The Techniques

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Years Active
1962 – present (63 years)
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-pro… read more
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 Choco… read more
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 Rec… read more

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1 Play track Classics Queen Majesty
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2 Play track Classics You Don't Care
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3 Play track Ska Legends I Wish It Would Rain
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4 Classics Travelling Man
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5 Rocksteady: The Best of the Techniques You Don't Care (You'll Want Me Back)
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6 Play track Classics It's You I Love
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7 Play track Classics My Girl
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8 Play track Classics Little Did You Know
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9 Play track Trojan Sunshine Reggae Box set Day O
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    4 May 1995 · 18 tracks

    Classics
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    1966 · 10 tracks

    Little Did You Know
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    1 Jan 1994 · 13 tracks

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    30 Sep 2011 · 30 tracks

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