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The Heptones are a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal trio most active in the 1960s and early 1970s. They were one of the more significant trios of that era, and played a major role in the gradual transition between ska and rocksteady with their three-part harmonies.
Leroy Sibbles, Earl Morgan and Barry Llewellyn first came together as "The Hep Ones" in 1965 in Kingston but they soon changed their name to "The Heptones". The name was chosen by Morgan after seeing a Heptones Tonic bottle lying in a pile of refuse.
The Heptones recorded for major Jamaican record producers at the time. They began their career, after one unsuccessful single. for Ken Lack's "K Calnek" label, under the watchful eye of Coxsone Dodd of Studio One. The Heptones had a number of Jamaican hits for Studio One, beginning with "Fattie Fattie", their first Studio One single in 1966. This began a long run of success for Coxsone, including "Pretty Looks Isn't All", "Get In The Groove", "Be a Man", "Sea of Love" (a cover of the Phil Phillips and the Twilights doo-wop classic), "Ting a Ling", "Party Time" and "I Hold the Handle." They were the chief rivals to The Techniques, who recorded for Arthur "Duke" Reid, as the top vocal act of the rocksteady era.
The Heptones - Black Is Black ( full album ) studio 1 records 1970
The Heptones-Book Of Rules.
The Heptones - Why Did You Leave (Studio 1)
The Heptones - Fattie Fattie (Full Album)
The Heptones - Freedom Line (Full Album)
The Heptones - Pretty Looks Isn't All
The Heptones - I Need A Fat Girl (Fattie Fattie) Fatty Fatty
The Heptones - Meaning Of Life - Original 1973
the heptones - cool rasta
The Heptones Through The Fire I Come Ft Brother Culture
Heptones, Book of Rules. (Reggae)
Heptones - Party Time (Full Album)
The Heptones - Gonna Fight
Studio One Soul - The Heptones "Message from a Black Man"