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

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Toasting

Another collection of Terrific Toasters

01 - Screwface Set Your Peace - Winston Scotland
02 - The Best Big Youth - Big Youth
03 - Majority Rules -Caretaker
04 - Bun & Cheese - Skiddy
05 - Soul Food - U Roy Jnr
06 - You A Come - Dennis Alcapone
07 - Jump For Joy - Prince Francis
08 - Have Faith - Tony Binns
09 - Sister Daisy - Jah Martin
10 - Heavy Disk - Alcapone Junior
11 - Born A Winner - Wildman Johnson
12 - Hold Not Thy Peace - Jah Ford
13 - Poisonous Sting - Scorpion
14 - Wisdom - Ranking Superstar
15 - Black Spur Shakedown - Johnny Lover
16 - Angela Davis - Jah Woosh
17 - By The River Brown Sugar - Cat Campbell
18 - Time Tough - Prince Jazzbo
19 - Musical Alphabet - Dennis Alcapone
20 - Love Love Love - Johnny Mahony

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Bamboo 45s

Twenty great tracks from the UK Bamboo label ,all Studio One cuts enjoy
01 - Desperate Lover - Bob Andy
02 - Shimmering Star - Marcia Griffiths
03 - I Shall Be Released - The Heptones
04 - Girl Of My Dreams - Larry & Alvin
05 - Door Peeper -Burning Spear
06 - Feeling Good – The Freedom Singers
07 - Stranger In Love - John Holt
08 - Better Example - Alton Ellis
09 - Bitter Blood - Sound Dimension
10 - Same Old Song - Winston Francis
11 - Clean Up - Jackie Mittoo
12 – You’ll Want To Come Back – The Ethiopians
13 - La La 69 - C. Marshall
14 - Reggae Children - Roy Richards
15 - Fling It Gimme – The Gladiators
16 - Young Generation – The Heptones
17 - Gold Dust - Jackie Mittoo
18 - Still Water - Jerry Jones
19 - Be Yourself - Ken Boothe
20 - Great Mu Ga Ru Ga - Sound Dimension

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Sidewalk Doctor Presents Dodd's DJ Special

It looks like Soul Jazz won't be releasing any more Studio One DJ cds so I thought I would step up to compile one of my own so here is the track list
01 - Killermanjaro - Dillinger
02 - Still Love - Winston Williams
03 - Imperial I - Prince Jazzbo
04 - Dubbing The Bump - Big Joe
05 - Universal Love - Mad Roy
06 - Joe Frazier - Dennis Alcapone
07 - You'll Never Know -Prince Francis
08 - Rhyming Time - King Stitt
09 - Nice Up The Dance - Michigan & Smiley
10 - DJ Special - King Sporty
11 - Shock Attack - U Roy
12 - Moody Groove - Prince Garthe
13 - Cripple Skank - Bongo Herman & Bingy Bunny
14 - Freedom Version -Bigger D
15 - Herb & Roots Style - Field Marshall Haye
16 - Fire Coal Style - Jah Buzz
17 - Rhythm Rebellion - Lord Comic
18 - Thelma Version - Wildman Johnson
19 - Chase Them Crazy - Lone Ranger & Welton Irie
20 - Jah Hugh - Downpresser Man
21 - Jim Brown - See Him Deh

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Painful

This painful collection was inspired by a friend who asked me to compile a CD specifically with most of these tracks .I put a few on just to keep the mood & to fill it up I hope ypu don't find it too painful!

01 jealousy,heartache & pain-johnny osbourne
02 jealousy heartache & dub – brentford disco set
03 no man is an island-lascelles perkins
04 let’s dub it up- leo hall
05 golden chickens – ramon
06 tell me –reality
07 hurt –eagles
08 I will never change –cornel campbell
09 if I give my heart to you-john mclean
10 i can’t stand it – nicky thomas
11 ring a ting –prince jazzbo
12 natty ting a ling – prince jazzbo
13 ting a ling – tamlins
14 how can I live – freddie mckay
15 la la at the end – norman brown
16 zion hill – bobby kalphat
17 another sad nite – prince buster
18 used to be a fool – milton boothe
19 go away dream –jesse green
20 honey don’t – fire session
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Just One Mike

The solo singer, only needs one mike to ply his trade here are a few examples some obvious choices some maybe not so
01 - Where Have You Been For So Long -Kieth Cole
02 - Smile Like An Angel - Errol Dunkley
03 - I'll Be Waiting - Alton Ellis
04 - I Was Lonely - Roman Stewart
05 - Closer Together - Slim Smith
06 - I'll Be Standing By - Jimmy London
07 - You Don't Know - Bob Andy
08 - Love In Our Nation - Dudley Sibley
09 - I Was Alone - Rick Butler
10 - Lean On Me - B B Seaton
11 - Work All Day - Barry Biggs
12 - So Ashamed - Tony Brevitt
13 - How Long - Pat Kelly
14 - A Little Tear - John Holt
15 - Out In The Rain - Dennis Brown
16 - Any Heart Can Be Broken - Delroy Wilson
17 - Tears From My Eyes - Ken Boothe
18 - Guiding Star - Leroy Sibbles
19 - How Does It Feel - Wayne Mc Ghie
20 - No One Can Take Your Place - Ronnie Davis
21 - Black Star - Dandy Livingstone
22 - Love Me Till The End Of Time - Sylvester Morgan

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Festive Spirit

If "Pressures" made you fed up then maybe this selection will put you in a better mood featuring tunes which should lift you into a Festive Spirit

01 - Festive Spirit - The Jamaicans

02 - Musical Splendour - Neville Hinds

03 - Another Festival - Jackie Edwards

04 - Heavy Duty Festival - U Roy

05 - Let The Good Times Roll - Ken Parker

06 - Good Time Rock - Hugh Malcolm

07 - Smile - The Silvertones

08 - Oh What A Feeling - Justin Hinds & The Dominos

09 - Place Called Happiness - Rudy Mills

10 - Merry Up - The Godsons

11 - Festival Time - Pat Kelly

12 - Dancing The Reggae - Derrick Harriott

13 - Music Got Soul - Hopeton Lewis

14 - Gimme The Music - U Brown

15 - Right Track - Phyllis Dillon

16 - Dennis The Menace - Dennis Pinnock

17 - Party Time - Sugar Minott

18 - Reggae Got Soul - The Maytals

19 - Joy In The Morning - The Gaylads

20 - Sweet Beat - Prince Buster

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