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AL & FREDDIE/ROY RICHARDS - BORN A FREEMAN/DIRTY PEOPLESide 1 offers up a '70s recording from Freddie McGregor and Al Campbell. The tune on the flip was cut by blind singer and harmonica player Roy Richards in 1972. |
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ALEXANDER, RUBEN/BRENTFORD DISCO SET - JAH LIGHT/JAH LIGHT DUBSide 1 contains an exclusive dubplate mix featuring a classic Judah Eskender Tafari vocal, with Ruben Alexander playing sax. The dub version on the flip was provided by Brentford Disco Set. |
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ALPHONSO, ROLAND/BUSTER ALL STARS - ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE/PINK NIGHTA cover of the Nat King Cole hit, with Baba Brooks, Alphonso and Lester Sterling letting it rip on the flip, Jamaica jazz style. |
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ALPHONSO, ROLAND/RAYMOND HARPER - ROLL ON CHARLES STREET/RAINING OUTSIDEA spirited minor key track, with solos by Alphonso and Brooks. Trumpeter Harper takes the honours on this one, his trademark vibrato well in evidence. His big hit for Buster was 'Mighty Like A Rose'. He also cut the fearsome 'African Blood' and a version of the swing ... read more » |
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ANDY & JOEY/DON DRUMMOND & ROLAND ALPHONSO - WONDER NO MORE/HEAVEN & EARTHThe duo Reuben "Andy" Anderson and Joanne "Joey" Dennis were steady hitmakers and among the first singers to record with The Skatalites. Their evergreen 'You're Wondering Now' has been covered by The Specials and the late Amy Winehouse. 'Wonder No More' ... read more » |
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BISCA - IT'S A ROMANCE/IT WAS A ROMANCE (HIGGS & GUAVA DUB)Influenced by UK lovers rock reggae, this is a wonderful single featuring Japanese vocalist Bisca. The flip contains a fine dub version. |
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BLUE BEATS/ROLAND ALPHONSO - CHANGE YOUR GEAR/LEE HARVEY JNR.'Change Your Gear' and 'Finger Mash' appear to be the only recordings made by The Blue Beats. The trumpet solo is accompanied by the exclamations and interjections of hype man Lee "Scratch" Perry! 'Lee Harvey Jnr.' stands out among Skatalites recordings by ... read more » |
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BLUE BEATS/SKATALITES - FINGER MASH/SALT LANE SKA'Change Your Gear' and 'Finger Mash' appear to be the only recordings made by The Blue Beats. The trumpet solo is accompanied by the exclamations and interjections of hype man Lee "Scratch" Perry! 'Salt Lane Ska' is a different mix of 'Salt Lane Gal' included on ... read more » |
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BOB & THE WAILERS - SIMMER DOWN/HOW MANY TIMES'Simmer Down' sets a high bar, as it is among the most identifiable ska classics and The Wailers' best known song along with 'One Love.' 'How Many Times' was recorded at The Wailers' initial session at Studio 1 with The Skatalites. Lovely doo-wop ska that they revisited a ... read more » |
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BOOTHE, KEN -& SHORTY PERRY-/THE GAYLADS - CAN'T YOU SEE VERSION/AREN'T YOU THE GUYDJ cut by one Shorty Perry riding Ken Boothe's 'Can't You See.' The Gaylads showing their vocal skills with Lynn Taitt and his band holding the rhythm section, a beautiful example of rock steady! |
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BURNING SPEAR & ROLAND ALPHONSO/WILLIE WILLIAMS - DOOR PEEPER/ALL THE WAYA classic Burning Spear song from 1973 backed with a cut from Willie Williams' album 'Armagideon Time'. |
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BUSTER ALL STARS - SUMMER TIME/HEY TRAIN'Summer Time': This unknown vocalist offers up a cool version of the standard, somewhat in the style of Lord Creator. With a nice tenor solo. 'Hey Train': A version of Duke Ellington's 'Take The A Train', with solos by Roland Alphonso, Lester Sterling and Don Drummond. |
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BUSTER ALL STARS/SLIM SMITH - CHARLES STREET COWBOY/ONLY SOUL CAN TELL'Charles Street Cowboy': Another unreleased shot, a minor key effort, with a rather tentative guitar solo, possibly Lynn Taitt, though it doesn't sound particularly accomplished by his standards. 'Only Soul Can Tell': Presumably released in the UK because Slim Smith was ... read more » |
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CHOSEN FEW - COLLIE STUFF/COLLIE DUBJapanese import. Limited 7" by this '60s Jamaican soulful and funky vocal group . |
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CHOSEN FEW - I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVEJapanese import. This is the second album of The Chosen Few, the most soulful and funky vocal group in Jamaican history. The album was produced by Tony Robinson and released on TR Groove Master in Jamaica, and on Trojan as 'Everybody Plays The Fool' in the UK. No doubt a ... read more » |
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CHOSEN FEW - I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVEJapanese import. This is the second album of The Chosen Few, the most soulful and funky vocal group in Jamaican history. The album was produced by Tony Robinson and released on TR Groove Master in Jamaica, and on Trojan as 'Everybody Plays The Fool' in the UK. No doubt a ... read more » |
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CHOSEN FEW - I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE/VERSIONJapanese import. Limited 7" by this '60s Jamaican soulful and funky vocal group . |
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CHOSEN FEW - MY THING/CHILDREN OF THE NIGHTJapanese import. Limited 7" by this '60s Jamaican soulful and funky vocal group . |
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CONQUERORS/FREEDOM SINGERS - YOU HOLD THE HANDLE/BLACK IS BLACKA wonderful 1972 reggae tune from the Conquerors with on the flip 'Black Is Black', done by Stranger Cole and Winston Francis. |
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DIAMONDS - LOCK AWAY/EXPO '67 (SILHOUETTE)Two awesome '60s Jamaican rock steady instrumentals, reissued together on one 7-inch vinyl platter! Though 'Expo '67' is best known in the vocal version of Dennis Brown (titled 'Silhouettes'), the horns section and that organ solo sound totally wicked too! On the other side ... read more » |
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GAYLADS/BIG JOE - LOOKING FOR A GIRL/SWEET MELODYThe Gaylads yet again showing why they were one of the greatest rock steady groups. Lynn Taitt's guitar work is impressive too. As BB would say "if you love this song, won't you sing the melody with me...." B/w a crucial DJ version of The Gaylads' 'Looking For A ... read more » |
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GAYLADS/DELROY WILSON - MAMA LOOK/SOUL RESOLUTIONThe Gaylads performing on a moody and tuff bass line. Very popular among the collectors and of course a killer tune! Delroy Wilson demonstrates his vocal skills on a cool rock steady beat shuffling close to early reggae. Both tracks are recorded from the same session. This ... read more » |
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GAYLADS/ROLAND ALPHONSO - GAL & BOY/20-75'Gal & Boy' is one of the masterpieces from the Gaylads. '20-75' is originally trumpeter Willie Mitchell's hit instrumental, entitled after its catalogue number was released March 10, 1964 and peaked at #31 in the R&B chart. You'd think The Skatalites had been ... read more » |
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HIBBERT, LENNIE/MAIN ROOTS - CHINESE BEAUTY/PLEA MY CAUSEBack on wax is an awesome slice of Asian exotica (probably from the early '70s), done Jamaican style, backed with an obscure heartfelt roots tune from 1973! |
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MCGREGOR, FREDDIE/BRENTFORD ROCKERS - HOME WARD BOUND/HOME WARD BOUND DUB'Home Ward Bound' is an exclusive dubplate mix, and different from the issued 45 and LP mixes, which were included in the reissue-CD of the classic 'Bobby Babylon' set. The flute is probably played by Tommy McCook. For the dub on the flip Freddie was aided by Brentford ... read more » |
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