{"id":84318,"date":"2026-03-25T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/tuote\/the-paragons-on-the-beach-with-the-paragons\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T13:22:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:22:26","slug":"the-paragons-on-the-beach-with-the-paragons","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/product\/the-paragons-on-the-beach-with-the-paragons\/","title":{"rendered":"The Paragons \u2013 On The Beach (With The Paragons)"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>A Treasure Isle \u201ctreasure!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Features the original 1967 recording of \u2018The Tide Is High\u2019 taken to international stardom in 1980 by Blondie<\/li>\n<li>A feel-good party album drenched in soulful harmonies set to a rocksteady beat<\/li>\n<li>140g black vinyl<\/li>\n<li>High-gloss printed outer sleeve<\/li>\n<li>A joy from start to finish\u2026 \u201csee you on the beach!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This classic Jamaican party album was recorded in 1967on Duke \u201cthe Trojan\u201d Reid\u2019s Treasure Isle label. It sold well locally and saw a UK release where it was a hit on the hugely popular ska and soul scene. It pre-dates the reggae boom and defines the short-lived rocksteady era fusing down beat ska with doo-wop and angst-drenched soulful vocals.<\/p>\n<p>The Paragons, featuring the signature vocals of lead singer John Holt, have been compared to a laid-back Four Tops with a tinge of Beach Boys thrown in. Whatever your view there is certainly an R&amp;B flavour in the vocal harmonies and it\u2019s easy to see why this sought-after album is at the foundation of any Northern Soul or reggae collection.<\/p>\n<p>The soulfulness of The Paragons is no more apparent on Harry Belafonte\u2019s classic \u2018Island In The Sun\u2019, \u2018Happy-Go-Lucky Girl,\u2019 \u2018Only a Smile\u2019 and their original feel-good recording of \u2018The Tide Is High\u2019 which became an international hit for Blondie in 1980.<\/p>\n<p>A fabulous rocksteady record underpinned by the super-tight session band Tommy McCook and The Supersonics.<\/p>\n<p>SIDE A<\/p>\n<p>On the Beach<br \/>\nIsland in the Sun<br \/>\nWhen the Lights are Low<br \/>\nThe Tide is High<br \/>\nSo Much Pain<\/p>\n<p>SIDE B<\/p>\n<p>Only a Smile<br \/>\nI Want to go Back<br \/>\nHappy-Go-Lucky Girl<br \/>\nYellow Bird<br \/>\nVillage Girl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":84233,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[107,115],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-84318","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-new","7":"product_cat-reggae-dub-dancehall-ska-en","8":"pa_formaatti-lp-en","9":"pa_kaytetty-uusi-new","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"taxable","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/84318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=84318"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=84318"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freshgarbage.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=84318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}