Although not as well known as Studio One, Treasure Isle or Black Ark, Joseph and Ernest Hookim's Channel One Studio has played an equally strong role in the history of Jamaican reggae, first as a last blast of roots material at the close of the 1970s, and then as a cornerstone of the emerging dancehall scene in the mid-'80s. These two periods correspond neatly to the house bands in residence at Channel One, with the Revolutionaries providing the rhythms behind the first phase, and Roots Radics powering the second. This two-disc history of the studio shows that whatever the differences were between early and later Channel One releases, a crisp, clear sound was the constant, and the hits here from the Mighty Diamonds ("I Need a Roof," "Right Time"), Barrington Levy ("Dances Are Changes"), Delroy Wilson ("Sharing the Night Together"), the Jays (a cover of "Queen Majesty" by the Impressions), John Holt ("Up Park Camp") and Sugar Minott ("Babylon") all feature that same sharp, fresh feel and tone, making this a wonderful introduction to a vital Jamaican institution.
| A1 | The Mighty Diamonds - I Need A Roof |
| A2 | Michael Palmer - Don't Smoke The Seed |
| A3 | The Mighty Diamonds - Right Time |
| A4 | Don Carlos (2) - Natty Dread Have Credentials |
| A5 | Lone Ranger - Natty Burial |
| A6 | The Meditations - Woman Is Like A Shadow |
| B1 | Sammy Dread - Road Block |
| B2 | The Revolutionaries - Burial |
| B3 | Wailing Souls - Things & Time |
| B4 | Dillinger - Cokane In My Brain |
| B5 | Barry Brown - Far East |
| B6 | Dillinger - C.B. 200 |
| C1 | I-Roy - Welding |
| C2 | Frankie Paul - Worries In The Dance |
| C3 | Yellowman - Herbman Smuggling |
| C4 | Barrington Levy - Dances Are Changes |
| C5 | Sugar Minott - Show Me That You Love Me Girl |
| C6 | Ernest Wilson - I Know Myself |
| D1 | Ranking Trevor - Truly (Dj Mix) |
| D2 | The Tamlins - Hard To Confess |
| D3 | Leroy Smart - Ballistic Affair |
| D4 | John Holt - Satisfaction |
| D5 | Dillinger - Ragnampiza |
| D6 | The Revolutionaries - M.P.L.A. |
| E1 | The Revolutionaries - Death In The Arena |
| E2 | Clint Eastwood - Prema Ballerina |
| E3 | Delroy Wilson - Sharing The Night Together |
| E4 | Sugar Minott - Babylon |
| E5 | Little John - Smoke Ganja Hard |
| E6 | Junior Byles - Fade Away |
| F1 | The Jays, Ranking Trevor - Queen Majesty |
| F2 | Leroy Smart - Without Love |
| F3 | John Holt - Up Park Camp |
| F4 | The Jays - Yaho |
| F5 | Super Chick - Roach Killer |
| F6 | Lone Ranger - M. 16 |
