The Techniques
The Techniques were a Jamaican rocksteady vocal group mainly active in the 1960s.
History
The group was formed by Winston Riley in 1962 while still at school, with the initial line-up also featuring Slim Smith, Franklyn White, and Frederick Waite. They regularly performed at Edward Seaga's Chocomo Lawn club, where they were spotted by talent scouts from Columbia Records, who released their first single, "No One", released only in the United Kingdom in 1963. Their Jamaican debut came in 1965 when they were introduced to producer Duke Reid by singer Stranger Cole, with Reid-produced singles such as "Don't Leave Me", "When You Are Wrong", and "Little Did You Know" appearing on labels such as Island Records, and Reid's own Duke and Treasure Isle labels. Smith left the group in 1966, to pursue a solo career at Studio One, and later forming The Uniques with White. He was replaced by Pat Kelly. The shift from ska to rocksteady suited The Techniques, with a string of hits in 1967 and 1968 following, including "You Don't Care", "Queen Majesty", "I Wish It Would Rain", "It's You I Love", and "Love Is Not a Gamble".
The group left Treasure Isle in 1968, with Riley setting up his own Techniques...
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- 1 Oh Babe
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- 2 Who You Gonna Run To
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- 3 Day O
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- 4 Run Come Celebrate
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- 5 Travelling Man
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- 6 Drink Wine
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- 7 My Girl
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- 8 It's You I Love
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- 9 Love Is Not a Gamble
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- 10 You Don't Care
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- 11 Don't Leave Me
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- 12 There comes a time
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19 playable tracks in the catalog.
- 1 Little Did You Know
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- 2 When You Are Wrong
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- 3 I Wish It Would Rain
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- 4 Queen Majesty
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- 5 I Am In Love
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- 6 You Don't Know
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- 7 Love Is a Gamble
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- 8 There comes a time
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- 9 Don't Leave Me
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- 10 You Don't Care
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- 11 Love Is Not a Gamble
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- 12 It's You I Love
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