{"product_id":"various-ras-records-presents-a-reggae-christmas-1984","title":"Various - Ras Records Presents: A Reggae Christmas (1984)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1984 US pressing, Real Authentic Sound RAS 3101, pressed by Hub-Servall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRAS Records of Washington, D.C. released A Reggae Christmas in 1984 under catalog number RAS 3101, with Doctor Dread and Freddie McGregor producing. Eight of the nine tracks were cut at Music Mountain Studio in Kingston with the Studio One Band; Eek-A-Mouse's The Night Before Christmas was recorded at Planet Sound in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe object\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRAS 3101 was mastered at Frankford\/Wayne and pressed by Hub-Servall, and each runout carries HUB, MASTERING BY FRANKFORD\/WAYNE and the initials PG beside the RAS-3101 matrix. Dick Bangham's cover shows Christmas stockings hung from a mantelpiece lined with framed photographs, the lead performers listed over the fireplace. Jim Fox mixed the record at Lion \u0026amp; Fox Recording Studios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContext\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1984 LP is the first issue of the RAS Christmas set. Attic Records released it in Canada the same year as LAT-1217, and RAS reissued it on CD in 1988 as RAS CD 3101.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe album\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe page for A Reggae Christmas as an album covers the collection beyond this pressing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ras Family - We Wish You A Merry Christmas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Carlos \u0026amp; Glenice Spencer - Jingle Bells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJune Lodge - Joy To The World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreddie McGregor - Come All Ye Faithful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMichigan \u0026amp; Smiley - Drummer Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeter Broggs - Twelve Days Of Christmas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePablove Black - Silent Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreddie McGregor - Feliz Navidad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEek-A-Mouse - The Night Before Christmas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Real Authentic Sound","offers":[{"title":"VG+ \/ VG+","offer_id":48310188966046,"sku":"EVP-28A560F9-VGp-VGp-CA6A970F","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/c-reggae-christmas-ras-3101.jpg?v=1790050069","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/various-ras-records-presents-a-reggae-christmas-1984","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}