December 29, 2002: Special Spotlight: Jamaican Oldies Fun: Ska, Rock Steady, Jamaican Gospel, and Mento.
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| Artist |
Track |
Album |
Label |
Format |
Comments |
Year |
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Tennors w/Toimmy McCook & Supersonics
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Ride Yu Donkey
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Randy's
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45
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prob. 1960s
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Maytals
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Never Grow Old
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Never Grow Old
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Studio One
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LP
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Jamaica press, reissue
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early 1960s
|
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Techniques
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Little Did You Know
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Treasure Isle
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45
|
Jamaica press
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1960s
|
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Ska Kings w/Monty Morris
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Oil in My Lamp
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Atlantic
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45
|
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1963-64
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Cables
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Baby Why
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Studio One
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45
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Jamaica press, reissue
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1967
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|
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Music behind DJ:
Don Drummond
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Man in the Street
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In Memory of
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Studio One
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LP
|
Jamaica press, reissue
|
1960s
|
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Clarendonians
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Shu-Be-Do
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Coxsone
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45
|
reissue
|
1966
|
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Lee and the Clarendonians
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Night Owl
|
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High School
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45
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Jamaica press
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1972
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Dennis Alcapone
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Fine Style
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High School
|
45
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Jamaica press
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prob. 1970s
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Desmond Dekker
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007
|
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Beverley's
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45
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Jamaica press
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1966
|
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Gloria and the Dreamletts w/Baba Brooks Band
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Stay Where You Are
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Treasure Isle
|
45
|
Jamaica press
|
1960s
|
|
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Music behind DJ:
Don Drummond
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Garden of Love
|
Greatest Hits
|
Treasure Isle
|
LP
|
Jamaica press, reissue
|
1960s
|
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Keith and Enid
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Everything Will Be All Right
|
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Hero
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45
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Jamaica press, prob. reissue, orig. on Smith's and Gaydisc lbls
|
1960s
|
|
Roy and Paulette
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I've Lost My Baby
|
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Randy's
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45
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Jamaica press. The male singer is Roy Richards.
|
1963
|
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Stranger Cole & Patsy with the Fugitives
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Give Me the Right
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Gay Feet
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45
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Jamaica press. This is Winston Cole and Millicent Todd.
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1960s
|
|
Jackie & Millie
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Since I Met You Baby
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Beverley's
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45
|
Jamaica press. This is actually Jackie Edwards and Millie Small
|
1960s?
|
|
Don Drummond
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Street Corner
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Greatest Hits
|
Treasure Isle
|
LP
|
Jamaica press, reissue.
|
1960s
|
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Astronaughts
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Mek We Jam
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Thunder Bolt
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45
|
Jamaica press, reissue
|
|
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Jimmy James
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Swinging Down the Line
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Studio One
|
45
|
Jamaica press, reissue.
|
1960s?
|
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Techniques
|
No One
|
|
Kentone
|
45
|
Jamaica press
|
1960s
|
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Music behind DJ:
none
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no song
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Louise Bennett
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Heart Transplant
|
Listen to Louise
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Federal
|
LP
|
Jamaica press
|
ca. 1966
|
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Toots & the Maytals
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Sailing On
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Jaguar
|
45
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Jamaica press
|
1973
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Bob Andy
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I've Got to Go Back Home
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Coxsone
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45
|
Jamaica press, prob. reissue
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prob. late 1960s
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Skatalites
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Skalaparisine
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Studio One
|
45
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Jamaica press, reissue.
|
1960s
|
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Music behind DJ:
none
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no music
|
|
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Chakademus & Pliers
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Murder She Wrote
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Reggae Bangara
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Sonic Sounds
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LP
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Jamaica press. Artist's name also spelled as Chada Demus.
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1980s?
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Theophilus Beckford
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Easy Snappin
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Studio One
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45
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Jamaica press, reissue. Artist also known as T. Beckford. He also re-recorded this song.
|
1960
|
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Jiving Juniors
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Lollipop Girl
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Duke Reid
|
45
|
reissue
|
1960
|
|
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Music behind DJ:
Don Drummond
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Silver Dollar
|
Greastest Hits
|
Treasure Island
|
LP
|
Jamaica press, reissue.
|
1960s
|
|
Sharon Inright
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I'm Going Home
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Silvercords
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45
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Jamaica press
|
1987
|
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Gloria Bailey
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Jesus Is the Rock
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Henry's
|
45
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Jamaica press, issued by Church of Jesus Christ, Kingston.
|
?
|
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Monica Alexander
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Man from Galilee
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Tabernacle
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45
|
Jamaica press, reissue.
|
?
|
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Marvettes
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Sweet Jesus
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Tabernacle
|
45
|
Jamaica press, reissue
|
?
|
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Don Sam Group
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Sing Till the Power Come Down
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Glory
|
45
|
Jamaica press
|
|
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Otis Wright
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Home Once More
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Glory
|
45
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Jamaica press, reissue.
|
?
|
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Hubert Cunningham
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In This Sween By and By [sic]
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Prince Cunningham
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45
|
Jamaica press.
|
?
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Gospel Harmonizer
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Golden Bell
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Tabernacle
|
45
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Jamaica press. Although I played an original issue, this 45 has been reissued on the same label.
|
?
|
|
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Music behind DJ:
Don Drummond
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Occupation
|
Greatest Hits
|
Treasure Isle
|
LP
|
Jamaica press, reissue.
|
1960s
|
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Laurel Aitkens
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More Whiskey
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Teasure Isle
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45
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Reissue.
|
1960s
|
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Laurel Aitkens
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Low Down Dirty Girl
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Treasure Isle
|
45
|
reissue
|
1960s
|
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Derrick Morgan
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Greedy Girl
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Beverly's
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45
|
Jamaica press.
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prob. late 1960s
|
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Stranger Cole with Owen & Leon & Baba Brooks Band
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Koo Koo Do
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Treasure Isle
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45
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Treasure Isle. Lead singer is Winston Cole.
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1960s
|
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Eric "Monty" Morris w/ Byron Lee & Dragonaires
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Sammy Dead
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Kentone
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45
|
Jamaica press
|
1964
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Paragons
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Tide Is High
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Duke Reid
|
45
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Jamaica press, reissue. This is the original version of the song popularized by Blondie.
|
1967
|
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Music behind DJ:
Tommy McCook
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Tide Dub
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Duke Reid
|
45
|
Jamaica press, reissue.
|
1967
|
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Llans Thelwell & the Celestians
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Golden Horns
|
Llans Plays It All
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Soul
|
LP
|
Jamaica press.
|
1964
|
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Melodians w/Tommy McCook & the Supersonics Band
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I Will Get Along
|
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Treasure Isle
|
45
|
Jamaica press
|
prob. late 1960s
|
|
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Music behind DJ:
Don Drummond
|
Occupation
|
Greatest Hits
|
Treasure Isle
|
LP
|
Jamaica press, reissue.
|
1960s
|
|
Count Lasher
|
Talking Parrot
|
Calypsos from Jamaica
|
Kalypso
|
45
|
This is from a reissue 45 EP, prob. released in 1960s.
|
1959
|
|
A. Bedasse & Chin's Calypso Quintet
|
Night Food
|
Meet Me in Jamaica
|
Monogram
|
LP
|
reissue LP, prob. early 1960s. Song was originally released on Kalypso label as "Night Food Recipe." Sources vary in giving recording date.
|
1954-59
|
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Marie Bryant
|
Tomato
|
|
Lyragon
|
78
|
U.K. press
|
ca. 1959
|
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Jamaican Calypsonians with Hubert Porter vcl
|
Miss Daisy and Brown Skin Girl
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Times
|
78
|
U.K. press
|
ca. 1959
|
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Wailers
|
Shame and Scandal
|
|
Studio One
|
45
|
Jamaica press. Lead vocal may be Peter Tosh.
|
1964-64
|
|
Jamaican Calypsonians w/Lord Lebby vcl
|
Hol'im Joe
|
|
Kalypso
|
78
|
Jamaica press.
|
ca. 1959
|
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Music behind DJ:
none
|
no music
|
|
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Paragons
|
Wear You to the Ball
|
|
blank label
|
45
|
Jamaica press
|
prob. late 1960s
|
|
Shorty the President
|
Jestering
|
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Micron
|
45
|
Jamaica press
|
1970s
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