The Rough Guide To The Music Of Jamaica

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Album Info

Release Date: 2001-10-08

Labels: World Music Network, Music Rough Guides

Enhanced CD containing a bonus data track with information from Rough Guides on travel and the music of Jamaica.

From liner notes:
Track 1 dates from 1957 and is taken from the album "The Pioneer Of Jamaican Music" (RRTCD02), licensed from Reggae Retro Records (UK) Ltd.
Tracks 2, 3 and 5 are taken from the album "Skatalites & Friends At Randy's" (VPCD1497), licensed from Clive Chin, Aboveroc Records, USA. Track 2 dates from 1962.
Track 4 dates from 1964 and is taken from the album "King Of Ska" (KED01/02), licensed from Ravensquire Ltd.
Track 6 dates from 1967 and is taken from the album "Treasure Isle Mood" (HB195), licensed from Heartbeat.
Track 7 dates from 1967 and is taken from the album "Don't stay out late" (VPCD2046), licensed from Clive Chin, Aboveroc Records, USA.
Track 8 and 9 are taken from the album "Payton Place - Ages of Reggae Vol 1" (CTCR14066), licensed from Bunny Lee. The rhythm track had originally served as backing for vocalist Slim Smith's Jamaican hit cover version of the Temptations song 'Everybody needs love'.
Track 10 is taken from the album "Forward The Bass (Dub From Randy's 1972-1975)" (BAFCD022), licensed from Blood and Fire Ltd. This instrumental rides the "Java" rhythm that gave Augustus Pablo his first hit.
Track 11 is taken from the album "Don't Check Me With No Lightweight Stuff (1972-75)" (BAFCD016), licensed from Blood and Fire Ltd. On this track, I-Roy rides the "Java" rhythm.
Track 12 dates from 1974/75 and is taken from the album "I Shall Not Remove 1975-80" (BAFCD030), licensed from Blood and Fire Ltd.
Track 13 dates from 1976 and is taken from the album "Joseph's Coat Of Many Colours" (CBM010), licensed from Blue Moon/TKO Magnum Music. On this track, Dennis Brown rides the "Real Rock" rhythm.
Track 14 is taken from the album "Natty Universal Dread 1973-1979" (BAFCD034), licensed from Blood and Fire Ltd. The introduction is adapted from the US group The Last Poets and the song is a version of Desmond Young's "Warning".
Track 15 is taken from the album "Children of Jah" (BAFCD028), licensed from Blood and Fire Ltd. This track was originally released as a 12" single on Francis's Phase One label and comes with extended dub portion.
Track 16 is taken from the album "Spliff Tail" (BSICD52), licensed from Black Solidarity/Global Domination Records. The rhythm track is an updated version of Gregory Isaacs' "Storm".
Track 17 dates from 1984 and is taken from the album "Boom-Shack-A-Lack" (GRELCD78), licensed from Greensleeves Records Ltd.
Track 18 dates from 1988 and is taken from the album "Holding On" (GRELCD142), licensed from Greensleeves Records Ltd.
Track 19 dates from the end of the 1980s and is taken from the album "Up Life Street" (HB114), licensed from Heartbeat.
Track 20 dates from 1993 and is taken from the album "Greensleeves Sampler 8" (GREZCD8), licensed from Greensleeves Records Ltd.

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