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Wayne McGhie & The Sounds of Joy

Wayne McGhie & The Sounds of Joy
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  • Finally back in print
  • Expanded liner notes by Kevin “Sipreano” Howes including exclusive interviews w/ McGhie, Alton Ellis, and Lloyd Delpratt
  • 180gram LP housed in a deluxe Stoughton gatefold “Tip-On” jacket
  • Rare archive photographs

Description

The Holy Grail of Toronto Funk has arrived! Light In The Attic proudly presents the first true debut of Studio One veteran and Jackie Mittoo band mate Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy. Originally released in 1970 on the Birchmount label, this self-titled masterpiece is a wicked mix of reggae, funk, soul and wide open drum breaks. The best album you never got the chance to hear and cited by many as the first Canadian soul album!

Finally back in print and one of the pinnacle releases in the Light in the Attic Records catalog, Wayne McGhie & the Sounds of Joy is the debut album of Jamaican-Canadian legend Wayne McGhie. Originally released in 1970 on the Birchmount label, the Sounds of Joy is a crucial mix of funk, soul, and reggae. Cited as one of the first Canadian soul albums (and now heralded as one of Toronto’s best LPs ever), LITA’s expanded 2014 vinyl edition celebrates the ten-year anniversary of our landmark 2004 reissue.

In 1967, Kingston-born musician Jo-Jo Bennett (Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, Jo-Jo & the Fugitives), then living in Toronto, sent word to Jamaica: The West Indian Federation (W.I.F.) Club needs a band! Wayne quickly responded to the call, moving from Montego Bay to Ontario later that year. Possessed with an intensified vision, Wayne started to assemble a...

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Artist Bio

In 1967, Kingston-born musician Jo-Jo Bennett, then living in Toronto, sent word to Jamaica: Jo-Jo needed a band. Wayne quickly responded to the call, moving from Montego Bay to Toronto that year. Possessed with an intensifying vision, in the winter of 1969, Wayne assembled a stellar cast of musical friends and Studio One vets to begin the sessions for the Sounds of Joy album, recorded during off-hours at Art Snider’s Sound Canada Recording Centre. Wayne was 23 at the time.

Twelve musicians are credited on the LP sleeve including Alton Ellis, Ike Bennett, Everton Paul, and Lloyd Delpratt; others, including Jackie Mittoo, are rumored to have sat in. Of the 10 songs, six were McGhie originals, and as the material moved from funk, to soul, to reggae/R&B crossover, it is Wayne’s pure and soulful voice that sets the tone. Although the...

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Preview Tracklist

  • 1 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
    3:45
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  • 2 When I Think of Home
    2:50
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  • 3 Take A Letter Maria
    3:15
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  • 4 Woman Be Good
    3:00
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  • 5 Dirty Funk
    3:46
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  • 6 Going In Circles
    3:48
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  • 7 Fire (She Need Water)
    3:04
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  • 8 By The Time I Get To Phoenix
    3:17
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  • 9 Cool It
    2:41
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  • 10 I Can See Mother Nature
    3:37
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