Techniques

The Techniques were a Jamaican rocksteady vocal group mainly active in the 1960s.
The group was formed by Winston Riley in 1962 while still at school, with the initial line-up also featuring Slim Smith, Franklyn White, and Frederick Waite. They regularly performed at Edward Seaga's Chocomo Lawn club, where they were spotted by talent scouts from Columbia Records, who released their first single, "No One", released only in the United Kingdom in 1963. Their Jamaican debut came in 1965 when they were introduced to producer Duke Reid by singer Stranger Cole, with Reid-produced singles such as "Don't Leave Me", "When You Are Wrong", and "Little Did You Know" appearing on labels such as Island Records, and Reid's own Duke and Treasure Isle labels. Smith left the group in 1966, to pursue a solo career at Studio One, and later forming The Uniques with White. He was replaced by Pat Kelly. The shift from ska to rocksteady suited The Techniques, with a string of hits in 1967 and 1968 following, including "You Don't Care", "Queen Majesty", "I Wish It Would Rain", "It's You I Love", and "Love Is Not a Gamble".
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==Links to Peel==
According to available tracklistings on this site, Peel first played the Techniques in 1967 when he was working for Radio London. Further material from the group were played later on his radio programmes.
==Shows Played==
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*02 August 1967: You Don’t Care (single) Treasure Isle
;1977
*03 November 1977 (& Ranking Trevor): Love Is Not A Gamble (split 12" with Revolutionarys – Love Is Not A Gamble / It's You I Love) Carib Gems CGDD 302
;1979
*21 February 1979: Queen Majesty (LP – Hottest Hits) Front Line
;1994
*21 January 1994: ‘Oh Babe (3xLP - The Trojan Story Part One)’ (Trojan Records)
*29 January 1994 (BFBS): Oh Babe (v/a album - The Trojan Story) Trojan
;2001
*22 August 2001: Love Is Not A Gamble (LP - Rocksteady Soul) Metro
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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