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The compelling story of the Chins - the Chinese-Jamaican family behind Studio 17 established above Randy’s Records at 17 North Parade in downtown Kingston. 

Randy’s Records was founded in the late 1950s by Vincent Chin and his wife Pat, who began by selling used records in a tiny shop. As Jamaican independence approached in 1962, Vincent Chin had the inspired idea of producing a record to capitalise on the excitement of the time. He approached the popular Trinidadian singer Lord Creator and produced Independent Jamaica. Jamaica was in the mood for celebrating its independence, and the song was an instant hit. Creator then went on to record Kingston Town, which became a huge hit for UB40 in the 1980s. The success of Independent Jamaica enabled the Randy’s shop to expand and add a studio of its own, known as Studio 17. 

Studio 17 was where Vincent Chin and later his son Clive Chin as well as many other legendary Jamaican producers would create new tracks. Throughout the 60s and 70s many of the world’s most famous reggae artists recorded there, including Bob Marley and the Wailers, Peter Tosh, Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, John Holt, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Horace Andy, Alton Ellis, Carl Malcolm, Jimmy London, Augustus Pablo, Ken Boothe, Delroy Wilson and many more.





















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* Video Codec: x264 CABAC [email protected]
* Video Bitrate: CRF 20 (~2541Kbps)
* Video Resolution: 1280x720
* Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
* Frame Rate: 25 FPS
* Audio Codec: HE-AAC
* Audio Bitrate: 160Kbps CBR 24KHz
* Audio Channels: 6
* Run-Time: 84 mins
* Number Of Parts: 1
* Part Size: 1.59 GB
* Source: HDTV
* Encoded by: JungleBoy


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