Soul And R & B In Jamaica 1961 - 73

[Pete S]

This is the first time I’ve ever attempted a pure Soul compilation using only Jamaican sounds, here’s a collection of mainly forgotten and unknown, all of which, with the exception of a couple of ballads, could possibly be given an outing at your local soul nights.  I have purposely avoided the blatantly obvious records such as I Feel So Bad and instead gone for things that hopefully a lot of listeners will be hearing for the first time.  Not to be confused with my recent podcast Jamaican Soul Shake, which was only called that because every artist or track had the word ‘Soul’ in it!   This one begins with a couple of R & B tunes originally released on the Blue Beat label and I think the latest track is probably 1974.  I’ve also avoided putting any Jamaican funk on as that would also have been too easy as there are numerous compilations of that material available.

BYRON LEE & THE DRAGONAIRES — GREEN ONIONS
OWEN GRAY — YOU DON’T KNOW LIKE I DO
MONTY & THE CYCLONES - LAZY LOU
DEL DAVIS — BABY DON’T WAKE ME
SOUND DIMENSION — SOULFUL STRUT
JOE WHITE — LOVELY NIGHTS
THE JETTS — FRESH OUT OF LOVE
CHUCK JACQUES — NOW THAT YOU’VE GONE
ROLAND ALPHONSO — SOUL FINGER
GLEN MILLER — FUNKY BROADWAY
THE AVALONS - I LOVE YOU
DANDY - YOU GOT SOMETHING NICE
THE DIPLOMATS — STRONG MAN
LLOYD RICHARDS - I NEED YOU
THE WAILERS — LOVE WON’T BE MINE
GRANVILLE WILLIAMS ORCHESTRA — PHILLY DOG
ANDY & THE AVALONS - PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE
THE BLUES BUSTERS — A LOVERS REWARD
HORACE FAITH — COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
THE CLARENDONIANS — BE BOP BOY
THE GAYLADS — GOODBYE DADDY
THE GAYLADS — DINNER FOR TWO
HORACE FAITH — YOU NEVER SAID YOU LOVED ME
CORNELL CAMPBELL — I’M STILL WAITING
JACKIE OPEL — SOMETIMES I WONDER
NAT FRANCIS - SEVEN NIGHTS OF LOVE
PATSY — LOVE DIVINE
THE AVALONS — EVERYDAY
PATSY COLE — DISAPPOINTED BRIDE
REUBEN ANDERSON - CHRISTMAS TIME AGAIN
TONY GREGORY — GET OUT OF MY LIFE WOMAN
THE UNIQUES — THE JOURNEY
FIRST GENERATION — GIVE HIM UP
THE BLUES BUSTERS — WIDE AWAKE IN A DREAM

https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/soul-and-r-b-in-jamaica-1961-1973/

[Mal C]

Remember co presenters on east-side radio in Sydney doing evenings where both presenters would play the Soul and then the Jamaican version of Soul Hits, or Reggae hits for that matter. There were more USA tunes covered in Jamaica obviously, but they used to dig out some real jems...

 

Good stuff Pete..

 

M

[Ste S]

Some crackin' tracks there Pete, Love JA R&B.

[Soulfinger]

Very nice indeed.

 

Cheers

 

John