Leroy Sibbles, Earl Morgan and Barry Llewelyn first came together as The Hep Ones in 1965 in Kingston, Jamaica but they soon changed their name to The Heptones. They were one of the more significant trios of that era, and played a major role in the gradual transition between ska and rocksteady with their three-part harmonies. They recorded for many of the major Jamaican producers at the time, and in 1977, they recorded ‘Party Time’ for Lee Perry, one of Perry’s finest productions, which included a version of Bob Dylan’s ‘I Shall Be Released’.
