Summary
Hughesy's assessment:
Worthwhile.
Track listing: Disc 1: Penny Reel (Lord Power / Calypso Quintet). Lollipop Girl (The Jiving Juniors); Judgement Day (Laurel Aitken); In and Out the Window (Eric "Monty" Morris / Roy Panton); Feel So Fine (Feel so Good) (Derrick Morgan / Patsy Todd); River Bank, Pt. 1 (Baba Brooks); Rough & Tough (Stranger Cole); Watermelon Man (The Baba Brooks Band); When You Call My Name (Stranger Cole / Patsy Todd); Musical Communion [Sly Mongoose] (Baba Brooks); Solomon a Gundy (The Baba Brooks Band / Eric "Monty" Morris); Woman a Come (Marguerita); Yeah Yeah Baby (Stranger Cole / Patsy Todd); Eastern Standard Time (The Skatalites); Carry Go Bring Come (The Dominoes / Justin Hinds); Garden of Love (Don Drummond / (The Skatalites); The Fits Is on Me (Tommy McCook / Leon Silveras / Owen Silveras / (The Skatalites); Down Town Gal ( Joe White); Street Corner (Don Drummond / (The Skatalites); Rub Up, Push Up (Justin Hinds); Occupation (Don Drummond / (The Skatalites); Vacation (The Melodites); Latin Goes Ska (The Skatalites); Little Did You Know (The Techniques); Don't Call Me Daddy (The Baba Brooks Band / Derrick Morgan); Dance Crasher (Alton Ellis & The Flames); Lucky Seven (Baba Brooks / Don Drummond); Try Me (The Dominoes / Justin Hinds);
Disc 2: Girl I've Got a Date (Alton Ellis & The Flames); Happy Go Lucky Girl (The Paragons):Cry Tough (Alton Ellis & The Flames / The Supersonics); On the Beach (The Paragons); Don't Stay Away (Phyllis Dillon); The Tide Is High (Tommy McCook / The Paragons / The Supersonics): Save a Bread (The Dominoes / Justin Hinds); Do It Right (The Three Tops); Rock Steady (Alton Ellis & The Flames); Things You Say You Love (The Jamaicans); Only a Smile (The Paragons); Why Birds Follow Spring (Alton Ellis & The Flames / The Supersonics); I Will Get Along Without You (The Melodians); You Don't Care (aka You'll Want Me Back) (The Techniques); Perfidia (Phyllis Dillon); You Don't Need Me (The Melodians); Ain't That Loving You (Alton Ellis); Queen Majesty (The Techniques); You Have Caught Me (The Melodians); Baba Boom (The Jamaicans); Last Train to Expo 67 (The Melodians); (I'm A) Loving Pauper (Dobby Dobson); Travelling Man (The Techniques); My Willow Tree (Alton Ellis); I Wish It Would Rain (The Techniques); Angel of the Morning (Joya Landis / Tommy McCook / The Supersonics); Those Guys (The Sensations); True, True, True (Ken Parker);
Disc 3: I'll Be Lonely (John Holt / Joya Landis); Moonlight Lover (Joya Landis); Get on the Right Track (Phyllis Dillon / Hopeton Lewis); Tonight (John Holt); Breaking Up (Alton Ellis / Tommy McCook / The Supersonics); Ali Baba (John Holt / Tommy McCook / The Supersonics); Everybody Bawling (The Melodians); Drink Milk (The Dominoes / Justin Hinds); Lock Jaw (Dave Barker / Tommy McCook / The Supersonics / The Upsetters); Stealing Stealing (Thief in the Night) (John Holt); I Can't Hide (Ken Parker); Funky, Funky Reggae (Dave Barker); Remember That Sunday (Phyllis Dillon / Alton Ellis); Wake the Town (Tommy McCook / U-Roy / Winston Wright); What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) (Alton Ellis); Boom Shacka Lacka (Hopeton Lewis); Rule the Nation (Tommy McCook / U-Roy); You Made Me So Very Happy (Alton Ellis); Wear You to the Ball (John Holt / U-Roy); Livin' in Love (One Life to Live One Life to Give) (Phyllis Dillon); Drive Her Home (Hopeton Lewis / U-Roy); Botheration [Reggae Version] (The Dominoes / Justin Hinds); Sister Big Stuff (John Holt); Pirate (The Ethiopians); Mighty Redeemer, Pt. 1 (The Dominoes / Justin Hinds); Help Me Make It Through the Night (Ken Parker); Wake Up Jamaica (Dennis Alcapone / Joya Landis); Blackbird Singing (The Paragons / Rosalyn Sweat); Sunshine (On My Shoulders) (Pat Kelly); Sinners (Where Are You Gonna Hide) (The Dominoes / Justin Hinds);
Disc 4: Feeling of Love (Ken Boothe / Stranger Cole); Guns Fever [Take 2] (The Baba Brooks Band); Want Me Cock [Take 1] (Leon Silveras / Owen Silveras); You Wish Me Bad [Take 6] (Spanishtonians); Nuclear Weapon (Roland Alphonso / The Baba Brooks Band); Wake Me, Shake Me [Take 2] (The Zodiacs); Honey I Love (All My Tears) (Alton Ellis & The Flames); Storm Warning [Take 1] (Lyn Taitt); My True Confession [Take 1] (The Silvertones); Michelle (Tommy McCook / The Supersonics); Once a Man [Alternate Version] (The Dominoes / Justin Hinds); The Lesson (The Teacher Man); Soul Love (Joey & Group); Breaking Up (Is Hard to Do) (The Termites); There She Goes (Hopeton Lewis); What a Situation (Black Man's Time) (Sir Lord Comic); Boys and Girls Reggae [Take 3] (Phyllis Dillon / Hopeton Lewis); Cry Little Girl, Cry (Tyrone Evans); Don't Run for a Hiding Place (The Silvertones); What Have I Done (The Versatiles); Sufferation 1969 (The Dominoes / Justin Hinds); Wooden Heart [Alternate Version] [Take 3] (The Ebonies / John Holt); Everyday Is Just a Holiday [Alternate Version] (The Sensations); Reggae Saints (When the Saints Go Marching In) [Take 2] (Tommy McCook / The Supersonics); Barbwire [Alternate Version] (Nora Dean); Chant (Duke Reid's All Stars); Fire Fire [Take 3] (Tony & His Group); Woman of the Ghetto (Phyllis Dillon / Tommy McCook); I Wish It Would Rain [Rehearsal] (Pat Kelly);
Classics:
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Highlights:
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