Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story 1980–1986
Yesterday I bought a copy of Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story 1980–1986 from Amoeba Records. It reminded me of a time when I used to buy CD’s based on cover art alone. Fortunately the staff at Amoeba recommended it.
Drummer Sly Dunbar, percussionist Uziah “Sticky” Thompson, bassist Robbie Shakespeare, keyboardist Wally Badarou, guitarists Barry Reynolds and Mikey Chung, and engineer Alex Sadkin made up the in-house team at Island founder Chris Blackwell’s Compass Point, a studio located just outside Nassau in the Bahamas. Blackwell said “I wanted a new, progressive sounding band. I wanted a Jamaican rhythm section with an edgy mid range and a brilliant synth player.” Grace Jones, The Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club were some of the legendary acts that recorded at the famed studio.
Buy/Download:
Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story 1980–1986 (Amazon)
Sly Dunbar – Ultimate Collection: Sly & Robbie – In Good Company (iTunes)
Tom Tom Club – Tom Tom Club (iTunes)
