Band Name: Alton Ellis & The Flames
Music Album: The Preacher
Album Release Date: January 1970
Music Genre: Reggae Ska
Record Label: Treasure Isle
Album Release Country: Jamaica
Music Record Type: 2 Tracks Vinyl Album 7"
Formed by Alton Ellis after John Holt joined The Paragons. After leaving from Studio One due to less payment for his older recordings like Sings Rock And Soul, he signed a contract with Arthur "Duke" Reid. He formed a trio to back him called The Flames. Consisting originally of his brother Leslie Ellis, David "Baby G" Gordon and a guy called Ronnie, later on people like Lloyd Charmers and Winston Jarrett would join. Membership would fluctuate. Ellis quickly scored a major hit in 1965 with the antiviolence plea "Dance Crasher," and the following year, he released what was arguably the first rocksteady single, "Get Ready - Rock Steady." When Alton Ellis moved to England in 1973, all his band projects in Jamaica stopped.
| A | The Preacher |
| B | Tender Loving Care |
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