Presenting a decade’s and a half's worth of Jamaican sounds, from the 1961 proto-Ska of Derrick & Patsy to the early 70’s DJ style of Dennis Alcapone and Tony King…I also found a Shocks Of Mighty version by Sir Collins which I’d never even heard of before so I included that — with all manner of Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae inbetween, plus a recent release, and a nice medley from Desmond Dekker to end with. Nearly everything here is first time on podcast for me, there are a couple from the one I did at New year but they fit in well with this one so I used them again. All taken from vinyl and mixed live so one or two will have good old surface noise…
DERRICK & PATSY — FEEL SO FINE
ROLAND ALPHONSO — THE PRESIDENT
THE SKATALITES — TWO FOR ONE
RITA MARLEY & THE SOULETTES — ONE MORE CHANCE
BUSTERS ALL STARS — VERA CRUZ (ALT)
LEE KING PERRY — FEEL LIKE JUMPING
BUSTERS ALL STARS — LION OF JUDAH
NORMA FRAZER — EVERYBODY LOVES A LOVER
BUSTERS ALL STARS — CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND
TOMMY McCOOK — WINDFALL
THE BASSIES — CHECKING OUT
ROLAND ALPHONSO — ROLLIE POLLIE
THE PROGRESSIONS — FAIR DEAL
BOBBY AITKEN — SWEETS FOR MY SWEET
DERRICK MORGAN — SOFT HAND
GLEN & LLOYD — RUDIES GIVE UP
HUGH GODFREY — MAD WORLD
THE INVADERS — SOULFUL MUSIC
KEN BOOTHE — HOME HOME HOME
DENNIS ALCAPONE — HOME VERSION
THE LYRICS — A GET IT
ROLAND ALPHONSO — WOMEN OF THE WORLD
SLIM SMITH — LONELY LOVER
SOUL VENDORS — MUSICAL HAPPINESS
THE TECHNIQUES — I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
LARRY & ALVIN — YOU’RE CHEATING HEART
DILLINGER — JOHN DEVOUR
LESTER STERLING — REGGAE IN THE WIND
THE PIONEERS — GIVE ME LITTLE LOVING
THE BELTONES — FEEL ALRIGHT
KEN BOOTHE — BE YOURSELF
THE HIPPY BOYS — THE HIPPYS ARE HERE
RUDY MILLS — JOHN JONES
THEO BECKFORD — EASY SNAPPIN’ 68
THE TECHNIQUES — THERE COMES A TIME
THE UPSETTERS — CANE RIVER ROCK
JUSTIN HINDS & THE DOMINOES — YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
Presenting a decade’s and a half's worth of Jamaican sounds, from the 1961 proto-Ska of Derrick & Patsy to the early 70’s DJ style of Dennis Alcapone and Tony King…I also found a Shocks Of Mighty version by Sir Collins which I’d never even heard of before so I included that — with all manner of Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae inbetween, plus a recent release, and a nice medley from Desmond Dekker to end with. Nearly everything here is first time on podcast for me, there are a couple from the one I did at New year but they fit in well with this one so I used them again. All taken from vinyl and mixed live so one or two will have good old surface noise…
DERRICK & PATSY — FEEL SO FINE
ROLAND ALPHONSO — THE PRESIDENT
THE SKATALITES — TWO FOR ONE
RITA MARLEY & THE SOULETTES — ONE MORE CHANCE
BUSTERS ALL STARS — VERA CRUZ (ALT)
LEE KING PERRY — FEEL LIKE JUMPING
BUSTERS ALL STARS — LION OF JUDAH
NORMA FRAZER — EVERYBODY LOVES A LOVER
BUSTERS ALL STARS — CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND
TOMMY McCOOK — WINDFALL
THE BASSIES — CHECKING OUT
ROLAND ALPHONSO — ROLLIE POLLIE
THE PROGRESSIONS — FAIR DEAL
BOBBY AITKEN — SWEETS FOR MY SWEET
DERRICK MORGAN — SOFT HAND
GLEN & LLOYD — RUDIES GIVE UP
HUGH GODFREY — MAD WORLD
THE INVADERS — SOULFUL MUSIC
KEN BOOTHE — HOME HOME HOME
DENNIS ALCAPONE — HOME VERSION
THE LYRICS — A GET IT
ROLAND ALPHONSO — WOMEN OF THE WORLD
SLIM SMITH — LONELY LOVER
SOUL VENDORS — MUSICAL HAPPINESS
THE TECHNIQUES — I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
LARRY & ALVIN — YOU’RE CHEATING HEART
DILLINGER — JOHN DEVOUR
LESTER STERLING — REGGAE IN THE WIND
THE PIONEERS — GIVE ME LITTLE LOVING
THE BELTONES — FEEL ALRIGHT
KEN BOOTHE — BE YOURSELF
THE HIPPY BOYS — THE HIPPYS ARE HERE
RUDY MILLS — JOHN JONES
THEO BECKFORD — EASY SNAPPIN’ 68
THE TECHNIQUES — THERE COMES A TIME
THE UPSETTERS — CANE RIVER ROCK
JUSTIN HINDS & THE DOMINOES — YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER
THE MARVELLS — FIGHT A BROKE
SIR COLLINS — WE A COME DREAD
RUPIE EDWARDS ALL STARS — FULL MOON
THE VIBRATORS — GO BACK
TONY KING — SPEAK NO EVIL
TOMMY McCOOK — BLACK POWER
KINGSLEY WRAY & SKYCREW — IKALINDA
JOHN HOLT — ALI BABA
KEITH HUDSON (DENNIS ALCAPONE) — SPANISH AMIGO
DENNIS ALCAPONE — ROCK THEM CAPONE
DENNIS ALCAPONE — RIPE CHERRY
DENNIS ALCAPONE — ALCAPONE GUNS DON’T BARK
AUGUSTUS PABLO — TOO LATE
DESMOND DEKKER — LIVE AND LEARN
https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/musical-happiness-fifteen-years-of-ska-rocksteady-reggae/