210:, was also released in 1970 but did not chart. Music journalist Ian McCann said that the album "sold respectably for a reggae LP" in the UK. Gardiner's music continued to be popular in Jamaica, but interest waned in the UK. During the 1970s he continued session work, including several recordings for
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printed this error for the first chart entry and the first four weeks of its re-entry into the charts. After 28 February 1970, all printings gave
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