Mark RSK from Booze & Glory has revisited his love of reggae by releasing a trio of 7in singles with his new band The Gamblers.
The singer of the much-loved Polish/British street-punks formed the band as an outlet for his love of old school reggae.
Tonight, Boom! Boom! and One More Time are being released in January, February and March respectively by Pirates Press Records as limited edition pressings of 250.
Each single has an original song on the A-side and a classic cover on the B-side: the Jimmy Cliff-penned Let Your Yeah Be Yeah, originally recorded by The Pioneers; Sufferer, by The Kingstonians, and You Keep Me Hangin’ On, the Holland-Dozier-Holland Motown smash made famous by The Supremes.
Mark loves old-school genres like rocksteady, calypso and the original Jamaican ska, but especially early Boss Reggae from the era beginning around 1968-69.
After a short-lived reggae project two decades ago, and more recently, the well-received Booze & Glory Reggae Sessions records – which re-imagined their Oi! anthems with the help of Vespa & The Londonians – the inevitable outcome was Mark forming a full-time reggae band.
The Gamblers are a group of experienced and skilled musicians, and this trio of singles is the first result of their time in the studio with Polish producer Misiek.
Although Mark is the first to admit that it is not pure early reggae, The Gamblers are a modern band playing with inspiration, enthusiasm, love and respect for those classic boss sounds.
