The Itals ‎– Don't Wake The Lion / version

Tiring of the club scene around 1975, Keith ran into Ronnie Davis on Orange Street in Kingston and asked him who was auditioning. Ronnie gave him a cassette with a rhythm he”d just had a hit on. “I was so happy with that rhythm I didn’t look any further,” said Keith. “In less than a week I had written Ina Disa Time and came back to Kingston to record it for Lloyd Campbell’s SpiderMan label. Lloyd felt it needed some harmonies with my lead, so Ronnie and I both added harmony parts. There was no intention of forming a group called the Itals; the record first came out as Keith Porter. After the song was on its way to becoming a hit in Jamaica, we all went out to do some promotion. Lloyd, Ronnie, myself and Brian Thomas of RJR were sitting out back in the cantina, when Brian said “why not call them the Itals”, because now there was more than one person singing. Everyone liked that name. It sounded good, so all of a sudden, Itals was a group. It was never intentional. I’ve always wondered if the name was the result of Brian noticing how strict I was about the food I ate, strictly Ital.” (Angel Romero)

[jameskennedy]

Ive never actually seen the 45 . So cool . This is one of the best Reggae singles ever, up there with Marley and Lee Perry . The drummer is highly skilled .

[pedrohlh]

Thanks Friend! A Revolutionaries Fan is a happy man...

[TAM.w]

I was reading the notes on how the name Itals came about...i knew Brian Thomas (BT express Fame) varrry well from way back in the 60s, he has away of inventing names that sticks like gorella glue...