ENTITY · SOUND SYSTEM

King Attorney

Well supported

Kingston 5 sound system of the mid-1970s, headquartered off Lyndhurst Road; it began as Soul Attorney under owner Rupert "Rupie" Brown, carried deejays including U Brown, Ranking Trevor, Jah Mikey and Nicodemus with selector Danny Dread, and was later acquired by Tony Welch and renamed Socialist Roots.

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At a glance

Type: Sound system →
Era: Rocksteady, reggae and dub →
Confidence: Well supported
Sources: Who Cork the Dance; sound-tape archives; Discogs.

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King Attorney Hi-Fi with U-Roy (1975) sound tape

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · sound tape

Community-archived 1975 sound tape; discovery-only embed.

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