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Trevor Hartley

Trevor Hartley

Trevor Hartley has been played on NTS in shows including Gong Sounds w/ PRMTVO, featured first on 1 March 2018. Songs played include It Must Be Love, The Look In Your Eyes and Feeling Lonely.

Trevor Hartley hails from Morant Bay in Jamaica's St. Thomas parish. As a youth, he dreamed of being a singer and was encouraged by people who heard his unique and powerful voice - but growing up in the country, he could only listen to the great Jamaican vocalists and long to travel to Kingston, the centre of musical opportunities. Before emigrating to the UK, Trevor did manage to voice two recordings at Randy's, on rhythms laid by the Morwells at Joe Gibbs' studio, for the Pele label. Once in London, Trevor made almost immediate progress: his first British recordings were with Dennis Bovell and sold 14,000 copies. This was 1978's two-sided smash, "Selassie I" / "Skip Away". Trevor then worked with producer Phil Pratt on an album entitled 'Innocent Lover'. Unfortunately, soon after its 1979 release, the Burning Sounds label closed down, leaving Trevor's album to become a collector's item still sought after today.

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Trevor Hartley

Trevor Hartley has been played on NTS in shows including Gong Sounds w/ PRMTVO, featured first on 1 March 2018. Songs played include It Must Be Love, The Look In Your Eyes and Feeling Lonely.

Trevor Hartley hails from Morant Bay in Jamaica's St. Thomas parish. As a youth, he dreamed of being a singer and was encouraged by people who heard his unique and powerful voice - but growing up in the country, he could only listen to the great Jamaican vocalists and long to travel to Kingston, the centre of musical opportunities. Before emigrating to the UK, Trevor did manage to voice two recordings at Randy's, on rhythms laid by the Morwells at Joe Gibbs' studio, for the Pele label. Once in London, Trevor made almost immediate progress: his first British recordings were with Dennis Bovell and sold 14,000 copies. This was 1978's two-sided smash, "Selassie I" / "Skip Away". Trevor then worked with producer Phil Pratt on an album entitled 'Innocent Lover'. Unfortunately, soon after its 1979 release, the Burning Sounds label closed down, leaving Trevor's album to become a collector's item still sought after today.

Original source: Last.fm

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It Must Be Love
Trevor Hartley
Fu-Manchu1987
The Look In Your Eyes
Trevor Hartley
Sir George0
Feeling Lonely
Trevor Hartley
Burning Rockers1979
Africa We Going
Trevor Hartley
Black Roots1979
Hooked On You
Trevor Hartley
Massive1988