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UN534(1) Tommy Mc Cook - Dream Boat. UN535(1) Tommy McCook - Peanut Vendor. UN536(1) Doreen Schaffer - No Matter What. UN537(1) Slim Smith - Keep That
Light Shining On Me. On the same rhythm as Ain't Too Proud To Beg,
also by Slim. Issued in Jamaica on the Jackpot label. UN538(1) Doreen Schaffer
- How Much Is That Doggy In The Window. What were they thinking?
Every so often Jamaican music will throw up the most innapropriate cover
version, this is up there with the worst of them. The barking "dog"
is quality comedy though. Check Capone's Revenge (below) for more on
the same rhythm. UN539(1) Slim Smith - Love Me Tender. UN540(1) Derrick Morgan - Derrick Top-A-Pop.
A version of Pop A Top using parts of the vocal of Derrick Morgan's
Fat Man which provided the first version of the rhythm. A Lynford Anderson
production, this was also released by Trojan on their Duke subsidiary
as Pop A Top Part 2. A reverb filled 2nd mix of Fat Man was issued on
Unity a few issues later (UN546) UN541(1) Bunny Lee All Stars - Daydream.
Another version of the Hold You Jack/Wet Dream rhythm. This time with
a horns lead. UN542(1) Slim Smith - Honey. A Joe Gibbs production
issued in Jamaica on an Amalgamated blank as Honey No Money, see also
the Instrumental cut Compass issued on UK
Trojan. UN543(1)
Bunny Lee's All Stars - Ivan Itler The Conqueror. An archetypal
spaghetti western Reggae tune, complete with spoken intro and atmospheric
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| Credits:
References used for the production of these pages: Michael Turner & Robert Schoenfeld - Roots Knotty Roots - CD Rom version (Nighthawk) David Katz - People Funny Boy - The Genius Of Lee Scratch Perry. (Payback Press) M.DeKoningh and Marc Griffiths - Tighten Up -The History Of Reggae In The UK. (Sanctuary) Marc Griffiths - Boss Sounds - Classic Skinhead Reggae. (ST Publishing) Fred Dornier - Tosh Aux Touches, Skactualaties Magazine (Feb 1995) Roger Steffens interview with Peter Tosh reproduced at Reggae Lyrics Archive Discussions on the Pama Forum in February and March 2005 especially the contributions by Madame Streggae, Door Peeper, Charlie Reggae, Eastwood, Oldwah and The Ugly One. Further discussions on the Pama Forum from January and May 2006, especially the contributions from Jmatherton and Home Special thanks to Marc Griffiths and M.DeKoningh. If anyone can help with additional label scans, especially Jamaican issues
of any of the records shown then please get in touch. |