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c1970s
UNKNOWN * KING FUZZ * UNKNOWN * JA / UK
This one has baffled me for many years, some time ago there was an inquiry on
the Blood
& Fire site where it got a mention but apart from that I have not been
able to find out anything else from this elusive record.
The bare facts of the disc itself are: it has the matrix (written, not
stamped) OT-04-A1 and OT-04-B1, this side is B1, presumably the B side. It has a
Jamaican centre hole, and UK style raised serrations around the edge of the
label, which indicate British pressing from a Jamaican master.
A somewhat innovative and (possibly) early recording with two Toasters, the
main Dee Jay names himself as 'King Fuzz' and towards the end introduces
another Dee Jay who could be DJ Stutta (as in the speech impediment: to
stutter). King Fuzz's Toasting is more conventional reminiscent of Dennis
Alcapone's style, whereas the introduction of DJ Stutta and his style is
the innovative part, both of which were to become popular in the following
decades.
They Toast is over what sounds like a really 1st class vocal, which I am also unable to identify, is the reason why I rate this record at all. From the few snatches of song that are audible it can be clearly categorised as a Roots or Conscious cut about being oppressed because of race, sung in a thoughtful and reflexive way, while King Fuzz often counterpoints this by toasting lines such as "to be young gifted and black" in an exited and joyous manner.
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