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Right Time — The Mighty Diamonds

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1976 debut album by roots harmony trio the Mighty Diamonds, recorded at Channel One with producer Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo Kim and rhythm section Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, then released internationally by Virgin Records. A landmark of the Channel One sound and one of roots reggae's most acclaimed albums.

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Story · ProbableWhen reggae became an album format

In the mid-to-late 1970s, international labels started signing Jamaican singles artists as album acts, and a run of records built to be heard start to finish redefined what a reggae release could be.