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| Sadly, legendary Jamaican reggae producer and label owner Phil Pratt has passed away at the age of 82. He'll be greatly missed. |
From Trojan Records...
Legendary Jamaican music producer Phil Pratt has passed away, with the cause of his passing on 25th February yet to be confirmed.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica on 15th June 1943, and Christened George Phillips, Phil first made his mark on the local music scene as a singer and guitarist prior to producing his first recordings during the rock steady era.
By the early 70s, he was established as one of the island’s most accomplished record producers, releasing scores of Jamaican hits by some of reggae music’s premier talents, their number including John Holt, Ken Boothe, Pat Kelly and Dennis Brown.
Primarily utilising the facilities at Channel One and Lee Perry’s Black Ark studios, Phil continued to release popular singles, principally on his Sunshot and Terminal labels, prior to settling in London around the middle of the decade.
Thereafter, he continued to record and release new material, but in the mid-80s, eased off from his music-making career to concentrate on managing his kitchen in Harlesden, although he did still occasionally return to the studio to produce new reggae and r&b works, almost all of of which has yet to see issue.
A gentle and truly humble man whose importance within the sphere of Jamaican music cannot be overstated, Phil Pratt produced some of the most popular and influential reggae recordings of all time, with his passing a huge loss to both fans of his music and those lucky enough to have enjoyed his company.
