - Mr Foundation, Run Boy Run - Dudley Sibley, Johnny Too Bad - Dennis Brown, Crime Don't Pay - Bob Andy, Mr Kiss a Bang Bang - Soul Brothers
NotesThe latest Studio One release to be released on Soul Jazz Records features another fine selection of classic artists from the foundation label of Reggae. Rude Boys are synonymous with Jamaican Dancehall culture from the present day going back to the very early days of Sir Coxsone Dodd and Duke Reid's first sound-clashes in Kingston. Studio One Rude Boy features artists and songs about rude boys and rude boy culture from all periods of Studio One's history. The album features Ska, Rocksteady, DJs, Roots and Dub. The album features classic tracks from Jamaica's finest singers and groups such as the Wailers, John Holt, the Wailing Souls, Dennis Brown alongside super-rare tracks from artists such as Mr Foundation, Dudley Sibbley and the Soul Brothers all recorded under Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd's supervision at the legendary recording studio and record label. All the eighteen tracks have been newly digitally re-mastered for this album and the album comes with full sleeve notes, photos and text making this another essential Studio One Reggae release for connoisseurs of Reggae and newcomers alike. 2006.