Dr. Ring-A-Ding - Rolando Al & The Soul Brothers / Skatalites Ska 45 On Original Uk Doctor Bird

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Dr. Ring-A-Ding - Rolando Al & The Soul Brothers (Doctor Bird)

Skatalites ska version of "Twine Time" on original UK 45rpm featuring Jackie Mittoo & Roland Alphonso

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DR. RING-A-DING - Rolando Al & The Soul Brothers b/w HERE IS MY HEART - Freddie & The Heartbeats

Doctor Bird - DB 1023 - a Coxsone production

UK issued, original pressing, 7 inch, 45rpm vinyl single with plain generic paper sleeve

Condition: VG+ (no centre)

This is the original 1966 UK issue on the Doctor Bird label. It is a very rare and very sought-after ska instrumental produced by Coxson Dodd. It was released in Jamaica in the 1960s on the Studio One label. It was later reissued in the 1970s on the Iron Side label as Doctor Ring Ding - The Skatalites. Not an easy one to find, so don't pass this by!

Dr Ring-A-Ding is a jazz-ska version of Twine Time by Alvin Cash. It starts with a killer intro stating "An emergency case for Doctor Ring Ding" before kicking off into one of the heaviest ska intrumentals of the 60s!

You can listen to an MP3 of this record on YouTube by following the below link. This will let you hear the condition of the record for yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToPLrNgABn8

The B-side is also great - it's a vocal ska tune by a very obscure Jamaican singer. It plays as well as, if not better than, the A-side. Contact me if you would like to hear that side.

Edited February 20, 2012 by Jean-Paul