Unity Records - Part 2.

UN511(1) Pat Kelly - Twelfth Of Never Incorrectly credited to Max Romeo on the label. This Johnny Mathis tune had originally been released by Bunny Lee in 1968 in a Rocksteady style, this 1969release sounds suspiciously like the original vocal track had been dubbed onto a more up to date Reggae rhythm.
UN511(2) The Tartans - Solid As A Rock
A Ken Lack, Caltone production from a couple of years before. A Rocksteady tune that must have sounded a little out of date by 1969.

UN512(1) Lester Stirling - Regina.
UN512(2) Lester Stirling - Bright As A Rose. Two saxaphone lead instrumentals over the same rhythm track. Bright As A Rose was released for a second time on UN531. The rhythm track was used for a third Lester Stirling tune, Danger Man. Both tunes were on the Bangarang LP.

UN513(1) Slim Smith & Paulette - Let It Be Me.The Paulette is probably Paulette Williams from the Ebony Sisters. The writers credits on the single are given to Jerry Butler & Betty Everett presumably because they had a hit with Let It Be Me in 1964. The song had actually first been recorded by Jill Corey in 1958 and was written by Mann Curtis and Gilbert Becaud.
UN513(2) Slim Smith - Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things. A cover of the Holland, Dozier, Holland composition for Motown. Both sides of this release saw issue in Jamaica on Carifta Records in the same year.

UN514(1) Stranger Cole - When I Get My Freedom. A Stranger Cole production first issued in Jamaica on his Soul Cole label. The rhythm was used for Death Rides A Horse by Roy Richards
UN514(2) Stranger Cole - Life Can Be Beautiful. A very similar rhythm to the A side. Also a Stranger Cole production but once again some rhythm swapping went on as Bunny Lee used it for A Little Tear by John Holt issued on Unity (UN561) and by Trojan on Jackpot.

UN515(1) Slim Smith - Somebody To Love. Slim tackles Solomon Burkes classic, he only knew some of the lyrics though. This was released on the Jamaican Unity label as Everybody Needs Somebody. Peter Tosh cut an organ version called The Crimson Pirate.
UN515(2) Slim Smith - Confusion. Ain't Too Proud To Beg by Slim Smith & the Uniques was also assigned the UN515-B number though on the UK issue the record was issued on Gas 117 with the Unity matrix being crossed out. Bunny Lee did however use the Unity stamper for the Jamaican issue.

UN516(1) Max Romeo - Wine Her Goosie. Rude Reggae from Max Romeo. Issued on the Jamaican Unity imprint by Bunny Lee. The label credits Derek Morgan, but this could be a Bunny Lee production. The rhythm was also used for a Lester Stirling instrumental UN518(2).
UN516(2) King Cannon - Fire Ball. A tough Saxophone lead instrumental by Carl Bryan. Issued in Jamaica on the Carifta label with stampers taken back from England.

UN517(1) Lester Stirling - 1,000 Tons Of Megaton. On the How Long (Will It Take) rhythm. Confusingly enough the similarly named 1,000,000 Tons Of TNT that was issued on Lester Stirling's Bangarang album on Pama was a completely different tune. And a second tune named 1,000 Tons Of Megaton this time by Roland Alphonso was issued on Unity in Jamaica and Gas in the UK, this was a version of Slim Smith's Everbody Needs Love (UN504).
UN517(2) King Cannon - Five Card Stud. A tough second cut of the Bangarang rhythm. Not sure who is doing the vocals on this though? Both sides are Bunny Lee productions.

UN518(1) Lester Stirling - Man About Town.
UN518(2) Lester Stirling - Man At The Door. On the same rhythm as Max Romeo's Wine Her Goosie (UN516)

UN519(1) D.Tony Lee - Peyton Place. Another cut on Pat Kelly's huge hit How Long (Will It Take) rhythm. D.Tony Lee is Bunny Lee's brother Donald
UN519(2) D. Tony Lee - Red Gal Ring. Donald namechecks Roland Alphonso who then gives a blistering saxaphone solo.

UN520(1) Slim Smith - Slipaway. A Bunny Lee production. Lester Stirling also cut an instrumental version of the rhythm called Slip Up (UN562) but the most succesful version was when Lee Perry took the rhythm track to Randy's and voiced Dave Barker singingPrisoner Of Love.
UN520(2) Slim Smith - Spanish Harlem. Slim's take on the Ben E King classic is competant but was never going to set the world on fire, Pama liked it enough of course to re-release both sides of the single on the Gas label in 1971 with Spanish Harlem elevated to the A side..

UN521 - Never issued

UN522(1) Prince Buster And The All Stars - Thirty Pieces Of Silver.
UN522(2) Prince Buster And The All Stars - Everybody Ska. Both sides were originally issued back to back on Blue Beat and then major label Stateside in the UK and Amy in America in 1964. Pama licenced alot of Soul product from the Amy label, this release came via that route. Why they felt an old Ska tune would sell is unclear

UN523 - Never issued