Greater Jamaica (Moonwalk Reggae & Reggay At Its Best)

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Release Date: 2018

Label: Doctor Bird

On back cover:
℗ 1969-1994 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company.
Licensed courtesy of BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
© 2018 Doctor Bird Records, a division of Cherry Red Records, Power Road Studios,
114 Power Road, Chiswick W4 5PY.
Manufactured in the UK.
infonet@cherryred.co.uk www.trojanrecords.com

On CDs:
℗ 1969-1994 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company.
Licensed courtesy of BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
© 2018 Doctor Bird Records, a division of Cherry Red Records.

In booklet:
All recordings produced at Treasure Isle Studio, Bond Street, Kingston, Jamaica

Disc 1, tracks 1 - 3, 6 - 9, 11, 13 - 16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, 30 ℗ 1969; 4, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26 ℗ 1970; 28 ℗ 1994 / Disc 2, track 1 - 30 ℗ 1969

All tracks licensed courtesy of BMG Right Management (UK) Ltd.
℗ 1969-1994 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company.
© 2018 Doctor Bird Records, a division of Cherry Red Records Ltd.
Marketed and distributed by Cherry Red Records

According to liner notes:
CD1: Tommy McCook - Greater Jamaica Moon Walk - Reggay, released in 1970 as Trojan TBL-111, originally in Jamaica as Treasure Isle LP 101/7, with bonus tracks
CD2: Tommy McCook - Reggay At It's Best, released around 1970 in Canada on the Lanarc label, minus john holt's 'Tonight' and alton ellis' 'Breaking Up' which have already been included on a Doctor Bird CD [Various - Soul Of Jamaica / Here Comes The Duke, John Holt - Like A Bolt and Alton Ellis - Greatest Hits] with bonus tracks.

Track 1-1 is a cover of percy sledge's 'Thief In The Night retitled 'Stealing Stealing', also transformed as 'Stealing Volume 2' (track 1-10).
Track 1-3, 'Moonlight Groover' is a version of joya landis' 'Moonlight Lover'.
Track 1-6 is a version of the techniques' 'My Girl'.
Track 1-8 is a version of the paragons' 'Only A Smile'.
Track 1-11, 'Moon Invader' is a cover of the meters' 'Look-A-Py Py'.
Track 1-12, 'Moon Walk' relicks the rhythm of the sensations' 'Those Guys'.
Track 1-23, 'Give It To Me' is a cover of The Troggs.
Track 2-1, 'Liquidator' is a cover of Harry J. All Stars.
Track 2-2, 'Live Injection' is a cover of the upsetters.
Track 2-3, 'Doctor No Go' is a cover of The Hippy Boys.
Track 2-6, 'Bongo Nyah' is a cover of little roy.
Track 2-7, 'African Melody' is a cover of alvin ranglin's G.G. Allstars.
Track 2-9, 'Zylon' is a cover of lloyd charmers.

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