Rev. V.B. And The Gospel Flames - Message of hope (Jamaican Gospel - 1981)

Rare Tropical Gospel Soul 80’s from Jamaica Rev. V. B. And The Gospel Flames – Message Of Hope Label: Resurrection Format: Vinyle, LP, Album Pays: Jamaica Sortie: 1981 Track A3 - Message Of Hope Arranged By, produced by – Joe Gibbs, Rev. V. B. Bass – Val Douglas Drums – Michael Richards (Michael Boo) Guitar – George Tucker Keyboards – Harold Butler Engineer – Errol Thompson, Joe Gibbs Joe Gibbs (Joel Arthur Gibson) : b. 1943 in Montego Bay, Jamaica d. 21 February 2008 in Miami, Florida Joe Gibbs grew up in the resort town of Montego Bay in the fifties and 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“. See Joe Gibbs Studio Influential and prolific reggae producer, Joe Gibbs employed Lee Perry and then 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.