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Tracklist:
1. Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel
2. Bob Andy & Marcia Griffiths - Young, Gifted and Black
3. The Maytals - Monkey Man
4. Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want
5. Greyhound - Black and White
6. The Pioneers - Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
7. John Holt - Help Me Make It Through the Night
8. Nicky Thomas - Love of the Common People
9. Horace Faith - Black Pearl
10. Bruce Ruffin - Rain
11. Desmond Dekker - Sing a Little Song
12. Dandy Livingstone - Suzanne Beware of the Devil
13. Rupie Edwards - Ire Feelings (Skanga)
14. Lee "Scratch" Perry en The Full Experience - Disco Devil [7'' Mix]
15. Dennis Brown - Man Next Door
16. Boris Gardiner - You're Everything to Me
17. Beres Hammond - What One Dance Can Do (Main)
18. Sophia George - Girlie Girlie
19. Errol Dunkley - OK Fred
20. Ken Boothe - Crying Over You
21. The Melodians - Rivers of Babylon
22. Lord Creator - Kingston Town
23. The Pioneers - Long Shot Kick de Bucket
24. The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number
25. Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
26. Boris Gardiner - I Want to Wake Up with You
27. Dennis Brown - Money in My Pocket [1978 Version]
28. Bob Andy & Marcia Griffiths - Pied Piper
29. Greyhound - Moon River
30. The Pioneers - Give and Take (Give a Little, Take a Little)
31. Dandy Livingstone - Think About That
32. Dave & Ansel Collins - Monkey Spanner
33. Freddie Notes & The Rudies - Montego Bay
34. The Melodians - Sweet Sensation
35. Tito Simon - This Monday Morning Feeling
36. Rupie Edwards - Leggo Skanga
37. Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You
38. Desmond Dekker and The Aces - Pickney Gal
39. The Hot Shots - Snoopy vs The Red Baron
40. Judge Dread - Big Seven
41. Greyhound - I Am What I Am
42. Dandy Livingstone - Big City
43. Carl Dawkins - Satisfaction
44. Niney the Observer - Blood & Fire
45. Zap Pow - This Is Reggae Music
46. Dennis Brown - Love Has Found Its Way
47. Janet Kay - Lovin' You
48. Susan Cadogan - Hurt So Good
49. Ken Boothe - Everything I Own 

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When not only my album of 2004, but for many people the best release of 2004, Bitty McLean's "Peckings Presents... On Bond Street With The Supersonics" was released by Peckings, - Chris and Duke, the owners and managers of Peckings, sons of the legendary George who was the founder of the Peckings Studio 1 record store, specialized in Studio One and Treasure Isle label releases out of Shepherds Bush, London, UK - there was an overwhelming response of reggae listeners worldwide, and with the exception of a couple of 7"s they have now released a follow-up album that is great enough to be competitive to be my album of 2006. Opening this album is an excellent "Walk Away From Love (Remix)" with Delroy Easton 'Bitty' McLean perfectly fitting the lyrics and melody of former Temptation's lead singer David Ruffin's Motown scorcher "Walk Away From Love" to a remix of 1967 Alton Ellis' 'Rock Steady'-riddim. Kelly Makeda delivers a great version of Lionel Richie's "Easy" over the same riddim, followed by Lady Lex also over Alton's 'Rock Steady'-riddim relicking his "Breaking Up" that he recorded in 1968 for both Duke Reid's Treasure Isle and Coxsone Dodd's Studio One. Saxophone player Mark 'Saxa' Overton contributes the wicked instrumental "Tribute To Duke Reid a.k.a Just Cool". Next up is the beautiful 1967 Techniques' 'Love Is Not A Gamble'-riddim, first taken on by UK lovers rock stalwart Peter 'Mr. Honey Voice' Hunningale for his very fine "Take A Little Longer", followed by young R'n'B singer Kelly Makeda doing her second tune on the album, a brilliant version of Mariah Carey's "Shake It Off". Veteran lovers rock icon Janet Lee Davis contributes a wicked version of Mario Winans' 2004 R'n'B hit "I Don't Wanna Know" as last rendition over this riddim, before Bitty McLean's "Baby Tonight (Remix)" is featured over The Sensations' 1968 'Those Guys'-riddim (in 1971 used by Coxsone Dodd for John Holt's "I'll Be Lonely") remixed here in such a fashion that it's even more obvious what a gifted singer and songwriter Bitty is and Natijah, the daughter of reggae legend Little Roy, delivers the very fine "Can't Get Away" over the same riddim. Amidst all these treasures, there is still one stand-out track, Bitty McLean's superb take on "This Train" over the latin-jazz tinged stomping 'Woman A Come'-riddim - recorded (originally as "Dunga Gun Malungu") in 1964 by Baba Brooks & Marguerita 'The Rumba Queen' Mahfood, the girlfriend of Don Drummond, who stabbed her to death in the early hours of New Year's Day 1965 - followed by the excellent version of it "Holy Mount Zion" featuring the beautiful saxophone melodies of Dean 'Cannon' Frazer. Alton Ellis' 1968 'I Can't Stand It'-riddim is the perfect backing for Peter Hunningale's glorious take on the Scott Davis penned but of course most famous in its Elvis Presley version "In The Ghetto", followed by two more very impressive versions, with the excellent female vocals returning courtesy of Natijah on "Open My Gate" and Lady Lex on "Love Doctor". Vivian Jones is as convincing delivering John Holt's Studio One scorcher "Stranger In Love" as Frankie Paul was 2 months ago over it when the riddim was renamed by Joe Frasier as 'Fingerprint'. Then Bitty McLean delivers his "Never Let Me Go" absolutely flawless over the same riddim, adding a whole new dimension to the Johnny Ace tune that was sung to rocksteady fame in 1967 by Slim Smith & The Uniques, followed by the Mark 'Saxa' Overton "Tribute To Tommy & Roland a.k.a. Summer Breeze" of course dedicated to the great saxophone players Tommy McCook and Roland Alphonso, and used on the 2004 Bitty McLean album for "Tell Me" and included as it's straight 1971 instrumental 1971 "Ranglin On Bond Street". Another beautiful tune from "On Bond Street With The Supersonics" gets a dubbed up (heavy bass) treatment with Bitty himself at the controls for the "Make It With You Remix", over the seminal riddim for the Techniques' take on Curtis Mayfield's "Queen Majesty" in 1967, that is also featured as "King Majesty" with Dean Frazer blowing the melody of "Make It With You" for a superb rocksteady instrumental. Lady Lex is getting a third tune on this album, and that's more than justified by her (sounding authentically like 80s lovers rock) take on the 1951 King Pleasure (king of the vocalese style of jazz and blues) tune "I'm In The Mood" for love, that was in 1965 a big hit for Lord Tanamo retitled "I'm In The Mood For Ska" and again (with the aid of a - I believe it was for chicken - commercial it was used for) under its original title in 1990, over the Conquerors' 1968 'Lonely Street'-riddim, that is also used for Bitty McLean under the moniker of Jah Mittoo on his organ workout "Tribute To Winston Wright a.k.a. Silhouette" that closes this magnificent album. It says "Old Skool Young Blood Volume 1" and probably the only album that could be real competition for this one to become my album of the year would be either Volume 2 or a one-riddim album featuring the not included on this album Peckings releases over the Techniques' 1968 'My Girl'-riddim. This is the album everyone should buy this year, 'unexpectedly' it lives up to the extreme high expectations "On Bond Street" spawned more than a year ago.

TrackList :

Walk Away From Love (Remix) - Bitty McLean

Easy - Kelly Makeda

Breaking Up - Lady Lex

Tribute To Duke Reid a.k.a. Just Cool - Mark 'Saxa' Overton

'Love Is Not A Gamble'-riddim

Take A Little Longer - Peter Hunningale

Shake It Off - Kelly Makeda

I Don't Wanna Know - Janet Lee Davis

'Those Guys a.k.a. I'll Be Lonely'-riddim

Baby Tonight (Remix) - Bitty McLean

Can't Get Away - Natijah

'Woman A Come'-riddim

This Train - Bitty McLean

Holy Mount Zion - Dean 'Cannon' Fraser

'I Can't Stand It'-riddim

In The Ghetto - Peter Hunningale

Open My Gate - Natijah

Love Doctor - Lady Lex

'Stranger In Love a.k.a. Don't Bother Me'-riddim

Stranger In Love - Vivian Jones

Never Let Me Go - Bitty McLean

'Ranglin On Bond Street'-riddim

Tribute To Tommy & Roland a.k.a. Summer Breeze - Mark 'Saxa' Overton

'Queen Majesty'-riddim

Make It With You (Remix) - Bitty McLean

King Majesty - Dean 'Cannon' Fraser

'Lonely Street'-riddim

I'm In The Mood - Lady Lex

Tribute To Winston Wright a.k.a. Silhouette - Bitty McLean (Jah Mittoo)

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01 Monkey Man

02 54-46 That’s My Number

03 Pressure Drop

04 One Eye Enos

05 She’s My Scorcher

06 Don’t Trouble Trouble

07 Johnny Cool Man

08 Bim Today, Bam Tomorrow

09 Doctor Lester (aka African Doctor)

10 Monkey Girl

11 Oh Yeah

12 Walk With Love

13 Sun Moon and Star

14 Gonna Need Somebody

15 Give Peace a Chance

16 Never You Change

17 School Days

18 Bla Bla Bla

19 I Feel Alright

20 Struggle

21 Sweet and Dandy

22 Do the Reggay

23 Peeping Tom

24 Reborn

25 It’s You

26 Water Melon

27 Got to Feel It

28 It Must Be True Love

29 Scare Him

30 Just Tell Me

31 Alidina

32 I Alone (Toots Solo)

33 We Shall Overcome

34 Night and Day

35 Thy Kingdom Come

36 Gold and Silver

37 Hold On

38 Revival Reggae

39 Desmond Dekker Came First

40 54-46 Was My Number

 

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1. Peter Tosh - 400 Years
2. Peter Tosh - No Sympathy
3. Peter Tosh - Brand New Second Hand (Version 1)
4. Peter Tosh Downpressor
5. U Roy - Dreamland
6. Big Youth - Moving Version
7. Dave Barker & Charlie Ace - Shocks 71
8. Johnny Lover - Like It Like This
9. Carl Dawkins - Picture On The Wall
10. Dave Barker - Upsetting Station
11. Dave Barker -Don t Let The Sun Catch You Crying
12. Dave Barker - What A Confusion
13. Carl Dawkins - True Love
14. Carl Dawkins - Cloud Nine
15. Peter Tosh - Brand New Second Hand (Version 2)

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Track List
1. Bridge Over Troubled Water
2. Shake A Hand
3. Just My Imagination
4. Jamboree
5. I’m Hanging Up My Heart For You
6. A Little Love
7. Make The Night A Little Longer
8. Walk With Love
9. It’s Now Or Never
10. They Don’t Know
11. Love Is A Hurting Thing
12. Come See About Me
13. Since I’ve Been Away
14. I’ll Never Find Another You
15. ‘Till I Kissed You
16. Cathy’s Clown
17. Tender Love 

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 By Jo-Ann Greene

 

Former Inspiration Trevor Shaw struck off on his own in 1971, linking up with producer Clive Chin and unleashing a steady stream of solo singles under the alias Jimmy London. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was one of his first, a splendidly reggae-fied cover of the Simon & Garfunkel classic. The tempo may be perky, the riffing bright and brash, but the backing is given serious gravitas by the elegant trombone solos that swell majestically across the grooves. London approaches the song with the same intensity, delivering up the lyrics with poise and utter sincerity, his sweet tones promising deliverance with almost religious fervor, creating an aura that hovers close to that of a cathedral. Not your typical early reggae cover by any stretch of the imagination, and thus it's no wonder the single proved popular in the U.K., and was included within the Trojan label's Tighten Up series.

"Countless incredible records were made in Kingston between 1968 and 1971 that has never been able to lose the stigma of being described as ‘Skinhead Reggae’ but in Jamaica the term never meant anything. However Bunny Lee’s Aggro Sound’s both at home and away. They were tougher then tough, rougher then rough, kicked like a ‘bovver’ boot and were sharper then a razor cut trim. Raw, pure and undiluted every time...some even troubled the UK national charts.. To say the man and his music dominated at the time would be a complete understatement. ‘Striker’ was everywhere...travelling between Kingston, where he opened his Agro Sounds record shop at 101 Orange Street and London where he set up his Unity label with the Palmer Brothers for the exclusive release of his productions and his Jackpot subsidiaries with both Trojan and Pama records. Ubiquitous does not start to come into it. We sincerely hope that this compilation helps to point you in the direction of some of the best music from this often overlooked period from one of the greatest producers EVER! ‘The Aggro Man’ himself Bunny Lee."

Track List

01. Lester Sterling & Stranger Cole - Bangarang
02. Derrick Morgan - Seven Letters
03. Donnie Elbert - Without You
04. Slim Smith - Everybody Needs Love
05. Delroy Wilson - Cool Operator
06. U Roy & Lennox Brown - King Of The Road
07. Derrick Morgan - Moon Hop
08. Bunny Lee Allstars - Ten Thousand Tons Of Dollar Bills
09. Pat Kelly - If It Dont Work Out
10. Derrick Morgan - Hold You Jack
11. Delroy Wilson - Who Cares
12. Max Romeo - Wet Dream
13. Roy Shirley - Joe Razor
14. Winston Williams - D.J.Choice

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 Tracklist
1  The Jamaicans -Dedicated To You    
2   The Paragons - On The Beach    
3  Gladiators, The Live Wire (Take One)    
4  Conquerors, The Lonely Street    
5  Dave Barker (2) Funky Funky Reggae    
6  Freddie McKay -If I Should Make It    
7  Leroy And Junior Break Up To Make Up    
8  Coolies, The (3) On The Bank    
9  Tyrone Evans -If This World Were Mine    
10 Phyllis Dillon -You're Like Heaven    
11  The Versatiles -I Love You Baby    
12 Soul Lads, The Funny (Take Two)    
13 Duke Reid* And U-Roy In The Studio
14.U-Roy And Melodians, The Rock Away (Version Two)    
15.Winston Wright Tonight    
16.Three Tops*     Do It Right (Early Version)    
17.Three Tops* With Phyllis Dillon Do It Right (Soul Take) 

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