Joel Arthur Gibson – Joe Gibbs – b. 1943 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, d. 21 February 2008 in Miami, Florida.
He grew up in the resort town of Montego Bay in the fifties. In the early sixties he moved to Kingston where in 1966 he opened his first shop on Beeston street. Initially he sold and repaired radio and television sets but he soon started to sell records as well because it helped to draw people into the shop. His electronics background gave him the confidence to move into music production and he built his first recording studio in 1968 in the Duhaney Park area: “a simple but effective two track studio modelled on the studio at Federal Records”. As an influential and prolific reggae producer, Joe Gibbs employed Lee Perry and Winston ‘Niney’ Holness as engineers before forming The Mighty Two, a long-term collaboration with engineer Errol Thompson. The backing for many releases was provided by his studio band The Professionals, whose members included Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare and Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith.
First published 1977, this is a 2017 reissue. All the songs on it were produced by Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson. It has no catalogue number or barcode.
For tracklisting with artist information, see photo of back cover.
