I Want My Money

01 - $aturday Night - Joe Higgs
02 - £earn To Sing - £loyd Clarke
03 - Long Winter -  Prince Buster & the Charmers
04 - Take Me Home - Roy Panton
05 - Why Did You Do It - Freddie & Fitzy
06 - One $top - $oul Brothers
07 - I Am The £east -£ord Briscoe
08 - Jack Ruby Bound To Die - Bongoman Byfield
09 - Never You Change - The Maytals
10 - I Want My Money - Eric Monty Morris
11 - Port Of Call - Karl Walker
12 - Oh £ittle Girl  - £loyd Robinson & Glen Brown
13 - Maggie Don't £eave Me - The Vikings
14 - Glamour Girl - T Beckford & The Charmers
15 - Royal Charlie - Charlie Organaire
16 - I Can $ee - Basil Gabbidon
17 - $omething You've Got - Alton Ellis
18 - Things Come To Those Who Wait - $tranger Cole
19 - $ka £amour- Roland Alphonso
20 - Froggy - Baba Brooks
21 - Every Mouth Must Be Fed - Delroy Wilson
22 - £ittle Girl - The Midnighters

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Street Of Gold

01 - I Love You So - The Maytals
02 - Leaving Babylon - Bunny & Skitter
03 - Little Star - Duke White
04 - So Long - Lester Sterling & Baba Brooks
05 - You're Gonna Need Me  - The Saints
06 - Carry Go Bring Come - Millie Small
07 - Go Home - Charlie Organaire
08 - I Am A Fool - Ken Booth
09 - Blackman Ska - Eric Morris
10 - Street Of Gold - The Soul Brothers Orchestra
11 - Treasure Island - Don Drummond
12 - When The Well Runs Dry - Bunny & Skitter
13 - How Many Times - Owen & Leon
14 - You're Gonna Break My Heart - Keith & Enid
15 - Saturday Night - Joe Higgs
16 - Cork Foot - Baba Brooks
17 - Joybells For Independance - Rhythm Aces
18 - Rollin Stone - Prince Buster And The Charmers
19 - Lover Mouth - Delroy Wilson
20 - You Send Me - Jackie Opel


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Angel Love

Lloyd Tyrell & Roy Willis in fine form in the early sixties
01 - Long Walk Home


02 - Try Me One More Time

03 - Time After Time

04 - It's Raining

05 - You Don't Know

06 - Misery

07 - Whats The Use

08 - Lonely Boy

09 - Country Girl

10 - I'm Through

11 - I'm Going Back Home

12 - Jeanie Girl

13 - Angel Love

14 - Best Friend

15 - I'm Back

16 - Dig Them Prince

17 - Oh Marie

18 - Girl Of My Dreams

19 - My Heart

20 - Oh Why Baby

21 - All Of My Life


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Brentford Road A to Z Guide to Ska

The Title should say it all

01 - Air Raid Shelter- Lester Sterling


02 - But I Do - Winston Stewart

03 - Can't You See - Delroy Wilson

04 - Done With a Friend - Jackie Opel

05 - Easy Sqeeze - Shenley Duffus

06 - Forest Flowers - Roland Alphonso

07 - Goodbye World - Pam Reid

08 - Hey Little Girl - The Personalities

10 - I'll Be There - The Jiving Juniors

11 - Jenny - Eric & Roy

12 - Killer Diller - Jackie Mittoo

13 - Love & Affection - The Wailers

14 - Mr Chauffer - Bunny & Skitter

15 - Never Say Goodbye - Roy & Millie

16 - Opportunity - The Soulettes

17 - Peanut Vendor - Frank Anderson

18 - Reload - Don Drummond

19 - Sudden Destruction - Dizzy Johnny

20 - Timothy - The Skatalites

21 - Under The Old Oak Tree - Cornell Campbell

22 - Vietnam - Roy Richards

23 - What An Agony - The Eagles

24 - You're Wondering Now - Andy & Joey

25 - Zacions - The Maytals

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I Feel The Jamaican Ska

A first compilation from Sardinya so thanks for this one

Re Upped 9-5-12

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Ska Is Here To Stay

Ska Is Here To Stay & here's why

01 - Try Me - Justin Hinds & The Dominoes

02 - The Kiss You Gave - Winston Stewart

03 - Good From The Bad - Roy Panton

04 - Nightfall - Baba Brooks

05 - The Royal Ska - Carlos Malcolm

06 - Black Sunday - The Skatalites

07 - Temptation - Eric Morris

08 - Ska Is Here To To Stay- Karl Bryan

09 - Musical Train - Peter & Stanley

10 - Mash Mr Lee - Byron Lee & Dragonaires

11 - Sai Pan - Roland Alphonso

12 - Chickeroo - Alton & Eddy

13 - Gal & Boy - The Gaylads

14 - But I Do - Tony Washington

15 - Sha Ba Ba - Higgs & Wilson

16 - Jennie Lee - Owen Gray

17 - Surplus - Don Drummond

18 - Lets Kiss - The Maytals

19 - Maybe Once - Joe Smith

20 - Magnificent Ska - Lyn Tait

21 - When We Walk - Lloyd Robinson

22 - The Tickler - Prince Buster All Stars

Re Upped 11-5-12

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Crackers Rush - Bobby Aitken

Bobby Aitken a true Pioneer of Jamaican music .His first recording was the title track of this compilation and from there he fronted The Caribbeats ,session band for so many great tunes in the 60's .Here's a selection of his work

01 - Orange Street Special - Bobby Aitken

02 - Little Girl - Bobby Aitken
03 - Together - Bobby Aitken
04 - Crackers Rush - Bobby Aitken

05 - Hello - Bobby Aitken

06 - Get Up Mister - Bobby Aitken

07 - Cell Block 11 - Bobby Aitken

08 - What A Fool - Bobby Aitken

09 - Curfew - Bobby Aitken

10 - Isabella - Bobby Aitken

11 - Never Never - Bobby Aitken

12 - Thunderball - Bobby Aitken

13 - J.J. Special - Bobby Aitken

14 - Scaramouche - Bobby Aitken

15 - One Way Street - Bobby&Val

16 - Jericho - Bobby Aitken

17 - Mr Judge - Bobby Aitken

18 - Rolling Stone - Bobby Aitken

19 - Garden Of Eden - Bobby Aitken

20 - I've Told You - Bobby Aitken

Re Upped 14-5-12 some tracks changed !! re errors noted in comments

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Ska Beat - R & B

This is another collection of tracks compiled by myself & Gabriel Hirsch showcasing the Ska Beat & it's earlier encarnation R&B (from Rita & Benny rather than Rhythm & Blues!!) with some great early artists such as .....

01 - Naomi & Clive - What Can I Do
02 - The Maytals - Love Divine
03 - The Dreamlets - Really Now
04 - Shenley Duffus - Big Mouth
05 - Dizzy Johnny & The Studio One Orchestra - Sudden Destruction
06 - Derrick Morgan & Naomi - Heart Of Stone
07 - Delroy Wilson - Squeeze Your Toe
08 - C. Hyman - The Ska Is Movin' On
09 - Cynthia & Archie - Every Beat
10 - Winston Samuels - Jericho Wall
11 - Winston Stewart - But I Do
12 - The Gaylads - Whap Whap
13 - The Maytals - Hurry up
14 - Winston Givans - Moving On
15 - Winston Samuels - Be Prepared
16 - Lord Tanamo - Night Food Ska
17 - Dimples & Delroy - Sugar Pie
18 - Delroy Wilson - Don't Believe Him
19 - C. Hyman - The Ska Rhythm
20 - Jackie Opel - Done With a Friend

http://www.mediafire.com/?8ts1gbu69652009

Never Too Old To Learn

You're never too old to learn to appreciate some Beverley's Ska . Here's some examples of Leslie Kong's early ska productions ,and look at the line up ,Desmond Dekker arguably the first international hit maker ,Jimmy Cliff the next international star & by no means least Bob Marley who many of you may have heard of

01 - Eric Morris & Derrick Morgan - Please Don't Talk About Me
02 - Jimmy Cliff - Dearest Beverley
03 - Lloyd Robinson - You Said You Loved Me
04 - Derrick & Patsy - I'm In A Jam
05 - Owen Gray - Darling Patricia
06 - Jimmy Cliff - Never Too Old To Learn
07 - The Cherrypies - Do You Keep On Dreaming
08 - Stranger Cole - Till My Dying Day
09 - Baba Brooks - Take 5
10 - The Upsetters - Country Girl
11 - Bob Marley - Judge Not
12 - Lord Briscoe - I Am The Least
13 - Derrick Morgan - Be Still
14 - Larry Lawrence - Garden Of Eden
15 - Beverley All Stars - Vat 7
16 - Owen Gray - I Can't Go On
17 - Bob Marley - One Cup Of Coffee
18 - Vinley Gayle - Go On
19 - Desmond Dekker - This Woman
20 - The Four Aces - Just One Little Girl
21 - Owen Gray - I'm Still Waiting
22 - The Upsetters - Strange Country
23 - Desmond Dekker - Soldering

24 - Don Drummond - Dragon Weapon

re upped 29-5-12

http://www.mediafire.com/?pucacte64bgmz1q

Rio 45's Vol 3

Here's another compilation from the RIO label ,I compiled the first volume http://sidewalkdoctor.blogspot.com/2008/02/rio-viente.html and then someone else compiled the second volume which inspired Gabriel & myself to co compile this Third volume .Gabriel designed this fantastic cover art for the cd & we each contributed to the tracklist .

01 - The Survivors - Rawhide R 700 1965
02 - Andy & Clyde - Never Be A Slave R 62 1965
03 - Alan Martin - You Came Late R 6 1963
04 - Lord Tanamo - I Had A Dream R 21 1964
05 - Laurel Aitken - You Left Me Standing R 36 1964
06 - Errol Dunkley - Love Me Forever R 109 1966
07 - The Wailers - Dancing Shoes R 116 1966
08 - Vic Brown Combo - Kentucky Home R 5 1963
09 - The Heptones - Gunman Coming To Town R 104 1966
10 - Laurel Aitken - Bad Minded Woman R 13 1963
11 - Bobby Aitken - Whiplash R 40 1964
12 - Cornel Campbell - Gloria R 38 1964
13 - Bobby Aitken - Devil Woman R 11 1963
14 - Laurel Aitken - Bug-A-Boo R 36 1964
15 - Lloyd Briscoe - Fabulous Eyes R 42 1964
16 - Roland Alphonso - Pipeline R 79 1966
17 - The Soul Leaders - Pour On The Sauce R 134 1967
18 - Lloyd Clarke - It Takes A Friend R 15 1963
19 - Laurel Aitken - Adam And Eve R 11 1963
20 - Owen Gray - Girl I Want You R 700 1965
re upped 6-6-12
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Island 45's Vol 4

It's been a while since we had some Ska uploaded so here is my next collection ,this time 20 more gems from the early Island label

1 SUDDENLY ////////////////////////////ERIC MORRIS
2 TELLING LIES ////////////////////////////TECHNIQUES
3 TEENAGE SKA/////////////////////////////BABA BROOKS
4 COME ON PRETTY BABY////////////////NORMA FRASER
5 HI LIFE//////////GRANVILLE WILLIAMS ORCHESTRA
6 THINGS AIN’T GOING RIGHT//////////SHENLEY DUFFUS
7 YOU SAID YOU LOVED ME/////////LLOYD ROBINSON
8 COOLIE BOY///////////////////////DON DRUMMOND
9 TELL ME THE REASON/////////////////MAYTALS
10 CAN’T YOU SEE ////////////////////DELROY WILSON
11 RIVERBANK COBERLEY //////////////TOP GRANT
12 HOT ROD ///////////////////////////ROLAND ALPHONSO
13 I BET YOU DON’T KNOW////////////BASIL GABBIDON
14 AROUND THE WORLD /////////////SKATALITES
15 TIGER IN YOUR TANK//////////////LORD BRYNER
16 CLEAN THE CITY////////////////////LESTER STERLING
17 TOO YOUNG TO LOVE //////////////FREDDIE McGREGOR
18 HE WHO FEELS IT KNOW IT /////////WAILERS
19 I DON’T WANT TO SEE YOU CRY //////KEN BOOTHE

20 1 2 3 KICK ////////////////////////////TOMMY McCOOK

 re upped 30-5-12

http://www.mediafire.com/?r066r6ezn6fl4p8

Rio Viente

Twenty Tracks from the legendary RIO label featuring productions from C.S.Dodd,J.J.Johnson ,Caltone and Prince Buster to name a few




01 BLAZING FIRE - DERRICK MORGAN R1
02 YOU CAME LATE - ALAN MARTIN R6
03 LIFE - LAUREL AITKEN R13
04 HALF AS MUCH - LLOYD CLARKE R16
05 GARDEN OF EDEN - BOBBY AITKEN R40
06 GOT YOU ON MY MIND - DOUGLAS BROTHERS R43
07 MUSICAL TRAIN - LITTLE LUNAN R44
08 SOMETHING ON MY MIND - SHENLEY & LUNAN R52
09 MUSICAL FIGHT - KARL WALKER R79
10 GOOD NANNIE - PIONEERS R102
11 RIVERTON CITY - TOMMY McCOOK R104
12 I WOULDN'T BABY - SHARKS R110
13 BE BOP BOY - CLARENDONIANS R112
14 LONG DAYS SHORT NIGHTS - DAWN PENN R113
15 I AM WHAT I AM - JACKIE OPEL R117
16 RUDIE GET WISE - SOUL BOYS R120
17 DUN DEAD A'READY - ETHIOPIANS R126
18 WELL COVERED - RULERS R135
19 ALL OF A SUDDEN - CARL DAWKINS R136
20 I DON'T CARE - KINGSTONIANS R140

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Del Boy - Delroy Wilson

Delroy Wilson child star of the ‘60’s a collection of tunes he did at Studio One from ’63 to ‘67.I've tried to avoid cuts from his Studio One LPs

01 King Pharoah
02 Back Biter
03 One Two Three
04 Don't Believe Him
05 Heaven
06 Naughty People
07 Emmy Lou (Coming Home)
08 I Feel Good
09 Pumps And Pride
10 Love Abiding
11 When We Walk
12 Sammy Dead
13 Tear Us Apart
14 Somebody Has Stolen My Girl
15 I Need Your Loving
16 I'll Change My Style
17 Searching For you
18 Give me A Chance
19 Close To Me
20 Look Who Is Back Again (with Slim Smith)
21 Mother Word

Re Upped 31-5-12
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Black Swan 45's Vol 2

I contributed this Volume after Gabriel Hirsch compiled the first volume and he kindly designed this cover for me (that's why it looks so professional!!!) some cracking tunes on this Island subsisuary label

1 Dreadnaught - Baba Brooks
2 Be Wise - Duke White
3 Sweeter Than Cherry Pie - The Cherry Pies
4 Spider - Baba Brooks
5 Street Girl - Derrick Morgan
6 Go On - Vinley Gayle
7 Take Five - Baba Brooks
8 Gather Them In - Shenley Duffus
9 Spit In The Sky - Delroy Wilson
10 I am In Love - The Maytals
11 Soloman Gundie - Eric Morris
12 Key To The City - Baba Brooks
13 Jericho - Bobby Aitken
14 Looks Is Deceiving - The Playgirls
15 Spitfire - Don Drummond
16 Supper In The Gutter - Eric Morris
17 Melody Jamboree - Baba Brooks
18 Dracula - Desmond Dekker
19 Lunch Time - Lester Sterling
20 River Come Down - Eric Morris
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http://www.mediafire.com/?ajsl406b8ijd6ji

Lest We Forget - Roy Richards

Unfortunetly Roy left us this year and as a tribute I put together this compilation which (I hope) shows he was not only a great harmonica player but also an accomplished vocalist ,whether as a solo artist ,with his bother (Winston) as the Richards Brothers or with a couple of female partners.Roy's carrer started in the Ska era so there's lots to listen to

01 Can't Go On

02 I Shall Wear a Crown (Richards Brothers)

03 Hopeful Village Ska

04 Western Standard Time

05 You Must Be Sorry

06 Vietnam

07 Since You're Gone (with Paulette)

08 Rubber Dub

09 He'll Have To Go (with Enid)

10 Reggae Children

11 Death Rides A Horse

12 Ghetto Guns

13 Dead And Wake

14 Frredom Blues

15 Jamaican Memories

16 Double Trouble

17 Green Collie

18 Port O Jam

19 Honky Panky

20 Reggae For Days (with Enid)

21 Rocking Time (with Enid)

22 Lost And Found

23 Reggae Monica

http://www.mediafire.com/?p9cfzi4xyi21vpa

Girls Rush - Lloyd Clarke

To my knowledge Lloyd Clarke did not release any LPs of his work so here is a unique opportunity to hear one of the foundation artists of JA music.

Here’s a compilation I’ve been meaning to do for a long time & finally got round to it.
“Girls Rush” featuring one of my favourite Ska Stars Lloyd Clarke, of course I don’t have a picture of Lloyd nor hardly any info about him .In Dave Katz’ “Solid Foundation” the only mention of Lloyd is in relation to Lester Sterling’s first foray into Studio One where he thinks a vocal was being put down by Lloyd, but to my knowledge Lloyd didn’t record for Dodd .No mention in “Rough Guide” or “People Funny Boy” so the only other piece of info I have comes from the sleeve notes of “Trench Town Ska” in which its noted that Lloyd used to stay with Theo Beckford & didn’t have a day job because he only liked to sing ,well I for one am glad about that because I think he has a very distinctive voice

01 LOVE YOU THE MOST
02 PARAPINTO BOOGIE
03 PENITENTIARY SHUFFLE
04BAD WEED
05 SERPENT SHUFFLE
06FACE MAN
07 BEST THINGS IN LIFE
08 FELLOW JAMAICAN
09 GIRLS RUSH
10 SHIRLEY IS DEAD
11 HE’S COMING
12 JAPANESE GIRL
13 IT TAKES A FRIEND
14 NOW I KNOW THE REASON
15 YOU’RE A CHEAT
16 SUMMERTIME
17 FOOLS DAY
18 LOVE YOU (with YVONNE)
19 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
20 GOOD MORNING
21 THREE MEN
22 YOUNG LOVE
23 LIVING AMONG THE DEAD
24 SUMMERTIME (ROCKSTEADY CUT)
25 PARRO SAW THE LIGHT
26 LOVE YOU THE MOST (ROCKSTEADY CUT)

Re Upped 31-5-12

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Grandad's Grooves

Maybe if you had a "Groovy Grandad" these are the tunes he would have listened to in his heyday!

01 Little Princess – Lord Creator
02 Away From It All – Don Drummond
03 What’ll I Do – Bobby Aitken & Tince
04 Don’t Come Back – Karl Walker
05 Come On Baby- Owen Gray
06 Bellylick – Orville Alphonso
07 Senorita – Senoir Pablo
08 I’m A Warrior – Theophilus Beckford & Lloyd Clarke
09 Gujara Ska – The Soul Brothers
10 The Blues Have Got Me Down – Lord Tanamo
11 Beggars Are no Choosers – Prince Buster
12 Petty Baby – Higgs & Wilson
13 A Thousand Teardrops – The Rhythm Aces
14 Downbeat Special – Roland Alphonso
15 Dig My Jive – Duke White
16 Musical Sermon – Baba Brooks
17 It Makes Me Mad – Keith & George
18 Crown Me – Stranger Cole
19 Hometown – Laurel Aitken
20 Darling – Girl Satchmo
21 Gonna Look For My Girl – Dee’s Group
22 One Night Baby – Basil Gabbidon
23 Backbeat - Roland Alphonso
24 Tell Me Darling – Wilfred Edwards
25 Yours – Alton & Eddy
26 Ska All Over The World – Jimmy Cliff
27 Give To Get – Shenley Duffus

Re Upped 23-4-12

http://www.mediafire.com/?f3n26a0csicdfq6

Oswald “Baba” Brooks
In my opinion one of the Great JA Hornsmen alongside Tommy McCook & Roland Alphonso but unlike Roland & Tommy a little overlooked ,I know of no LP credited solely to Baba .He is credited on Prince Buster’s “What A Hard Man Fe Dead” LP & I have heard the Prince rate Baba in an interview so I guess he could be featured on any number of “Prince Buster All Stars” singles , he also features on The Techniques “Little Did You Know “ LP ,and I think he was Duke Reid’s arranger until The Skatalites split &Tommy McCook came over to Treasure Isle, from there he moved over to work with Sonia Pottinger at “Gayfeet” continuing to cut some great tunes into the Rocksteady Period , so here’s a taster

01 Open The Door
02 Musical Sermon
03 Catch A Fire
04 Boat Ride
05 Teenage Ska
06 Cast Off
07 Musical Communion
08 Take Five
09 Workshop
10 Spider
11 Girls Town Ska
12 Virginia Ska
13 Melody Jamboree
14 Greenfield Ska
15 Dreadnaught
16 Independence Ska
17 Portrait Of My Love
18 Vitamin A
19 The Mood I'm In
20 Cocktails For Two
21 Key To The City
22 Jelly Bean
23 Faberge
24 Special Event
25 Smokin' Ska
26 Deadfall
27 Nightmare

re upped 18-02-15 https://mega.co.nz/#!TQQEmYjb!BApQVxIA5WQM_L8b5P8795TBzN2qeaMZ_ngil8fBxqE


as always I’ve included a cover & tracklist