Sound Dimension
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sound Dimension |
| alias | |
| origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| genre | Reggae |
| years_active | 1967–1979 |
| label | |
| past_members | Richard Ace |
| Headley Bennett | |
| Cedric Brooks | |
| Karl Bryan | |
| Fil Callender | |
| Enid Campbell | |
| Eric Frater | |
| Rick Frater | |
| Boris Gardiner | |
| Vin Gordon | |
| Joe Isaacs | |
| Denzil Laing | |
| Robbie Lyn | |
| Jackie Mittoo | |
| Ernest Ranglin | |
| Leroy Sibbles | |
| Brian "Bassie" Atkinson | |
| Leroy Wallace | |
| :: |
| name = Sound Dimension | alias = | origin = Kingston, Jamaica | genre = Reggae | years_active = 1967–1979 | label = | past_members = Richard Ace Headley Bennett Cedric Brooks Karl Bryan Fil Callender Enid Campbell Eric Frater Rick Frater Boris Gardiner Vin Gordon Joe Isaacs Denzil Laing Robbie Lyn Jackie Mittoo Ernest Ranglin Leroy Sibbles Brian "Bassie" Atkinson Leroy Wallace Sound Dimension (previously named The Soul Vendors) was a Jamaican reggae band formed in 1967 in Kingston, Jamaica. They were the house band at Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One. They were named after a piece of studio equipment called the Sound Dimension. Their 1967 recorded track "Real Rock" became a famous riddim.
Members
Membership varied from time to time. The following musicians appear on Sound Dimension recordings:
- Vocals: Leroy Sibbles
- Guitar: Eric Frater, Ernest Ranglin
- Bass; Boris Gardiner, Leroy Sibbles, Brian "Bassie" Atkinson
- Keyboards: Richard Ace, Robbie Lyn, Jackie Mittoo
- Saxophone: Headley Bennett, Cedric Brooks, Karl Bryan
- Trombone: Vin Gordon
- Percussion: Fil Callender, Enid Campbell, Denzel Laing, Leroy Wallace
- Drums: Fil Callender, Joe Isaacs, Leroy Wallace
References
References
- (2004). "The Rough Guide to Reggae". Rough Guides.
- "Sound Dimension discography".
- "Sound Dimension". Discogs.
- "Sound Dimension {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic". AllMusic.
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