Alton Ellis - Treasure Isle 1966 - 1968

Alton Ellis is one of the finest soulful voices to come out of Jamaica. As well as wriQng hit singles himself he
could make a cover version known as a foreign tune sound like a Jamaican reggae tune with the greatest of ease.
As the more upbeat rhythms of the earlier `Ska’ period began to slow down around the turn of 1966 some say due to the extreme heatwave that hit the island of Jamaica that year, slower rhythms suited the people to groove to at the various sound systems and

dances. This also allowed the singers to express themselves more and allow the song to shine through. No one did this be2er than Alton Ellis