Compass Point All Stars
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Compass Point All Stars were a renowned session band of Jamaican and Caribbean musicians associated with Compass Point Studios, known for their influential work on numerous reggae, dub, and new wave recordings in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
backing band
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session band ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1980s
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late 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Black Uhuru
NERFINISHED
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Grace Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwen Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Dury NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Cliff NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Cocker NERFINISHED ⓘ Kid Creole and the Coconuts NERFINISHED ⓘ Marianne Faithfull NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sly and Robbie NERFINISHED ⓘ Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ The B-52's NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Tom Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Compass Point Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedAt | Compass Point Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Caribbean music
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dub ⓘ new wave ⓘ reggae ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
new wave pop
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post-punk ⓘ reggae fusion ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | Nassau, Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Ansel Collins
NERFINISHED
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Barry Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikey Boo Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikey Chung NERFINISHED ⓘ Robbie Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ Sly Dunbar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy McCook NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrone Downie NERFINISHED ⓘ Uziah "Sticky" Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Wally Badarou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOn |
Black Uhuru album "Chill Out"
NERFINISHED
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Black Uhuru album "Red" NERFINISHED ⓘ Grace Jones album "Living My Life" NERFINISHED ⓘ Grace Jones album "Nightclubbing" NERFINISHED ⓘ Grace Jones album "Warm Leatherette" NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Cocker album "Sheffield Steel" NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Palmer album "Clues" NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Tom Club debut album "Tom Tom Club" ⓘ |
| producerCollaborator |
Alex Sadkin
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Chris Blackwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
fusion of reggae rhythms with rock and new wave
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heavy use of dub production techniques ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nightclubbing
subject surface form:
Warm Leatherette
subject surface form:
Pull Up to the Bumper