"El Partido" Good Friday, April 8th All Nighter Jimmy Cliff - RAISONS KING OSSIE SOUND Plus duke reid guest sound system Saturday, April 9th ALL NIGHTER NEW JUMP BAND KING OSSIE SOUND PLUS GUEST SOUND SYSTEM Sunday, April 10th 8-12 AMERICAN RECORDING STAR DON COVEY Plus KING OSSIE SOUND Bank Holiday Monday, April 11th OPEN 4pm-MIDNIGHT OWEN GRAY And Jackie Edwards The Raisons King Ossie Sound The above poster advertising the Easter event in 1966, music was a mix of Ska, Blue Beat and American Soul/Motown. The Club was on two floors, it had a small stage and very low ceilings just the place for live acts. Usually with two sound systems, one on each floor. Upstairs Duke Reid played with his home made sound system tucked away in a small corner, it was a large box, stood about chest height, which housed the amp with a single record deck on top. It had a selection of small lights on the front. The sound was turned down at the end of each record as it was removed and replaced with another disc, a large record box stocked with the latest sounds stood by the side, it's lid open displaying the contents. Speakers stacked up to the ceiling in each open room, pumping out the sound, using about 200 watts. The smell of hash in the air people dancing everywhere...
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