Funky Kingston by Toots & The Maytals is Reggae before Reggae was mainstream let alone popular. Along with Bob Marley and the Wailers, Toots & The Maytals are gifted singers, players and song-writers/5(60).

Vinyl LP reissue of this album by Toots & The Maytals. It was their first album produced by Chris Blackwell (head of Island Records). The better known US version is a compilation of the original Funky Kingston and their second album, In the Dark/5(61).

Mar 17,  · Label: Island Records - ILPS • Format: Vinyl LP, Album • Country: US • Genre: Reggae • Style: Roots Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady Toots & The Maytals - Funky Kingston (, Vinyl) | Discogs Explore/5(44).

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of Funky Kingston on Discogs. Label: Get On Down - GET LP • Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue • Country: US • Genre: Reggae, Funk / Soul • Style: Soul, Reggae/5().

Toots and the Maytals ' Funky Kingston is a brilliant reggae album and suitable for both beginners as for experienced listeners. The album was released twice and with so much success that it charted in the Billboard and eventually made it to the Rolling Stone's list of The Greatest Albums of All Time. gram audiophile vinyl.

Jun 30,  · referencing Funky Kingston, LP, Album, DRLS Toots and the Maytals were always a little rough around the edges until Chris Blackwell's polished them up for this album. On the original, other than the title track, it's all a little too polished, and yet again let down by weak material. Reply Notify me Helpful/5().

Mar 17,  · Mango released this revised version Funky Kingston () with the original drawn cover but kept from Toots & The Maytals - Funky Kingston (Dragon (2) ) only 3 tracks ("Funky Kingston", "Louie Louie" and "Pomp And Pride") and added 6 tracks from the Toots And The Maytals* - In The Dark album () (plus the single "Pressure Drop")/5().

AllMusic Review by Steve Leggett Toots & the Maytals ' first LP for Chris Blackwell was originally released in the early '70s, and it includes solid sides like "Pomp and Pride," a whacked-out restructuring of Richard Berry 's "Louie, Louie," and the wonderful title track 8/