Various Artists - Big Bamboo Sample

Studio One LP 2025 FLAC originally released in 1974. This reissue has a couple of bonus tracks and is a really nice pressing.

This album was meant to be released as a sampler for Bamboo (a label owned by Junior "Ashanti" Lincoln, who also ran Banana, Ackee and Ashanti imprints) in 1971. They had it in the final stage: fully mastered, stampers made and even the jackets printed. It never went to mass production because the company went bankrupt, out of business. Trojan Records eventually acquired the estate of the bankrupt company and they began releasing also the music with a couple of selected titles on Attack label (including re-issues of Freddie McKay and John Holt LPs).

Attack/Trojan Records then released this never before released sampler.

Of course this album was just an ordinary compilation by 1974 and didn't have any sampler status anymore. But the covers were ready made so why not take advantage of.

This album has the vocals on one channel and rhythm on the other channel.

Rainy Night In Georgia - Lord Tanamo

Get Ourselves Together - Winston & Jerry

Choking Kind - Ken Parker

Africa Yama - Sound Dimension

Fat Dog - Roy Richards & The Invaders

Heavy Beat (Take 2) - Im & David

So Long Rastafari Calling - Im & Count Ossie with Mystic Revelation of Rastafari

Suspicious Minds - The Heptones

Selection Train - Selected Few

Maga Dog - Larry Marshall & The Invaders

My Whole World - Ken Parker

Moving Away (Take 2) - Ken Boothe

Mr. Fire Coal Man - Wailing Souls

Sweet You Sour You - Freddie McKay