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Jump Uptight --- 2020

Underground Mod Obscurity from South Africa, taking on the London Beat scene, mixing British beat, R&B, reggae and funk.“Reggae Shh!” and “Reggae Meadowlands” - both issued on 45 in the UK and Italy - became huge underground hits on the Mod scene. Zorro Five were top-flight session musicians whose once-off inspiration won them the 1971 South African Recording Industry award for “Best Beat Group”. Zane Cronje (organ, keyboards) was a prolific composer, Johnny Fourie (guitar) was later called out by John McLoughlin as “one of the greatest guitar players of our epoque”. First international release as 180 heavyweight black vinyl