| Lloyd Parks in demand to do 'specials' for sounds in Europe His 1970-2004 collection officially on the market |
| Basil Walters, Observer staff reporter Friday, June 17, 2005 |
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| PArks. normally an artiste would hang around studios looking for a job to do specials. they come to me |
An interesting paradox in the music business is that on the one hand, many name-brand acts in Jamaica are not prominent in Europe, long regarded as reggae's biggest market. On the other hand, there are scores of home-grown reggae artistes about whom very little is heard here at home, but who in Europe are regarded as icons.
How does one explain that in Jamaica, recording "specials" (exclusive records for sound clashes), are dominated by the hardcore dancehall acts, while a Lloyd Parks of old-school vintage is one of the most sought after Jamaican artistes when it comes to the recording of "specials" in Europe?
"What's been happening to me now, I find that a lot of sound systems from France, Germany and all over the place have been coming to me to do specials," Parks told Splash.
"What probably triggered it off is that I did a special for a sound named Sound Quake, the top sound in Germany and they used it to win a sound clash," said the veteran bandleader, singer, and songwriter.
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