Coxsone Cream

  01 - Lloyd Forrest - Where It's At

02 - Bob Andy - Crime Don't Pay

03 - Otis Gayle - What You Won't Do For Love

04 - Prince Lincoln - Live Up To Your Name

05 - The Nightingales - What A Situation 

06 - Roy Burrowes - Jericho Jazz

07 - Delroy Wilson - One One

08 - Jerry Jones - Oh Me Oh My

09 - Righteous Flames - Should Have Been Me

10 - Viceroys - Last Night

11 - Alton Ellis - Take A Miracle

12 - Anthony Ellis I'm The Ruler

13 - Carey “Wild Man” Johnson  - Face Man

14 - The Supertones - Shirley

15 - Carl Henry - Into My Life

16 - Devon Russell - My Woman's Love

17 - Prince Lincoln - True Experience

18 - New Establishment - Blues For I

19 - Carlton and the Shoes - Just Me 
 20 - Earl Sixteen - Just Another Day

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Rub A Dub Session

A nice selection of  Linval Thompson productions ,compiled my a friend of mine in the USA


01 - Mr Big Shot - Linval Thompson
02 - Trials & Crosses - Earl 16
03 - Back Off - Johnny Osbourne & Papa Tullo
04 - Who No Waan Come - Wailing Souls
05 - Strictly The Dread - Toyan
06 - African Monica - Wayne Wade
07 - You Better Try - Johnnie Clark
08 - Your Friends - Triston Palmer
09 - Holy Mount Zion - Dawn & Christine
10 - Mr Collie Man - Linval Thompson
11 - Girl Of My Complexion - Johnny Osbourne
12 - Dreadlocks Party - Toyan
13 - Babylonian - Bunny Lie Lie
14 - Another Weekend - Freddie McKay
15 - Can't Stop Falling Now - Johnny Clarke
16 - Rub A Dub Session - Triston Palmer

http://ul.to/mnbs16nl

Sweet Like Candy

I've just bought the new book about Bunny Lee and as a tribute I've put together some of his "Early Reggae" tunes

01 - My Elusive Dream - Ernest Wilson

02 - King Of The Road - U Roy & Lennox Brown

03 - Harris Wheel - Reggaeites

04 - Everybody Needs Love - Doreen Sheaffer

05 - Why Didn't You Say - James Nephew

06 - Hard Time - Derrick Morgan

07 - Daydream - Bunny Lee All Stars

08 - How Long - Pat Kelly

09 - Regay Time - D. Tony Lee

10 - Sad Mood - Ken Parker

11 - She's But A Little Girl - Max Romeo

12 - Someone To Call My Own - Joe White

13 - Drink Wine Everybody - Delroy Wilson

14 - Never Hurt The One You Love - Errol Dunkley

15 - Sweet Like Candy - Jeff Barnes

16 - Sammy - Bobby & Dave

17 - Sweet Young Thing - Twinkle Brothers

18 - No Love - John Holt

19 - Girl Of My Dreams - Dave Barker

20 - Warefare - J. Mittoo & Count Machuki

21 - Slipaway - Slim Smith

22 - Dream Boat - Tommy McCook

23 - Gits Brown - Lennox Brown

re upped 05-11-12
http://www.4shared.com/rar/53hAHO0E/Sweet_Like_Candy.html

Pink Champagne

Celebrate the New Year with some Vintage Pink Champagne

01 - Tommy McCook - Sweet And Gentle


02 - The Melodians - What More Can I Say

03 - Justin Hinds - Once A Man

04 - Lloyd Williams - Let Me Go

05 - The Techniques - Bad Minded People

07 - Tommy McCook - Upstairs On Bond Steet

08 - The Jamaicans - I've Got A Pain

09 - Roland Alphonso - Bond Street Special

10 - The Silvertones - Cool Down

11 - Tommy McCook - Pink Champagne

12 - The Soul Lads - I'm Yours Forever

13 - The Moving Brothers - Darling I Love You

14 - The Sensations - Juvenile Delinquent

15 - The Techniques -There Comes A Time

16 - Eric Morris - If I Didnt Love You

17 - Sensations - You Should Have Known

18 - The Melodians - Last Train To Ecstacy

19 - Dawn Penn - Why Did You Lie

20 - Tommy McCook - Venus

re upped 05 -11-12
 
http://www.4shared.com/rar/NOaVMLkW/Pink_Champagne.html

OR

http://ul.to/tcigy79n

Keep The Faith - Prince Buster

PRINCE BUSTER , In my opinion one of the most influential & groundbreaking of all Jamaican Musicians. From his early sound system success to producing himself & other artists he’s usually “done it his way” , here’s some of the results


01 - Freedom Street

02 - Keep The Faith

03 - Black Girl

04 - Give Her

05 - Johnny Cool

06 - Give Love A Try

07 - The Scorcher

08 - Message From A Blackman

09 - Message To The Black Men

10 - Human

11 - Why Am I Treated So Bad

12 - Kings Of Old

13 - Doctor Rodney

14 - Love Oh Love

15 - Django Fever

16 - Nothing Takes The Place Of You

17 - Soul Serenade

18 - Let's Go To The Dance

19 - Intensified Dirt

20 - Shepherd Beng Beng

21 - The Sermon (Of A Preacher Man)

Re upped 18-4-12

http://www.mediafire.com/?3g9ulbbuinsszu2

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

Re Upped 24-4-12
 
http://www.mediafire.com/?jg6lr7riy3iffie

No Shit Harriott Vol 2

Next Volume from Baff Boom with a top Harriott Selection

01 lloyd and glen - that girl

02 - derrick harriott-walk the street

03 - ike&crystalites-illya kuryakin

04 - junior soul-glendevon special

05 - keith&tex-leaving on that train

06 - crystalites-barefoot brigade

07 - kingstonians-your love

08 - crystalites-musical madness

09 - ethiopians-good ambition

10 - bongo herman,les&bunny-know for i

11 - bongo herman,les&bunny-know for i(version)

12 - big youth-cool breeze

13 - chosen few-do your thing

14 - i roy-tougher than tough

15 - augustus pablo-bells of death

16 - dennis brown-concentration

17 - dennis brown-he cant spell

18 - derrick harriott-turn back the hands of time





http://www.mediafire.com/?gt3vftj1e840338

Toast Busters

“Who you gonna call” for top quality rhythms with top quality DJ’s …..TOAST BUSTERS

Prince Buster produced these classic tunes all featuring great toasts

01 - Man Size Version - Prince Buster

02 - Moon Swing - Jeff Barnes

03 - Dub Machine - Dennis Alcapone & Lloyd Young

04 - Sea Of Love Version - Jah Fender

05 - Ishan Version - Prince Buster

06 - Chi Chi Run - Big Youth

07 - Leggo Beast - Big Youth

08 - Sons Of Zion - Dennis Alcapone

09 - Youth Rock - Little Youth

10 - Musical College - Prince Buster

11 -Old Kent Road Version - Jah Fender

12 - It Mash Up - Dennis Alcapone

13 - When Revolution Comes - Big Youth

14 - It's A Fire - Prince Buster

15 - Science - Prince Buster

16 - Sweet P - Jah Fender

17 - Giant - Dennis Alcapone

18 - Holly Version - Jah Fender

19 - Cane & Able - Big Youth

20 - Kings & Castles - Dennis Alcapone

21 - Baby Version - Jah Fender

22 - Hit Me Back - Prince Buster

23 - Leave Your Skeng - Big Youth

24 - Man Or Boy - Prince Buster

Re Upped 8-5-12

http://www.mediafire.com/?r0nnj9h976st1tw

No Shit Harriott

A new contribution from Baff Boom  with a fine selection of Derrick Harriott Productions he says"the reason i've called it no shit harriott,is when we were buying records in the late sixties early seventies,you could almost guarentee a top tune from him,so hence the title" & here's the evidence

01 - kingstonians-sufferer
02 - crystalites-barefoot brigade
03 - crystalites-musical maddness
04 - derrick harriott-message from a black man
05 - ethiopians-no baptism
06 - kingstonians-singer man
07 - crystalites-psychedelic train version
08 - bongo herman,bingy bunny&les-salaam
09 - crystalites-earthly sounds
10 - chosen few-people make the world go round
11 - derrick harriott-let me down easy
12 - dennis brown-silhouettes
13 - big youth-dock of the bay
14 - chosen few-do your thing
15 - horace andy-lonely woman
16 - scotty-monkey drop
17 - big youth-cool breeze
18 - chariot riders-golden pearl
19 - dennis brown-concentration
20 - crystalites-blacula
21 - chariot riders-sensimilla dub
22 - u roy-penny for your dub

Re Upped 25-4-12

http://www.mediafire.com/?gzapagpppg2ow6o

The Groovemaster

Contrary to what Lee Perry said on record( “Dreader Locks”) Prince Tony is NOT a phoney admittedly he did a successful version of Lee’s “Curly Locks” included here as “Let Locks Grow” ,but he had some tunes of his own a few of which you can sample here. Tony seems to have had a few of the big name DJ’s through his doors along with “Big Name” vocalists like Delroy Wilson & Gregory Isaacs

01 TAKE IT EASY WITH SIX -----KEITH "Poppin" SMITH
02 MOTHER YOU ARE OLD - YOUNG ALCAPONE
03 MY GIRL ----BUNNY BROWN
04 MY LITTLE FILLY ---- WINSTON SCOTLAND
05 ANY MAN CAN BE A FOOL - MAX BROWN
06 MAJESTY IN BED ---- DENNIS ALCAPONE
07 LA AL LA AT THE END --- NORMAN BROWN
08 NIGHT OWL ---LEE & THE CLARENDONIANS
09 FINE STYLE – DENNIS ALCAPONE
10 TIP FROM THE PRINCE – I ROY
11 PAPA DO IT SWEET – LLOYD YOUNG & PATSY
12 FAT BEEF SKANK – YOUNG DILLINGER
13 FREE FROM CHAINS – PRINCE JAZZBO
14 FLY LITTLE SILVER BIRD – GREGORY ISAACS
15 DREADLOCK DREAD FESTIVAL – BIG YOUTH
16 LET LOCKS GROW – BARRINGTON SPENCE
17 HOUSE OF DREADLOCKS – BIG YOUTH
18 I’VE BEEN IN LOVE – DELROY WILSON
19 EVIL DOERS – THE GLADIATORS
20 KEEP ON RUNNING – DELROY WILSON & RANKING JOE
21 NATTY REBEL - UROY
Re Upped 22-5-12
http://www.mediafire.com/?3707gbk3z7n1dg7

A Special Request from Ossie & The Revolutionaires

Ossie Hibbert ,arranger & In House audition taker at Channel One along side I Roy ,will have done most of his production work uncredited (again like I Roy) but a few times he released some of his own tunes on labels like Ossie Sounds & Earthquake here's a sample of just a few
01 - U Brown - Tye & Dye
02 - Cornell Campbel - Mash You Down
03 - Dillinger - Take A Dip
04 - Earth & Stone - Migrate
05 - Jah Earl - Bring Me The Cuchie Come
06 - Pat Kelly & Ranking Trevor - It's A Good Day
07 - U Brown - Special Request
08 - Augustus Pablo - Tales Of Pablo
09 - Jimmy Riley - Summertime
10 - Dennis Brown - Whip Them Jah
11 - Big Joe - Lick Her Gone
12 - Earth & Stone - Wicked a Fe Dress Back
13 - Leroy Smart - Know Yourself
14 - Gregory Isaacs - Sunshine For Me
15 - Ronnie Davis - Fever
16 - Headley Bennett - River Bank
17- Horace Andy - Sea Of Love
18 - Clint Eastwood - Jump & Prawn

http://www.mediafire.com/?p3fv5a7cqcbsb4i

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

Cracker Version

Next up is a compilation of “B” side versions mixed by The Mighty Two
(probably just Errol Thompson if the truth be known!!) label art comes from http://jamaicanlabelart.com// and is used with permission

1 REINCARNATION
2 CRACKER VERSION
3 Friday Night
4 Chatty Mouth
5 HEAVY BOWLING
6 The Winner
7 BEEN SO L O N G
8 KUNTE KINTE BLACK ROOTS
9 EARTHQUAKE
10 I Stand Accused
11 SIX FOOT SIX
12 MASSIVE FIRE
13 HULLY GULLY ROCK
14 Banana Stark
15 THE ANSWER
16 She Is A Problem
17 NEVER BE BLUE
18 Dread Locks Affair
19 NATT UP DREADLOCKS
20 MALCOLM VERSION

Re Upped 28-5-12

http://www.mediafire.com/?9lfuyx356v07jff