Uniques

:(This page is about the Jamaican group. For the American group of the same name, see Uniques(2)).
The Uniques were a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal group, formed in 1966 and active with varying line-ups until the late 1970s.
The Uniques originally formed as a vocal harmony trio of Roy Shirley, Slim Smith, and Franklyn White, (the latter two from The Techniques) releasing a few singles in 1966 including the R&B influenced "Do Me Good" for Ken Lack's (Keith Calneck) Caltone imprint. The group then disbanded, until late 1967 when Smith formed a new version of the group with Jimmy Riley and Lloyd Charmers. The new line-up debuted with "Watch This Sound", a cover version of Stephen Stills's "For What It's Worth", which was a hit along with a string of subsequent singles, many produced by Bunny Lee, including "My Conversation", which Lee sold to Rupie Edwards, who used the rhythm to create the first one-rhythm album, Yamaha Skank.
Bunny Lee issued a showcase album in the 1970s, and the group name was briefly revived by Riley and Cornell Campbell in 1977 for the album Give Thanks, and again in 1997 with Al Campbell joining Cornell and Riley on the album The Uniques.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played some tracks from the group with Slim Smith in the 80's, but it is not known whether he played any songs from the band on his radio programmes in the 60's or 70's, when they were active.
==Shows Played==
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*09 January 1989: Give Me Some More Loving (v/a LP - Harry Mudie & Friends: Let Me Tell You Boy) Trojan
*13 April 1989: The Beatitude (v/a album - Jumping With Mr. Lee 1967-68) Trojan
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists