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| 1951-1959 | |||
| 1-1 | –Lord Fly | Whai, Whai, WhaiBacking Band – The Dan Williams Orchestra*Clarinet, Saxophone – Bertie KingDouble Bass [Contrebasse] – Herbert Nelson Drums – Donald JarrettGuitar – Fitz Hugh Colash*Piano – Mapletoft PoulleProducer – Stanley MottaWritten-By – Gerald Lyon |
2:10 |
| 1-2 | –Louise Bennett | Bongo ManBacking Band – The Caribbean Serenaders*Producer – Denis Preston |
2:24 |
| 1-3 | –Harold Richardson & The Ticklers | Glamour GalGuitar – Charles SangMarimbula [Rumba Box] – Danny "Lord Danny Boy" Slue*Producer – Stanley MottaVocals – Harold Richardson Written-By – Everald "Willie" Williams* |
2:44 |
| 1-4 | –Alerth Bedasse & Chin's Calypso Sextet | DepressionGuitar, Banjo – Cheston WilliamsMaracas, Percussion – Everald "Willie" Williams*Marimbula [Rumba Box, Probably] – Aaron Carr , "Peck"*Producer – Ivan ChinSaxophone [Saxophone En Bambou] – "Wilbert"*Vocals, Guitar – Alerth BedasseWritten-By – Everald "Willie" Williams* |
3:00 |
| 1-5 | –Alerth Bedasse & Chin's Calypso Quintet | Night FoodProducer – Ivan ChinWritten-By – Everald "Willie" Williams* |
3:01 |
| 1-6 | –Alerth Bedasse & The Local Calypso Quintet* | Rough RiderProducer – Ivan ChinWritten-By – Everald "Willie" Williams* |
2:59 |
| 1-7 | –Count Lasher & His Calypsonians | Calypso Cha ChaProducer – Dada Tuari* |
2:51 |
| 1-8 | –Count Lasher & Charlie Binger | CalabashProducer – Dada Tuari* |
2:42 |
| 1-9 | –Lord Flea & His Calypsonians | The Naughty Little FleaDrums – Alvin Patterson*Producer – Ken Khouri |
2:34 |
| 1-10 | –Baba Motta & His Jamaicans | She Pon TopPiano – Baba MottaProducer – Stanley Motta |
2:29 |
| 1-11 | –Laurel Aitken | Ghana Independence (They Got It)Producer – Dada Tuari* |
3:07 |
| 1-12 | –Laurel Aitken | Nightfall In ZionProducer – Dada Tuari* |
2:44 |
| 1-13 | –Laurel Aitken | Aitken's BoogieProducer – Dada Tuari*, Laurel AitkenSaxophone – Roland Alphonso |
3:04 |
| 1-14 | –Count Owen & His Calypsonians* | Island In The SunProducer – Ken KhouriVocals – Count OwenWritten-By [Uncredited] – Harry Belafonte, Irving Burgess |
3:12 |
| 1-15 | –Lord Lebby | EthiopiaProducer – Ken KhouriWritten-By – Everald "Willie" Williams* |
3:02 |
| 1-16 | –Laurel Aitken | Walls Of JerichoProducer – Dada Tuari* |
3:13 |
| 1-17 | –Laurel Aitken & The Boogie Cats | Baba Kill Me GoatGuitar – Ernest RanglinProducer – Dada Tuari*, Laurel Aitken |
2:34 |
| 1-18 | –Duke Reid & His Group* | What Makes HoneyProducer – Duke Reid* |
3:08 |
| 1-19 | –Duke Reid & His Group* | Duke's CookiesProducer – Duke Reid*Trombone – Rico Rodriguez |
2:25 |
| 1-20 | –Laurel Aitken | Boogie In My BonesBacking Band – The CaribsDouble Bass [Contrebasse] – Lloyd BrevettDrums – Lowell MorrisGuitar – Dennis Sindray*Piano – Peter StoddartProducer – Chris BlackwellSaxophone – Max Wildman |
2:47 |
| 1-21 | –Laurel Aitken | Little SheilaBacking Band – The CaribsDouble Bass [Contrebasse] – Lloyd BrevettDrums – Lowell MorrisGuitar – Dennis Sindray*Piano – Peter StoddartProducer – Chris BlackwellSaxophone – Max Wildman |
1:53 |
| 1-22 | –Laurel Aitken & The Boogie Cats | Boogie RockProducer – Dada Tuari* |
2:34 |
| 1-23 | –Theophilus Beckford | Easy SnappingBacking Band – Clue J & His Blues Blasters*Double Bass [Contrebasse] – Cluett JohnsonDrums [Batterie, Probably] – Ian Person*, Ken Williams Guitar [Probably] – Ernest Ranglin, Keith Stoddart, Ken Richards Piano – Theophilus BeckfordProducer – Clement Seymour "Coxsone" Dodd*Tenor Saxophone – Roland AlphonsoTrombone [Probably] – Don Drummond, Rico Rodriguez |
2:50 |
| 1959-1961 | |||
| 2-1 | –Alton & Eddie* | MurielBacking Band – Clue J. & His Blues Blasters*Producer – Coxsone*Vocals – Alton Ellis, Eddy Perkins* |
3:10 |
| 2-2 | –Lord Lebby & The Jamaican Calypsonians | One Kiss For My BabyProducer – Chris Blackwell |
2:42 |
| 2-3 | –Laurel Aitken | Honey GirlProducer – Chris Blackwell |
1:58 |
| 2-4 | –Laurel Aitken | Come Back JeannieProducer – Dada Tuari*Tenor Saxophone [Très Probablement / Very Probably] – Stanley "Ribs" Notice* |
2:20 |
| 2-5 | –Owen Gray | Jenny LeeProducer – Chris Blackwell |
2:24 |
| 2-6 | –Higgs & Wilson | Manny OhBacking Band – Ken Richards & His Comets*Guitar – Ken Richards Producer – Edward SeagaVocals – Joe Higgs, Roy Wilson |
2:23 |
| 2-7 | –Neville Esson | Shimmy & TwistProducer – Lloyd "The Matador" Daley* |
2:28 |
| 2-8 | –Wilfred "Jackie" Edwards* & The Caribs | We're Gonna LoveProducer – Chris Blackwell |
2:51 |
| 2-9 | –Trenton Spence | Trenton's HopProducer – Simeon SmithTenor Saxophone – Trenton Spence |
2:21 |
| 2-10 | –Derrick Morgan | Lover Boy (South Corner Rock)Backing Band – Drumbago (Parks) Et Ses All Stars*Guitar – Jah Jerry*Producer – Duke Reid*Written-By – Derrick Morgan |
2:39 |
| 2-11 | –Derrick Morgan | Fat ManProducer – Simeon Smith |
2:20 |
| 2-12 | –Don Drummond & The City Slickers | Don CosmicProducer – Coxsone*Trombone – Don Drummond |
2:29 |
| 2-13 | –Roland Alphonso & His Alley Cats* | Hully Gully RockProducer – Coxsone*Saxophone – Roland Alphonso |
2:58 |
| 2-14 | –Owen Gray & The Caribs | Please Let Me GoBacking Band – The CaribsGuitar – Ernest RanglinProducer – Chris BlackwellVocals – Owen Gray |
2:45 |
| 2-15 | –Byron Lee & The Dragonaires* | Dumplin'Composed By – Ernie FreemanProducer – Byron Lee, Edward Seaga |
2:43 |
| 2-16 | –Lloyd Clarke | Parapinto BoogieProducer – Duke Reid* |
2:39 |
| 2-17 | –Keith & Enid | Worried Over YouBacking Band – Trenton Spence & His GroupProducer – Simeon SmithTenor Saxophone – Trenton SpenceVocals – Enid Cumberland, Altamont Keith Stewart* |
3:11 |
| 2-18 | –The Jiving Juniors | Lollipop GirlBacking Band – The CaribsBacking Vocals – Eugene Dwyer, Maurice WinterPiano – Herman "Hersang" Sang*Producer – Duke Reid*Vocals – Derrick Harriott |
2:19 |
| 2-19 | –Laurel Aitken | Judgement DayBacking Band – Ken Richards & His HarmonisersPiano [Probably] – Theophilus BeckfordProducer – Duke Reid*Saxophone – Val BennettTrombone – Rico Rodriguez |
2:53 |
| 2-20 | –Charlie Binger & His Quintet | Jamaica Is The Place To GoProducer – Stanley Motta |
2:51 |
| 2-21 | –The Charmers | Lonely BoyBacking Band – The City SlickersMusician – Herman SangProducer – Coxsone*Vocals – Lloyd Tyrell, Roy Willis |
2:14 |
| 2-22 | –Cecil Byrd | Ba Ba Black SheepBacking Band – Sir Dee's GroupProducer – Delroy E. Dunkley* |
2:44 |
| 2-23 | –Clancy Eccles | FreedomBacking Band – City Slickers D'Herman Hersang*Musician – Herman SangProducer – Coxsone* |
2:51 |
| 1961 | |||
| 3-1 | –The Folkes Brothers* | Oh CarolinaBacking Band – Count Ossie & Son Afro-Combo*Percussion [Tambour] – Count OssiePiano – Owen GrayProducer – Prince BusterVocals – Eric "Junior" Folkes, John Folkes, Mico Folkes |
2:40 |
| 3-2 | –The Mellow Cats* & Count Ossie | Rock A Man's SoulProducer – Coxsone* |
2:52 |
| 3-3 | –Bunny & Skitter* | LumumbaPerformer – Arthur "Bunny" Robinson*, Noel "Scully" SimmsProducer – Coxsone* |
2:34 |
| 3-4 | –Prince Buster | They Got To GoProducer – Prince BusterWritten-By – Derrick Morgan, Prince Buster |
2:35 |
| 3-5 | –Eric "Monty" Morris | Humpty DumptyBacking Band – Drumbago All-Stars*Drums – Arkland "Drumbago" Parks*Producer – Prince BusterVocals – Eric "Monty" Morris |
2:50 |
| 3-6 | –Basil Gabbidon | War Paint BabyBacking Band – Buster's GroupProducer – Prince Buster |
3:33 |
| 3-7 | –Shenley Duffus | Saturday Night RockProducer – Simeon Smith |
2:33 |
| 3-8 | –Bunny & Skitter* | Rock With Me BabyProducer – Coxsone* |
3:20 |
| 3-9 | –Don Drummond | That Man Is BackProducer – Coxsone* |
1:49 |
| 3-10 | –Lloyd Clarke | Girl's RushProducer – Charlie Moo |
2:31 |
| 3-11 | –Jimmy Cliff | I'm SorryBacking Band – Cavalier's Combo*Producer – Sir CavalierVocals – James Chambers |
2:38 |
| 3-12 | –Theophilus Beckford | Mr DownpressorProducer – Theophilus Beckford |
2:28 |
| 3-13 | –Monty* & The Cyclones | SummertimePiano – Bernard Montgomery "Monty" Alexander*Producer – Coxsone*Written-By – George Gershwin |
2:38 |
| 3-14 | –Monty* & The Cyclones | Lazy LouPiano – Monty AlexanderProducer – Coxsone* |
2:05 |
| 3-15 | –Clue J. & His Blues Blasters* | Milk Lane HopProducer – Coxsone* |
2:56 |
| 3-16 | –Aubrey Adams & The Dudroppers* | Lady In RedProducer – Coxsone* |
3:21 |
| 3-17 | –Girl Satchmo | DarlingBacking Band – The Swinging MashersProducer – Duke Reid*Written-By – Kent Rowe*, Kendris Fagan |
3:21 |
| 3-18 | –The Downbeats | Midnight LoveBacking Band – The CaribsProducer – Chris BlackwellVocals – Count Prince Miller, Winston Service |
2:43 |
| 3-19 | –The Downbeats | Thinkin' Of YouBacking Band – The CaribsProducer – Chris BlackwellVocals – Count Prince Miller, Winston Service |
1:56 |
| 3-20 | –Derrick And Patsy | Let The Good Times RollBacking Band – Drumbago (Parks) & His Harmonisers*Producer – Duke Reid*Vocals – Derrick Morgan, Patsy Millicent Todd*Written-By [Uncredited] – Leonard Lee, Shirley Goodman |
2:11 |
| 3-21 | –Derrick And Patsy | Housewife's ChoiceProducer – Leslie Kong |
2:40 |
| 3-22 | –Kes Chin & The Souveniers | S-U-K-I-NProducer – Chris Blackwell |
2:10 |
| 3-23 | –Lord Laro | Referendum CalypsoProducer – Ken Khouri |
2:56 |
| 1962 | |||
| 4-1 | –Prince Buster | Wash WashProducer, Vocals – Prince Buster |
3:24 |
| 4-2 | –Jimmy Cliff | Dearest BeverleyComposed By – Jimmy CliffProducer – Leslie Kong |
2:40 |
| 4-3 | –Desmond Dekker | Honor Your Mother & FatherArranged By – Theophilus BeckfordBacking Band – Beverley's All StarsProducer – Leslie Kong |
2:24 |
| 4-4 | –Robert "Bob" Marley* | Judge NotProducer – Leslie Kong |
2:26 |
| 4-5 | –The Maytals | HallelujahProducer – Coxsone*Vocals – Henry "Raleigh" Gordon, Nathaniel "Jerry" Matthias, "Toots" Hibbert* |
2:36 |
| 4-6 | –Delroy Wilson | Lion Of JudahProducer – Coxsone*Written-By [Co-écrit Avec / Co Written With] – Lee Perry |
2:31 |
| 4-7 | –Cornell Campbell & The City Slickers | Each Lonely NightProducer – Coxsone* |
3:04 |
| 4-8 | –Stranger Cole | Rough & ToughProducer – Duke Reid* |
3:01 |
| 4-9 | –Derrick Morgan | (Went To) The HopProducer – Leslie Kong |
2:27 |
| 4-10 | –The Jiving Juniors | Sugar DandyProducer – Derrick HarriottSaxophone – Buddy Lucas |
2:20 |
| 4-11 | –Basil Gabbidon & Buster's Group | Hully Gully Miss MollyDrums – Drumbago Parks*Guitar – Jah Jerry*Producer – Prince BusterSaxophone – Dennis Campbell*, Val BennettTrombone – Rico Rodriguez |
2:24 |
| 4-12 | –Theophilus Beckford | Walking Down King StreetProducer – Delroy E. Dunkley* |
2:43 |
| 4-13 | –Owen Gray | Twist BabyProducer – Leslie Kong |
2:06 |
| 4-14 | –Owen Gray | Twist So FineProducer – Coxsone* |
2:28 |
| Sammy Dead Medley | 2:47 | ||
| 4-15a | –Prince Buster | Oil In My LampProducer – Prince BusterWritten-By – Traditionnel* |
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| 4-15b | –Prince Buster | Sammy DeadProducer – Prince BusterWritten-By – Traditionnel* |
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| - | |||
| 4-16 | –Derrick Morgan | Forward MarchProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Derrick Morgan |
2:50 |
| 4-17 | –Al T. Joe | Rise Jamaica (Independence Time Is Here)Producer – Linden Pottinger |
2:37 |
| 4-18 | –Prince Buster & The Blue Beats | Independence SongProducer – Prince Buster |
2:44 |
| 4-19 | –Rico* & The Blue Beats | August 1962Producer – Prince Buster |
2:43 |
| 4-20 | –The Rhythm Aces | Joy Bells For IndependenceProducer – Coxsone*Vocals – Boris Gardiner, Richard Moss*, Richard Ace, Delano Stewart* |
2:04 |
| 4-21 | –Basil Gabbidon | Independence BluesProducer – Coxsone* |
2:46 |
| 4-22 | –Lord Creator | Independent JamaicaBacking Band – Joe Williams OrchestraProducer – Vincent Chin* |
2:50 |
| 4-23 | –Jimmy Cliff | Miss JamaicaProducer – Leslie Kong |
2:26 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – No Direction Home
- Copyright (c) – No Direction Home
- Distributed By – Rue Stendhal
- Made By – MPO
- Recorded At – Motta's Recording Studio
- Recorded At – Federal Records Studio
- Recorded At – Records Limited
- Recorded At – Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation
- Recorded At – WIRL Studio
- Recorded At – RJR
Credits
- Compilation Producer [Coffret Conçu Par] – Daniel "Chéri-Bibi" Paris-Clavel*
- Compilation Producer [Sur Une Idée De] – Dominique Misslin
- Compiled By [Sélection Des Titres], Artwork, Liner Notes [Livret] – Daniel Paris-Clavel
- Mastered By [Mastering] – Patrick Plisson
- Transferred By [Extraction Et Nettoyage Des Pistes] – Dominique Misslin
Notes
Enclosed in a cardboard slipcase.Contains a 26 pages booklet with liner notes in french.
Track 4-4 is credited to Robert "Bob" Marley in booklet, to Bob Marley on back cover.
1-1: 1951 (78T MRS), recorded at Motta's Recording Studio
1-2: 1951 (78T Melodisc), recorded in England
1-3: 1952 (78T MRS)
1-4: 1954 (78T Chin's)
1-5, 1-6: 1955 (78T Chin's)
1-7: 1955 (78T Caribou)
1-8: 1956 (78T Caribou)
1-9: 1956 (78T Capital), recorded at Records Limited (later Federal Records)
1-10: 1957 (MRS)
1-11, 1-12, 1-13: 1957 (78T Caribou)
1-14: 1958 (78T Kalypso), version of the song originally performed by Harry Belafonte
1-15: 1958 (78T Kalypso)
1-16: 1958 (78T Caribou)
1-17: 1959 (Caribou)
1-18: 1959 (Duke Reid's)
1-19: 1959 (Duke Reid's), released in 1960
1-20: 1959 (R&B), inspired by Charlie Gonzales' "I'm free"
1-21: 1959 (R&B)
1-22: 1959 (Down Beat)
1-23: 1959 (Worldisc), recorded at Federal Studio
2-1: 1959 (Worldisc), recorded at Federal Studio
2-2, 2-3: 1959 (R&B)
2-4: 1959 (Down Beat)
2-5: 1960 (R&B)
2-6: 1960 (WIRL), recorded at Studio WIRL (West Indies Recording Limited)
2-7: 1960 (LD pre-release)
2-8: 1960 (R&B)
2-9: 1960 (Hi lite), also known as "Sligoville Shuffle"
2-10: 1960 (Duke Reid's)
2-11: 1960 (Smith's)
2-12, 2-13: 1960 (Sensational)
2-14: 1960 (R&B)
2-15: 1960 (Dragon's Breath), originally composed and performed by american pianist Ernie Freeman
2-16: 1960 (Duke Reid's)
2-17: 1960 (Smith's)
2-18, 2-19: 1960 (Duke Reid's)
2-20: 1960 (MRS)
2-21: 1961 (All Stars)
2-22: 1961 (Dee's), jamaican version of the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty"
2-23: 1961 (Coxsone)
3-1: 1961 (Buster Wild Bells), recorded at the studios of the RJR, Kingston ("enregistré aux studios de la RJR à Kingston")
3-2: 1961 (Sensational)
3-3: 1961 (Worldisc)
3-4: 1961 (Voice Of The People); released in 1962
3-5, 3-6: 1961 (Buster Wild Bells)
3-7: 1961 (Smith's)
3-8: 1961 (Worldisc)
3-9: 1961 (All Stars), also known as "That Man Is Back" or "This Man Is Back"
3-10: 1961 (Moo's Records)
3-11: 1961 (Hi Tone)
3-12: 1961 (King Pioneer)
3-13: 1961 (Teen)
3-14: 1961 (All Stars)
3-15, 3-16: 1961 (Coxsone)
3-17: 1961
3-18 & 3-19: 1961 (R&B)
3-20: 1961 (Duke Reid's), cover of Shirley & Lee
3-21: 1961 (Beverley's), originally called "You Don't Know"
3-22: 1961 (Island)
3-23: 1961 (Caribou)
4-1: 1962 (Buster Wild Bells)
4-2, 4-3, 4-4: 1962 (Beverley's)
4-5, 4-6, 4-7: 1962 (Rolando & Powie)
4-8: 1962 (Treasure Isle)
4-9: 1962 (Beverley's)
4-10: 1962 (Crystal), recorded in New York with the help of R&B star Chuck Jackson
4-11: 1962 (Buster Wild Bells)
4-12: 1962 (Dee's), version of Big joe Turner's "Flip Flop And Fly Fly"
4-13: 1962 (Beverley's), also known as "Twisting Baby" and "The Twist", alternative version of "Best Twist" recorded by Owen Gray for Coxsone in 1962
4-14: 1962 (Muzik City), also known as "Twist My Baby"
4-15: 1962 (Voice Of The People), medley containing "Oil In My Lamp" and "Sammy Dead", 2 traditionals themes popularized in ska by Eric "Monty" Morris and Prince Buster
4-16: 1962 (Beverley's)
4-17: 1962 (Gay Disc)
4-18: 1962 (Voice Of The People)
4-19: 1962
4-20: 1962 (Worldisc)
4-21: 1962 (D Darling)
4-22: 1962 (Creative Calypso)
4-23: 1962 (Beverley's)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 3 700409 811654
- Barcode (String): 3700409811654
- Rights Society: sacem
- Matrix / Runout (CD1): CA BEFOREREGGAECD1@
- Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI L039 02/19/13 12:44:20 AM
- Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 127E
- Matrix / Runout (CD2): CA BEFOREREGGAECD2@
- Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI L039 02/19/13 01:06:02 AM
- Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 1258
- Matrix / Runout (CD3): CA BEFOREREGGAECD3@
- Mastering SID Code (CD3): IFPI L039 02/19/13 01:29:21 AM
- Mould SID Code (CD3): IFPI 1287
- Matrix / Runout (CD4): CA BEFOREREGGAECD4@
- Mastering SID Code (CD4): IFPI L039 02/19/13 01:46:18 AM
- Mould SID Code (CD4): IFPI 1287
Performer: Various
Album Title: Before Reggae 1951-1962 (Jamaican Mento - Boogie - Rhythm & Blues - Doo Wop - Twist - Rock'n'Roll & Ska)
Label: NDH Music – 001165
Type: 4 x CD, Compilation
Country: France
Date of released: 2013
Category: Rock, Reggae, Latin, Funk / Soul, Blues
Style: Mento, Calypso, Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Ska, Rock & Roll
Rating: 4.3/5
Votes: 432
Other Formats: XM AU AUD VOC MP1 VQF MP2
Album Title: Before Reggae 1951-1962 (Jamaican Mento - Boogie - Rhythm & Blues - Doo Wop - Twist - Rock'n'Roll & Ska)
Label: NDH Music – 001165
Type: 4 x CD, Compilation
Country: France
Date of released: 2013
Category: Rock, Reggae, Latin, Funk / Soul, Blues
Style: Mento, Calypso, Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Ska, Rock & Roll
Rating: 4.3/5
Votes: 432
Other Formats: XM AU AUD VOC MP1 VQF MP2
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