Cimarons

Biography

Jamaican natives, the Cimarons migrated to Britain in 1967 using a lineup comprising Franklyn Dunn (bass), Carl Levy (keyboards), Locksley Gichie (guitar), and Maurice Ellis (drums); vocalist, Winston Reid became a member of in London. These were mainly session music artists in Jamaica, and supported many performers, including Jimmy Cliff. Their 1st LP WITH TIME, on Trojan Information in 1974 presented a rendition from the O’Jays’ “Dispatch Ahoy” that your purists ridiculed as lush and phoney; another monitor “Utopian Sense” was tagged unrealistic, and two pop specifications: “ON THE Rainbow,” and “My Blue Heaven” actually tarnished their picture. Vulcan Information released FOR THE Rock 2 yrs later, while even more rootsy, it didn’t arranged the graphs aflame either. They turned to Polydor Information waxing Live IN THE Roundhouse in 1978 which shown the organizations’ harmonious audio without uncovering their introverted stage existence. Polydor released Maka exactly the same yr, it’s regarded as their utopia, as well as for the very first time, they created and had written everything. Cimarons’ following three albums: Independence Road, Reggaebility, and On The Rock and roll, Part 2 do nothing to boost their status. Following the last LP in 1983, they didn’t surface area once again until 1995 when Lagoon Information released People State, and Reggae Period, both compilations of previously albums; Tradition Press dropped THE VERY BEST FROM THE Cimarons in 1999.

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