It always helps to have streaming audio within arm’s reach to make music history more of a ‘multimedia’ experience.
From reading Young Gifted and Black: The Story of Trojan Records by Michael de Koningh & Laurence Cane-Honeysett, for example, I have picked up a number of helpful listening tips and historical revelations, such as this one:
The Cincinnati-Kingston Connection (Continues)
King Records makes an appearance early in the book when the authors recount the rise of Duke Reid, owner of Treasure Isle, one of the top Jamaican labels in the 1960s:
“In the early ’50s, Reid’s wife, Lucille, won a substantial lottery prize, which she invested in their future by buying a business, an off-license called the Treasure Isle Liquor Store, which was located in the same run-down ghetto area that the Duke had patrolled [as a police officer] for a decade. The store was such a success that, in 1958, they relocated to larger premises at 33 Bond Street.
It was normal practice around Kingston for shopkeepers and bar owners to play recorded music to attract customers. Not to be outdone, Reid rigged up a 78 rpm record player in the shop, with a speaker outside the front door, and discovered a formula for increasing his turnover. Nothing drew in the music-hungry local people like a Wynonie Harris record rocking out through the speaker and carrying right across the street.”
The First Trojan Record
The authors identify the very first Trojan 45 release on page 32 — nevertheless, from the comfort of your computer, you can pull up the titles of the A and B sides of TR-001 yourself in three easy steps:
- Go to Discogs
- Pull up the main entry for Trojan Records
- Click on the column near the top of the screen marked Year (so as to put this set of records in chronological order)
Observe the very first item listed — “Judge Sympathy” by Duke Reid [& His All-Stars] b/w “Never to Be Mine” by Roland Alphonso — with a release date, 28 July 1967, that coincides with the label’s founding by Lee Gopthal and Chris Blackwell.
“Judge Sympathy” Duke Reid All-Stars 1967
“A classic tale of a rude boy getting his comeuppance -or not- in court.”
It is highly improbable, of course, that producer Duke Reid appears on this recording but rather, as YouTube contributor rudeboy6000 states, “Alton Ellis and John Holt are probable guest voices [ref.: Trojan Records].”
< click on all song titles below for streaming audio >
The Obligatory Beatles Reference
Two years after its founding, the Trojan organization would expand operations in 1969:
“Another significant move in that year was the appointment of St. Kitts-born Joe Sinclair. Joe had been with the Musicland shop at 23 Ridley Road since 1965 … and had elevated the premises to be the number-one retail outlet of the chain. He was rewarded with an appointment as the manager of Trojan Records.
Joe was an accomplished keyboard player and, as well as being responsible for the day-to-day running of the office, moved into playing on and producing records. He founded the Grape label in late 1969 as a ‘take on Apple‘ and started to record UK-based group The Rudies on crunching skinhead-friendly numbers like the revamped ‘Guns of Navarone‘. Some of their records were covers of other artists’ tunes, such as ‘Shanghai‘, which was similar to the Lloyd Charmers original, already released by Pama.
The Obligatory Stones Reference
Reggae at the reception — the authors explain:
“As reggae gained a firm hold in the charts and minds of Mr. Average Record Buyer, the stars of rock took notice, including The Rolling Stones, who had championed black music since their early days. Under the headline ‘Rudies Play at Mick Jagger‘s Wedding‘, the 10 June 1971 issue of US magazine Rolling Stone reported, ‘At the slightly seedy Cafe des Arts, where the reception was held, a local band opened the show and flopped. Next came The Rudies, a thumping reggae group big in their own scene in Britain. They lifted up plenty of souls ready for a set by Terry Reid and his band.”
Depends What You Mean By “Exclusive”
Part of the UK reggae industry’s colorful history includes a bit of “double dealing”:
“The other problem that confronted [Joe] Sinclair, and that had caused headaches far back for Chris Blackwell, was the [Jamaican] producers’ philosophy of getting as much mileage out of a record as possible. Sometimes Trojan were offered a brand-new recording from Jamaica; they would buy the master tape from the producer and issue it on one of their labels. Pama would have gone through a mirror-image situation with the same producer, who would have two or three copies of his ‘exclusive’, which he would proceed to sell to rival companies before jetting back to the sunshine with a maximum profit.
Sometimes two rival companies’ labels would release a record almost simultaneously — such as Marley‘s “Lively Up Yourself“, which appeared on Trojan’s Green Door imprint and Pama’s Punch label — or, if one unfortunate owner saw it already out on the street, they would just shelve their release. Trojan Records own a considerable number of recordings that they have never released due to this problem, and one can conjecture that the other labels active at the time also had a box of unuseable master tapes.”
This inter-label rivalry (according to Wikipedia – please don’t hit me) “had been fuelled by Bunny Lee’s earlier licensing of Derrick Morgan’s ‘Seven Letters‘ to both Pama and Trojan.”
Musical fight: Trojan vs. Pama
Both singles released in 1969 – on (Trojan-owned) Jackpot & (Pama-owned) Crab
JA’s Omnipresent Engineer
Syd Bucknor, audio engineer emeritus, receives a musical salute on page 55:
“The engineer at Harry Johnson‘s session at Dynamic Studios on the day that ‘Young, Gifted And Black‘ was recorded was Sid Bucknor. A first cousin to Clement ‘Coxson‘ Dodd, Bucknor started his recording career at Studio One in around 1963. He was with Lee Perry when the youthful Wailers first auditioned for the studio and was impressed by their sound. History vindicates his opinion.
Sid estimates that, by the end of the decade, his hand was present in around 70 per cent of all the recordings coming from the small island, so great was the demand for his talents as a freelance producer and engineer. He estimates that the average number of recordings he would undertake in a normal day was a staggering 12. He never had to look for work as his reputation preceded him and most producers looked to him to turn a song into a hit.
As a professional engineer and producer at Dynamic Studios (after leaving Studio One and his freelance career), he recorded work for, among others, Bunny Lee, Harry Mudie, Alvin ‘GG’ Ranglin and Leslie Kong. He was the engineer on Johnny Nash’s smash ‘I Can See Clearly Now‘, engineered the formative DJ work of producer Keith Hudson with Big Youth on ‘Ace 90 Skank‘ and worked on the first three Marley Island albums. He also remixed both Duke Reid’s and Coxson’s work at various times to give ‘a more up-to-date sound’.
Sadly, much of Sid’s work has been unrecognised, and it is only now that account has been taken of his vast input to Jamaican music. He recalls that, in the reggae heyday of the start of the ’70s, ‘I would be asked to do two mixes of a tune, one for Jamaica and a lighter one for the UK as a new burgeoning market for their products and their need to retune the sound accordingly.”
Clyde McPhatter and the Trojan Connection
One original era vocal legend, tragically, was not able to hang on for the roots rock revival scene that began to take shape in the early 1970s — Rob Bell recounts:
‘Here’s one artist probably no one in the world knows had a Trojan connection – Clyde McPhatter, lead singer of the Drifters in the early ’50s, who then branched out to a solo career by around 1955 or ’56. Huge influence on R&B – you can listen to thousands of R&B or doo-wop recordings from the ’50s and hear Clyde’s influence. Enormous.
‘He was in London for awhile around 1971 [the master index shows that Clyde recorded in 1970 for Trojan], down on his luck. I don’t know how he showed up at Trojan, but he did. We cut a session with him and The Rudies, with ex-Pioneer Sydney Crooks as producer. Four tunes, assigned Song Bird matrices. Somewhere around SB 1027 to 1032 A and B, as far as I can recall … For some reason, Graham [Walker] and Lee [Gopthal] hated him, and I remember having to tell Clyde that we had no bread for him on the one occasion that I met him.
‘It is not a moment that I recall with relish. He seemed like a nice man and was certainly a singer for whom I had a very high regard. As far as I know, these titles have never been issued.’
Actually, one single ‘Denver‘ would be issued on the “pop-slanted” B&C label in September of 1969 — a nicely arranged piece of pop soul (penned by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham) that would be one of the last releases from the legendary vocalist, who succumbed to alcoholism in 1972 at the age of 39.
UK release in 1969 + Picture sleeve for Spain – 1970
I Roy vs. U Roy vs. Hugh Roy
Forget what you learned in school: U before I, except after Roy. Rob Bell explains:
“I myself was responsible for one cock-up, and that was calling toaster U Roy on his early UK releases Hugh Roy. As you know, Jamaicans tend to drop Hs, and to add them sometimes, viz Marley’s line in ‘Trench Town Rock‘, ‘an ‘ungry man is a hangry man’.
So little old middle-class Rob Bell, one of whose tasks it was to prepare label copy, very carefully typed ‘Hugh Roy’ on the copy for those releases … As I did all the label copy for at least two years, I am sure I am responsible for many cock-ups! However, in my defence, I took the details from the Jamaican label, or got the info from the producer — both sources being, of course, absolutely infallible!
(If it’s any consolation to Rob, the toaster’s debut LP, Version Galore, was issued by Duke Reid in Jamaica in a sleeve proclaiming the artist to be I-Roy!)”
Front Cover with “I Roy” misprint = issued in JA
Note the seamless edit in repress version
(Trojan’s) Tighten Up vs. (Pama’s) Straighten Up
Traditionally, Jamaica has been a singles market. In Britain, as the authors note —
“Island had tried out the long-playing format as early as 1963, with albums by their top signings such as Derrick Morgan’s Forward March (et al.)”
Original 1963 LP might set you back three figures at auction
Rob Bell picks up the story:
“Full-price ska/reggae albums sold in minute quantities. The Tighten Up series did sell well, but that was because they consisted of compilations of singles that had already sold very well indeed. Trojan wanted to piggyback other titles … hence the ambitious TTL reissue project.”
Tighten Up‘s first volume featured primarily previously-released Trojan 45s and was given the TTL “budget” designation (“though no one now can recall what these initials stood for”). The authors further explain —
“Priced at just 14/6d – the cost of two singles – this album moved units, and its first pressing on the original all-orange Trojan label sold out quickly. It was repressed with a slightly altered sleeve design using the new orange-and-white label design, which was introduced in 1969 …”
“Tighten Up Volume Two appeared quickly afterwards and was not only much more up to date in its tracks; it was also a sizzling selection of recordings … Tighten Up Volume Two was Trojan’s all-time best-selling album and would remain available for many years, such was its enduring popularity. It even score in the pop album charts, the entry rules for which were promptly revised to exclude budget records!”
“Tighten Up Volume 3, issued in 1970, took the pretty girl off the sleeve and on to the bedroom wall with a splendid double-album-sized poster nestled in a die-cut sleeve. The young lady peeped through the central hole and, when the poster was opened out, revealed the titles of all the album’s tracks painted on her finely toned body. It may have been a gimmick, but because of the poster Tighten Up Volume 3 became legendary in every school classroom and extremely popular on the skinheads’ walls.”
Here’s a link to the track listing for Tighten Up Volume 4 — six songs per LP side.
With respect to Pama’s competing series of budget-priced oldies — Straighten Up — Lloyd Bradley, in 2000’s Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King, would simply say that the “sleeves were tacky enough to make Trojan’s lewd efforts look classy.”
Volume 1 – track listing Volume 2 – track listing
Volume 3 – track listing Volume 4 – track listing
Trojan: The Marcel Rodd/Dave Hendley Era
Trojan’s reliance on “strings reggae” would hurt the label during the 1970s, as reggae audiences gravitated toward a heavier roots sound as the decade progressed. The label would have liquidity issues in the mid-1970s and find itself under new ownership: Marcel Rodd of Saga/Allied Records. Former Island staffer, Dave Hendley (“with the departure of Tony Cummings”) would be promoted to Artists & Repertoire. The authors take the baton:
“So in the late ’70s, Trojan was drifting, as the only product which producers would offer them was rejects from other deals or substandard work. Due to the company policy of not paying to the same level as their competitors, such as the rapidly expanding Greensleeves Records, Trojan’s reputation in the marketplace had taken a dive. Marcel Rodd was determined to reverse this trend. And so February 1979 saw Dave Hendley, Mo Claridge and fast-rising reggae DJ David Rodigan heading out to Kingston. Dave’s brief was to raise the Trojan flag in Kingston and sign up some acts – although the company had provided no contacts for him to visit.
Due to Dave’s resourcefulness, the outcome was Sugar Minott‘s Ghetto-ology album and The Morwells‘ 12″ disco 45 ‘Kingston 12 Tuffie‘, with a stunning remix by courtesy of Prince Jammy.”
JA release in 1977 of “1974 production” vs. UK release on Attack in 1979
Dave Hendley breaks down the economics for the rest of us:
“Trojan would pay £300 max for a disco 12” single, while the going rate was £400, and they would only pay up to £2,500 for an album, when up to £4,000 was the normal price. I badly wanted a Freddie McGregor album that Niney had and, give him his due, Rodd went to four grand, but Niney wouldn’t let it go for that. Freddie was just so big back then. I tried for the ‘Hard Time Pressure‘ 12″ single from Sugar Minott but couldn’t get it due to the money. In the end I put it out on my own Sufferers’ Heights label.”
Music in Advertising
“[Page 81] After the departure of Dave Hendley, Trojan began a period of comparative inactivity, seemingly reissuing the same dozen golden oldies in as many permutations as possible, until it was sold to Sharesense Ltd. in 1985…
[Former Chairman, Colin Newman] No matter what some people want to say about the period in which we ran Trojan, we think we acted in manner that was fair and reasonable. We think we gave care and attention to the music, care and attention to the artwork, care and attention to the way the music was presented to the public. We enjoyed doing it and, as you know, we built up other labels which had other genres of music — again, all built up with direct artist relationships. with very few problems. We built up a big chart list of British singles charts, tracks that ha individually been in the charts, and we mixed the benefit of those releases with Trojan’s expertise, in terms of the ability of putting tracks on compilations and things like that. And we had some success with TV ads, probably the most famous was ‘Israelites‘ by Desmond Dekker for a TDK ad [Maxell, actually], with ‘My Ears Are Alight’, which we thought was great and very funny.”
Desmond Dekker’s “Israelites” = Maxell Cassettes
Lord Tanamo’s “I’m In the Mood for Ska” = Paxo Stuffing
Toots & the Maytals’ “Broadway Jungle” = Adidas Footware
Mastered From Vinyl:
Superior to Master Tapes?
Those of you who wondered if Trojan’s often murky mixes were somehow caused by limitations in your sound system, you can now rest assured that neither your ears nor playback equipment were at fault:
“Many high-street retailers disliked stocking reggae singles due to their poor sound quality. Joe Sinclair explains the reason:
‘Apart from the big producers like Leslie Kong and Byron Lee, who provided us with master tapes, we always had to dub off a record for our releases.’
In other words, a normal Jamaican-pressed record would be used as the master copy for the Trojan release. All the inherent faults of the none-too-special JA pressing would thereby be transferred to the UK issue, along with a second step away from master-tape sound quality.”
⇐ ⇐ ⇐ ⇐ ⇐ Trojan & Affiliated Labels ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒
An Alphabetical Overview
All playlists below in order by catalog #
All dates indicate year of release in the UK — not Jamaica
Amalgamated: According to Discogs —
Founded in 1966 by Joel Gibson (a.k.a. Joe Gibbs) at his radio and TV repair shop on Beeston Street in Kingston, Jamaica, Amalgamated became one of the fastest-rising labels in correlation with the uprising of Rocksteady music.
Though the credits almost always read “Produced By Joel Gibson”, production was actually handled by Lee ‘Scratch‘ Perry for the first two years, followed by Winston ‘Niney‘ Holness who took over for the following six years after the fact.
Says the book: “Some of the best sides from 1968 and 1969 were collected on Amalgamated’s Jackpot of Hits compilation.” Also of note to historians: “… the sides by The Cobbs are believed to be Ken Jones‘s productions.” Worth pointing out that obscure early reggae track ‘Red Red Wine‘ by The Immortals – flipside of AMG 869 – “has nothing to do with its more famous namesake.”
Goodies Are the Greatest The Pioneers w/ Lyn Taitt Band 1968 Hope Someday The Leaders w/ Lyn Taitt & Jets 1968 Sometimes I Sit Down & Cry The Leaders 1968 Music Is the Key Roy Shirley 1968 We Shall Have a Grand Time The Marvetts 1968 Get in the Groove Keith Blake 1968 Having a Party Dennis Walks 1968 Holding Out The Creations 1968 I Spy Errol Dunkley (& Gibbs All Stars) 1968 Pan Ya Machete Joe Gibbs & Pioneers 1968 Great Great in '68 Lord Salmons 1968 Jana Sir Gibbs All Stars 1968 Mortgage Hugh Malcolm 1968 Caterpillar Rock 'Dan D. Jr.' 1968 Miss Eve The Pioneers 1968 We Two + What Moma No Want Stranger Cole 1969 On the Move The Soulmates 1969 Why Did You Leave The Young Souls 1969 Appolo 11 The Moon Boys 1969 Professor in Action The Scientists 1969 Bongo Jah The Immortals 1969 Straight to the Head Joe Gibbs & the Destroyers 1969 The Woman of Samaria Spanishites (not Jackie Robinson) 1969 Baby Don't Be Late The Soulmates w/ The Blenders 1969 Franco Nero Joe Gibbs & the Destroyers 1970 Turn Back the Hands of Time Joe Gibbs (& Co.) 1970 La La Joe Gibbs All Stars 1970 Train Is Coming The Inspirations 1970 Kingstonians Reggae Jogibs All Stars feat E. Ranglin 1970 Life Is Down in Denver Joe Gibbs (& Whistling Friends) 1970 BONUS = 1970 LP Reggae Fever by The Inspirations
Attack: According to Discogs —
Reggae label based on Bunny Lee productions. This label contains releases on multinational markets [from multiple producers, actually].
This UK label were originally started in 1969 as a subsidiary of [Grame Goodall‘s] Doctor Bird Records. Trojan Records took over in 1970, and the label lasted until around 1980. Attack was briefly revived in 1988 until about 1991, issuing compilations of classic Jamaican music from the sixties and seventies.
Zero to 180 emphasizes the array of producers issued on Attack besides Bunny Lee, including (but not limited to) Tony Brevitt, ‘Prince’ Tony Robinson, Warwick Lyn, Winston Riley, Phil Pratt, Alvin ‘GG’ Ranglin, Lloyd Coxson, Lee Perry, Pat Rhoden, Sidney Crooks, Ernie Smith, Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith, Eric Donaldson, Linval Thompson, and Harry J.
*Bonus early Attack track (Philigree Production) – “Nyah Bingewe” by Nyah Earth
“Nyah Bingewe” Nyah Earth 1970
This Beautiful Land/Version The Melodians 1972 Fine Style Dennis Alcapone 1972 This is a Pepper U Roy 1972 Bound in Chains + Version The Clarendonians 1972 It Was Written Down (Toots &) The Maytals 1972 Musical Goat Shorty Perry/Winston Grennan 1972 Multiplication Thoroughbreds 1973 Space Flight I Roy 1973 People Got to Be Free Denzil Dennis 1973 Harry Hippie Neville Grant 1973 Feeling High 'The Pioneers' 1973 Reggae Fever 'The Pioneers' 1974 Pass It On The Henneseys (i.e., Pioneers) 1974 Duppy Gunman Ernie Smith 1974 Atlantic One Ansel Collins 1974 A Noh Me Trouble You The Willows 1974 I Am Gone + dub Derrick & Hortense 1974 Arise Selassie I Arise Freddie McKay 1974 Nothing Is Impossible The Interns 1975 Saturday Night Special Michael Dyke 1975 Just Be Jolly U Roy 1975 Natty Dread Don't Cry Tapper Zukie 1975 Scorpion Dub Nora Dean All Stars 1976 Niah Dread Lester Lewis 1976 A Weh We A Go Do Eric Donaldson 1977 I Love Lamb's Bread Linval Thompson 1978 Tubby at the Controls Big Joe 1978
Big: According to Discogs —
UK reggae label and a subsidiary of Trojan Records initiated for productions from Rupie Edwards. Active between 1970 and 1972 and released a total of about 35 releases on 7″.
Go to a Party + Mother Cuba The Meditators 1970 Everytime The Itals 1970 Staccato Ansel Collins 1970 Music Alone Shall Live Rupie Edwards 1970 Dip Dip + Too Much The Slickers 1970 Ain't Misbehavin' Joe White 1970 Burning Fire + Version Joe Higgs 1971 Uncle Charlie U Roy 1971 Behold Another Version Rupie Edwards All Stars 1971 You Must Believe Me Niney & Dennis Alcapone 1971 Brain Wash Conscious Minds 1971 Soulful Stew #1 & #2 Rupie Edwards All Stars 1971 Weary Version 3 Glen Adams 1971 Love Version All Stars (U Roy w/ The Uniques) 1971 Deep Meditation Eroll Dunkley 1971 Girl You're Too Young The Diamonds 1971 Papacito Hugh Roy Jr. 1971 Solid As a Rock & Version The Ethiopians 1972 Three Tops Time Dion & The Three Tops 1972 Eternal Drums Bongo Herman & Les 1972 Jimmy As Job Card Rupie Edwards All Stars 1972 Riot Rupie Edwards All Stars 1972 I Want Justice + Version B.B. Seaton 1972 Christmas Parade Rupie Edwards 1972 Santa Underground People 1972
Big Shot: According to Discogs —
Originally a subsidiary of Island Records in 1968, Big Shot was absorbed into the Trojan Records group when it spun off from Island that same year, and became one of Trojan’s top secondary subsidiary labels, particularly thanks to its consistent output of material from controversial artist Judge Dread.
Zero to 180 notes the variety of producers whose recordings were issued on Big Shot: George ‘Clive’ Tennors, Ken Khouri, Paul Khouri, Derrick Harriott, Bunny Lee, Niney, Sonia Pottinger, Herman Chin-Loy, Eric Barnett, Alvin ‘GG’ Ranglin, Des and Webster, Les Foster, Winston Riley, Rad Bryan, Lloyd Daley, Hugh Madden, Glen Brown, Lloyd’s TV & Radio, Lloyd Charmers, and Lloyd & Glen, among others.
*Bonus moon landing calypso – “Round and Round the Moon” by Amor Vivi
“Round and Round the Moon” Amor Vivi 1969
Donkey Trot Clive All Stars 1968 Something About My Man The Gaylets 1968 Chattie Chattie/Magic Touch Junior Soul 1969 Bumble Bee The Crystalites 1969 Shower of Rain Derrick Morgan 1969 Forest Gate Rock Lester Sterling 1969 Rock, Rock and Cry Raving Ravers 1969 Kiss a Finger The Kingstonians 1969 Been So Long Derrick Harriott 1969 He Is Back Monty Morris 1969 How Strong My Love Is The Gaylettes 1969 My Baby The Tennors 1969 Cool Hand Luke Cannon Ball & Johnny Melody 1969 By-Ooh-Paooh-Pa-Pa-Ya Eddie Lovette 1969 Hound Dog Special Val Bennett 1969 Windy Pt. 1 The Saints 1969 Old Man Dead Vern and Alvin 1969 Nice Nice The Kingstonians 1969 Do It Nice Les Foster 1969 Son of Reggae Sylvan Williams 1969 Mother Nature The Escorts 1970 He Who Keepeth His Mouth The Techniques 1970 Darkness Boris Gardner 1970 Watch This Music Boris Gardner & the Love People 1970 Queen of the World Version The Prophets 1970 Jaco The Prophets 1970 Bet Yer Life I Do Billy Jack 1970 Freedom Sound Lloyd Sievright & Barry Howard 1970 He Is Not a Rebel The Ethiopians 1971 El Fishy Herman's All Stars 1971 Thunder and Lightning The Observers 1971 Hard Fighter Little Roy 1971 Psalms 9 to Keep in Mind Tommy McCook & the Observers 1971 Message to the Ungodly Niney & the Observers 1971 Free Man Boy Friday 1971 Keep Pushing + Hot Tip The Observers 1971 I'll Be Right There Rad Bryan 1971 Nyah Festival Matador 1971 Know Your Friend + Version Sketto 1971 A Sometime Girl The Cables 1971 I Need Someone The Ethiopians 1971 Rebel The God Sons 1972 Hiding by the Riverside Niney & the Observers 1972 Night Food Reggae Nora Dean 1972 Dr. Spock + Joe Kidd The Vulcans 1972 Housewives Choice Derrick & Hortense 1973 Mind the Doors Judge Dread 1973 Sound Track La La La Tony's All Stars 1973 Stop Baby Version The Gaytones 1973 White Rum + Jam Dung Lloyd Charmers 1973 You Can't Get Kingston Four Combo 1974 Mama Dee The Starlites 1974 UNRELEASED: "Jill's on the Pill" + "Pill Control" by Glen & Ken '74
Black Swan: According to Discogs —
Releases prefixed with WI or WIP are released as subsidiary of Island UK, while those prefixed with BW are released as subsidiary of Trojan.
Limited run of releases from 1970-1971 by Trojan/B&C from 1970-1971 under the “shared” Black Swan banner — all of them listed below:
Young Satch "Bonga Bonga" b/w The Boys "Ramba" 1970 Selwyn Baptiste "Mo' Bay" b/w Reco's All Stars "Going West" 1970 The Low Bites "I Got It" b/w The Low Bites "I Got It Version" 1971 The Itals "Dawn Patrol" b/w The Itals "Whisky Bonga" 1971 Lloyd Clarke "Love You the Most" b/w The Low Bites "Version" 1971 Lee Bogel "Tomorrow's Dreams" b/w Swans "Hot Pants Reggae" 1971 The Itals "Judgement Rock" b/w The Itals "Night West" 1971 Laurel Aitken "Hell Below" b/w Laurel Aitken "Bit o' Loving" 1971 Ruby & Gloria "Talk to Me" b/w Lloyd's All Stars "Version" 1971 Rad Bryan "Girl You Rock My Soul" b/w Rad Bryan "Version" 1971
Blue Cat: According to Discogs —
Blue Cat Records (UK) was a subsidiary label of Trojan Records. Around 70 records were released on the label between 1968 and 1969, with a variety of early reggae and rocksteady releases from artists such as The Pioneers, The Untouchables, and The Maytones.
Zero to 180 notes the various producers who were represented on Blue Cat, including Dermot Lynch, Joe Gibbs, Charles Reid, Coxson Dodd, Clancy Collins, Charles Ross, Enos McLeod, Alvin ‘GG’ Ranglin, Nehemiah Reid, and others.
Hot Shot Dermot Lynch 1968 I'm Moving On Keith Blake 1968 Whip Them The Pioneers 1968 Get Right + If I Did Look The Wriggers 1968 Wise Message Rico's All-Stars 1968 Seven Letters Winston Jarrett's Righteous Homes 1968 The Train Roy & the Duke All Stars 1968 Bye Bye Baby Zoot Sims 1968 Good Girl Ed Nangle 1968 You're Gonna Lose The Octaves 1968 Echo (Feel Like Crying) Dermott Lynch 1968 Always + Big Man The Grey Brothers 1968 The Fiddler Leyroy Reid 1968 Last Dance Thrillers 1968 Unworthy Baby Delta Cats 1968 Way of Life Glen(n) Brown with Joe & Trevor 1968 Intensified Girls Andersons All Stars 1968 La La Bam-Ba Enos & Sheila 1968 Your Love Untouchables 1968 I Know a Place Dee Set 1969 I Dangerous Roy Bennett 1969 Billy Goat The Maytones 1968 ZZ Beat Rico & the Rhythm Aces 1968 Out of the Fire Lloyd & Devon 1969 Loving Reggae The Maytones 1969 Frying Pan The Slickers 1969 Dip it Up The Sparkers 1969 Song of the Year The Sparkers 1969 Israel The Sparkers 1969 What a Sin Thing Devon & Cedric (The Tartans) 1969 Rhythm-In Rico Rodriguez 1969 Me Want Man Maxie Romeo 1969 Love The Maytones 1969 Everybody Reggae Vern and Alvin 1969 Magnificent Seven Winston Wright & the Soul Kings 1969 I Need Your Loving The Concords 1969 Strange Bobby Dobson 1969 World Come to an End Gladstone and Followers 1969 D.D. Money The Maytones 1969
Bread: According to Discogs —
UK reggae label launched by Trojan in 1970 as a subsidiary label for Jackie Edwards and his productions. Almost halfway through Bread’s 20-issue existence, Jackie’s output seemed have been switched to Trojan Records and Horse, with other producers taking over the Bread label [such as Lee Perry, Clancy Eccles, Alvin ‘GG’ Ranglin, and Bunny Lee].
I Need Your Love Gene Laro 1970 Tell Me Why You Say Goodbye Bobby Foster 1970 Yes I Will Victor Scott 1970 Your Eyes Are Dreaming Jackie Edwards 1970 Cum-Ba-Laa Jackie's Boys 1971 Johnny Gunman Version Jackie's Boys 1971 Don't Stop Danny Ray 1972 Bewildered Count Prince Miller 1972 Station Underground News Lee Perry 1973 Better Days Carltons [Carlton & the Shoes] 1973 Close Observation Tyrone Taylor 1973 Pay for the Wicked/Version The Untouchables 1973 People Are Changing/Dubwise The Maytones 1973 You Need Love Billy Dyce & Millions 1973 Mama + Man a Walk and Talk Nora Dean 1973 Just Enough David Isaacs 1973 I'm Not Home Derrick Morgan 1973 Don't Try to Use Me Horace Andy 1973 Musical Liquidator Dennis Alcapone 1973
Clandisc: According to Discogs —
Clancy Eccles label. Established by Trojan Records in 1969 as the UK counterpart to Clancy Eccles back-a-yard operation in Jamaica.
Clandisc ground to a halt early in 1972, and Clancy Eccles seemed to disappear from the recording scene.
Who Yea King Stitt 1969 The World Needs Loving Clancy Eccles 1969 On the Street King Stitt 1969 Rub it Down Barrington Sadler 1969 Beat Dance Clancy Eccles 1969 Don't Mind Me Higgs & Wilson 1970 Lion The Dynamites 1970 Again Higgs & Wilson 1970 Conversation + Version Cynthia Richards 1970 Promises Cynthia Richards 1970 Black Beret Clancy Eccles & the Dynamites 1970 Skank Me Clancy Eccles & the Dynamites 1970 Africa Pt. 1 + Pt. 2 Clancy Eccles & the Dynamites 1970 False Niah Barry & the Affections 1970 Sounds of '70 King Stitt & the Dynamites 1970 Zion The Westmorlites 1970 Pop it Up The Dynamites 1970 Dance Beat Clancy and Stitt 1970 Unite Tonight + Uncle Joe Clancy Eccles 1970 Swanee River Baugh All Stars 1970 King of Kings King Stitt 1970 Reggaedelic The Dynamites 1970 Kingston Town Lord Creator 1970 Sweet Jamaica Clancy Eccles 1971 Going Up West The Dynamites 1971 Teardrops Will Fall The Silvertones 1971 John Crow Skank Clancy's Dynamites (& Unnamed DJ) 1971 Hello Mother The Dynamites 1971 Don't Call Me ... The Soul Twins 1972 Joe Louis The Dynamites 1972
Downtown: According to Discogs —
A subsidary label of Trojan Records, set up exclusively for Dandy (Robert Livingstone Thompson) soon after Trojan was formed, in the summer of 1968. Dandy’s session outfits included The Brother Dan All Stars, The Israelites and The Music Doctors, the line-ups of which were ever-changing, while featuring vocalists were Desmond Riley, Lyndon Johns, Tony Tribe and Gene Rondo (also known as Winston Laro).
Zero to 180 notes that by 1972, Downtown would showcase the work of other producers, including Kenneth Wilson, Derrick Harriott, Lee Perry, Bunny Lee, ‘Prince’ Tony Robinson, Alvin ‘GG’ Ranglin, Gussie Clarke, Glen Brown, Clancy Eccles, and Byron Lee, among others.
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Move Mule + Reggae Me This Dandy 1968 Dream Denzil and Pat 1968 Cool Hand Luke Brother Dan All Stars 1968 Copy Your Rhythm Dandy 1968 Sweet Chariot [Dandy &] The Dreamers 1969 You Don't Care Audrey with Dandy 1969 Moma Moma The Israelites 1969 Shoot Them Amigo Brother Dan All Stars 1969 Rock Steady Gone Dandy 1969 Quando Quando Rico & the Rudies 1969 The Untouchables Sonny Bins & The Rudies 1969 Lovers' Question Gene Rondo 1969 Night Train The Rudies 1969 Everybody Feel Good Downtown/Brother Dan All Stars 1969 Train from Vietnam Freddie Notes & The Rudies 1969 Near East The Rudies 1969 Tear Them Desmond Riley 1969 Chucka Beat Dandy & the Israelites 1969 Be Natural Be Proud Dandy 1969 If I Had Wings Desmond Riley 1969 Love Is All You Need Dandy 1969 Give You All the Love I Got Tony Tribe 1969 Boss Sound Dessie and John 1969 Burial of Longshot Pt. 1 & 2 Prince of Darkness / George Lee 1969 Song Bird Lyndon Johns 1969 Ghost Rider Musical Doctors 1969 Pop Your Corn Audrey 1969 Going Strong Music Doctors 1970 Won't You Come Home Dandy & Audrey 1970 First Note Dandy 1970 Morning Side of the Mountain Dandy & Audrey 1970 Take It Easy The Megatons 1970 Grindin' Axe Music Doctors 1970 Standing Up for the Sound Dennis Lowe 1970 Old Man Trouble Owen & Dennis 1970 Version Girl Boy Friday 1970 The Pliers Music Doctors 1971 El Raunchy Boy Friday 1971 Only the Strong Survive Dave Barker 1971 B Side The Conthos 1971 Every Man Dandy 1971 Give Me Some More The Studio Sound 1972 Herb Tree Family Man 1972 Meet the Boss Sir Harry 1972 Swinging Along Dennis Alcapone 1972 Drum and Bass Version Augustus Pablo & the Crystalites 1973 Black IPA + IPA Skank The Upsetters 1973 Rasta Want Peace The Aggrovators 1973 You're a Wanted Man The Starlites 1973 Blackman Time I Roy 1973 Uptown Rock Sir Harry 1973 Sunshine Showdown The Upsetters 1973 What Did You Say + Version Dennis Alcapone/Prince Tony Band 1973 Meaning of One Prince Jazzbo 1973 Rastafari Ruler The (Soul) Twins 1973 Mid East Rock Dillinger & the Upsetters 1973 Sugar Plum Bellfield 1973 Love of Jah Jah Children Millions 1973 Dedicated to Illiteracy Dub G.G. All Stars 1973 Live and Learn I Roy 1973 Don't Blame the Man Derrick Morgan 1973
Duke: According to Discogs —
UK reggae / ska label, active from 1968 until late in 1973 when Trojan Records didn’t need the label any longer. Originally initiated to handle output from Arthur “Duke” Reid. Also, label issued Joe Mansano production with ‘blue’ Joe labels and ‘DU’ catalog numbers. Later, label got separate catalog numbers with ‘JRS’ prefix and brown/yellow design.
Zero to 180 adds this observation:
Plenty of producers showcased on this imprint besides Duke Reid: JJ Johnson, Harry J, Joe Gibbs, Lynford Anderson, Hot Rod, Winston Lowe, Clancy Eccles, George ‘Clive’ Tennors, Byron Lee, Bart Sanfilipo, Herman Chin-Loy, Sir Collins, Maurice ‘Blacka Morwell’ Wellington, Rupie Edwards, Lloyd Charmers, Bruce Anthony, Alvin ‘GG’ Ranglin, Lee Perry, Keith Hudson, Pat Rhoden, Glen Brown, Neville Willoughby, Phil Pratt, Lloyd Daley, Sonia Pottinger, Vincent ‘Randy’ Chin, Hugh Madden, Dennis Bovell, Gussie Clarke, Bunny Lee, and Whistling Willie, among others.
One Dollar of Music JJ All Stars 1968 Happy Time Herbie Carter 1968 Smashville The Boys 1968 Cuss Cuss Lloyd Robinson 1968 Penny Reel + Soul Tonic Whistling Willie 1968 Reggae Dance Owen Gray 1969 Soul Pipe + Overproof King Cannon 1969 Personality Tommy McCook & the Supersonics 1969 Home Without You The Beltones 1969 Freedom Sound The Afrotones 1969 Suffering Stink Band of Mercy and Salvation 1969 The Bold One Boris Gardiner 1969 What Am I to Do The Techniques 1969 5 to 5 Lloyd Charmers 1969 Come See About Me Soul Stirrers 1969 Hear Ya Scorchers 1969 Live Life The Vibrators 1969 Glad You're Living Stranger Cole 1969 Never Gonna Give You Up The Royals 1969 John Public The Dynamites 1969 I Don't Care Clancy & the Dynamites 1969 Mother Hen Harmonisers 1969 Seven Lonely Days Owen Gray 1969 Last Laugh Lloyd Chalmers 1969 Come Look Here Silvertones 1969 Dream Baby Anonymously Yours 1969 Soul Serenade/Bond in Bliss Byron Lee & the Dragonaires 1969 Black Panther Sir Collins & Black Diamonds 1969 It's Love The Dials 1969 Pair of Wings Sir Collins & the Earthquakes 1969 Simmering The Earthquakes 1969 You Were to Be The Gladiators 1969 Lick a Pop Hot Rod All Stars 1970 Where Were You When the ... The Techniques 1970 Neck Tie Winston Wright & JJ All Stars 1970 Poppy Cock Winston Wright & JJ All Stars 1970 This World and Me Carl Dawkins 1970 Paint Your Wagon + Organ Man The Setters 1970 Cayso [poss Calypso?] Reggae Hot Rod All Stars 1970 Drink Milk John Holt 1970 It's a Shame Al T. Joe 1970 Poppy Show + Pop a Top (# 2) Andy Capp 1970 Funkey Reggae Dave Barker 1970 I Love You My Baby The Supersonics' [Versatiles] 1970 The Rooster Tommy McCook & the Supersonics 1970 Walk Through This World Phyllis Dillon 1970 Open Jaw = Mix 1 + Mix 2 Tommy McCook & the Supersonics 1970 Key to the City Tommy McCook & the Supersonics 1970 Give It to Me Dorothy Reid 1970 Feel Alright Pyramids 1970 Wreck It Up + Dynamic Groove Good Guys 1970 Happiness + Latissimo Good Guys 1970 Hard on Me Tommy Cowan & Jamaicans 1970 Going in Circles Bobby Blue 1970 Colour Him Father Lloyd Charmers 1970 You Can't Wine Kingstonians 1970 Bee Sting Rupie Edwards All Stars 1970 Cashbox Byron Lee & the Dragonaires 1970 Cloud Burst Hippy Boys 1970 Message from a Black Man Lloyd Charmers 1970 Get Together Carl Dawkins 1970 Installment Plan Family Man 1970 Come Along + Try to Be Happy Clarendonians 1970 Coolie Man The Cambodians 1970 Love I Tender Hugh Roy 1970 Donkey Sank Delroy & The Tennors 1971 To the Fields Herman 1971 Rim Bim Bam + Version The Ethiopians 1971 Judgement Rock The Tillermen 1971 Poop-a-Poom Byron Lee & the Dragonaires 1971 Silhouette + That Did It Winston Wright 1971 Babylon a Fall Maytones 1971 Put it Good The Bleechers 1971 Bend Down Ernie Smith 1971 What Are You Doing Sunday The Sensations 1971 Reggae Fields + Aquarius 2 Augustus Pablo 1971 Mixing The Cables w/ In Crowd Band 1971 Lion's Den + Version Kingstonians w/ JJ All Stars 1971 Last Call + Hot Call Sir Harry / Organ D 1972 Only Love Can Make You Smile Gaby & The Cables 1972 Mighty Melodians Pt. 1 & 2 The Melodians 1972 The Sky's the Limit Dennis Alcapone 1972 Rebel Train Djago 1972 Soup + Version JJ All Stars 1972 Apples to Apples Sir Harry 1972 Live it Up U Roy Jr 1972 Baby Don't Do It Dennis Brown 1972 What About the Half/Version Dennis Brown 1972 Wheel and Tun Me + Hey Mama Whistling Willie 1972 Boat to Progress Richard & Glen 1972 I Forgot to Be Your Lover Denzil Dennis 1972 Last Dance + Be the One The Heptones 1972 Reggae Limbo Keith Hudson All Stars 1972 Satan Side + Evil Spirit Keith Hudson / Don D. Jr. 1972 Wedding March Roy Bailey 1972 Vision Al T. Joe 1972 In My Bed + Headquarters Chenley Duffus / Dillinger 1973 Rastaman Going Back Home Flowers and Alvin 1973 Barble Dove Skank Little Youth 1973 Africa Wants Us All/Version Allan King 1973 Wipe Them Out + Go Back Home Matumbi 1973 Murmuring + Version The Millions 1973 Higher the Mountain Hugh Roy & Errol Dunkley 1973 Shotgun Wedding + Dream Girl Cornell Campbell 1973 Heading for the Mountain Cornell Campbell 1973 Black Birds Singing + Always Roslyn Sweat & The Paragons 1973 Love Is a Treasure Lizzy 1973 Beef Sticker + Ten Command's Fud and Del / Prince Heron 1973
Duke Reid: According to Discogs —
Duke Reid, a subsidiary of Trojan Records, was a UK reggae label active from 1970 until 1972, issuing Duke Reid / Treasure Isle Productions exclusively.
What Does It Take to Win Alton Ellis 1970 Reggae Meringue Tommy McCook 1970 The Village Tommy McCook 1970 Write Her a Letter John Holt 1970 Sugar Pantie + Ballafire Tommy McCook & the Supersonics 1970 Dynamite Tommy McCook Quintet 1970 Hide and Seek Winston Wright 1970 Soldier Man Tommy McCook 1970 This Is Me + Skavoovie Dorothy Reid 1970 Big Boy and Teacher Hugh Roy 1970 Ay Ay Ay Nora Dean 1970 Say Me Say + I Want It Justin Hines 1970 You've Made Me Very Happy Alton Ellis 1970 The Ball Earl Lindo 1970 Rock Away Tommy McCook Quintet 1970 Nehru Tommy McCook 1970 Super Soul Tommy McCook 1971 Wailing Tommy McCook 1971 True True + On the Beach Hugh Roy w/ The Supersonics 1971 Do It Right Hugh Roy 1971 Rock to the Beat Dennis Alcapone 1972 Jimmy Brown Ken Parker 1972 Hurt + Version Duke Reid All Stars 1972 Guess I This Riddle/Version Eddie Ford 1973 You're the One I Love Dorothy Russell 1973
Dynamic: Says the book —
This Trojan subsidiary dealt with releases from Byron Lee‘s Dynamic Studio (formerly WIRL, or West Indies Records Limited) and spanned some 55 releases between 1970 and 1972. Aside from Lee’s productions, Dynamic also put out material from a variety of other producers recording at Dynamic at the time, most notably Syd Bucknor, Lee Perry, Bunny Lee, and Tommy Cowan.
Adds Zero to 180:
Other producers include Max Romeo, Barry Biggs, S. Francisco, J. Franscique, Eric Donaldson, Neville Willoughby, Neville Hinds, Comic Strip, Winston Wallace, Jimmy Sinclair, C. Wilks, and Geoffrey Chung, among others.
Out of Time Henry III w/ Hubcap & Wheels 1970 Come Dance The Viceroys 1970 Commanding Wife The Boris Gardiner Happening 1970 Hitching a Ride + Version Al T. Joe 1971 Saucy Hor(n) Roland Al(ph)onso 1971 Thinking of You + Each Teach Blues Busters 1971 My Sweet Lord Byron Lee & the Dragonaires 1971 Love Uprising + My Love For U The Jamaicans 1971 Hallelujah + Trying to Reach Ken Boothe 1971 Never Gonna Give You Up + Dub The West Indians 1971 Way Back Home Byron Lee & the Dragonaires 1971 Forgive Me Jo Spencer 1971 Mary + Version The Jamaicans 1971 You Don't Know The Dingles 1971 Rich Man Poor Man The Cables 1971 Sir Charmers Special Eric Donaldson 1971 Buggy and Horse Roland Alphonso & Denzil Laing 1971 Ripe Cherry + Version Dennis Alcapone 1971 Bam-Sa-Bo + Version Winston Heywood & the Hombres 1971 Just Can't (Happen This Way) Eric Donaldson 1971 Carry That Weight Dobby Dobson 1971 Alcapone Guns Don't Bark Dennis Alcapone 1971 Just a Dream + Send Me Loving Slim Smith 1972 Oh What a Price + Prisoners Al T. Joe 1972 I'm Indebted to You Eric Donaldson 1972 Pharaoh Hiding Junior Byles 1972 Hail to Power The Upsetters 1972 Geraldine Tommy (Cowan) 1972 Man No Dead KC White 1972 Go Johnny Go Dennis Alcapone 1972 Come Together + Version Hopeton Lewis (& Upsetters) 1972 Everybody Needs Help + Version Derrick Morgan 1972 Miserable Woman Eric Donaldson 1972 Kenyata + Version Joe White 1972 Stop the War + Version Winston Heywood & the Hombres 1972 Are You Sure + Version The Jamaicans 1972 Throw Away Your Gun Busty Brown & the Warners 1972 We Love Jamaica Max Romeo 1972 Blue Boot + Version Eric Donaldson 1972 Festival Wise + Part 2 U Roy 1972 (Last Night) Didn't Get Sleep Chris Leon 1972 Peace in Jamaica + Version Shenley Duffus & Soul Avengers 1972 Little Did You Know Eric Donaldson 1972 Talk About Love Adina Edwards 1972 Life the Highest + Recarnate Tesfa McDonald 1972 Sunshine Love The Jamaicans 1972 Seek and You'll Find + Version Winston Heywood & the Hombres 1972 Dynamic 100 Series [1976-1979] Play All Night The Dynamites 1976 Dragon Dance + Obeah Wedding Mighty Sparrow 1976 Rasta Pickney + Version The Eagles 1976 Roots Food Ansel Scandal 1976 Discipline Prophets 1976 Keep on Riding + Am I Crying Eric Donaldson 1976 Bag-a-Wire + Version Carl Dobson + Maurice Lindsey 1976 I Am Going to a Place Hubert and Len 1976 Hang the Front Door Key + V Neville 1976 Hold It Daddy Ridley Cohen 1976 Way You Do the Things You Do Eric Donaldson 1976 Let's Live Together Hubert Lobban 1976 Six Million Dollar Man Byron Lee & the Dragonaires 1976 Keep on Doing It Blues Busters 1976 Breaking Up Faith 1976 Truth Has Come Again Jacob Miller 1977 More Love + The Price Eric Donaldson 1977 St. Jago De La Vega The Slickers 1977 Sweet Jamaica + Version Eric Donaldson 1977 Beggy Beggy Licky Licky + V The Prophets 1977 J.A.M.A.I.C.A. + Dub The Cables 1977 A Fifth of Beethoven Byron Lee & the Dragonaires 1977 Kunta Kinte the Dread Jah Ruby 1977 Let It Happen Now Junior Thompson 1977 I've Caught You The Rifles 1977 Time Has Come + Dub The Slickers 1977 Land of My Birth Eric Donaldson 1978 You Just Can't Hide + Pt. II Morvin Brooks 1978 Look What You've Done Eric Donaldson 1978 What's Your Sign Girl Barry Biggs 1979
Explosion: According to Discogs —
British reggae label started in 1969 and released about 90 vinyl 7″ singles until it’s end in 1974.
Zero to 180 adds this note:
A multitude of producers spinning the dials on these 45 tracks: ,Lloyd Charmers, Derrick Harriott, Alvin ‘GG’ Ranglin, Rupie Edwards, Keith Hudson, Laurel Aitken, Nat Cole, Harry Mudie, Neville Willoughby, La-Fud-Del, Herman Chin-Loy, Sir JJ, Vincent Chin, Lloyd Daley, Lloyd’s Radio & TV, Bunny Lee, Pat Rhoden, Federal, Bush, Sonny Roberts, Lee Perry, Harry J, Duke Reid, and Randy’s, et al.
Zylon Lloyd Charmers 1969 Dr. Who Pt. 1 & 2 Dr. Who 1969 Barefoot Brigade + Slippery Winston Wright & Crystalites 1969 Bag-a-Wire The Crystalites 1969 The Emperor The Crystalites 1969 Cecilia Blues Busters 1970 Love at First Sight Rupie Edwards 1970 Vengeance The Hippy Boys 1970 Another Festival + Happy Time The Maytones 1970 Ready Talk + Something About U Lloyd Charmers 1970 Ring the Bell Trevor and Keith 1970 Whisper a Little Prayer 'Hugh Roy' (Audley Rollins) 1970 Rain a Fall (Kum Ba Yah) 'Hugh Roy' (Merlene Webber) 1970 All Kinds of Everything Wayne Howard 1970 Goody Goody + Lemi Li Rudy Mills 1970 Tighten Up Your Gird + Sky Keith and Tex 1970 She's Gone + Old Old Song Tinga and Ernie 1970 The Bad (Ver. 1) The Crystalites 1970 Flight 404 Winston Wright 1970 Funny Man The Maytones 1970 Sentimental Reason The Maytones 1970 This Kind of Life The Maytones 1970 Funny Girl Winston Wright 1970 Higher Than the Highest Mt. Monty Morris 1970 Musical Shot G.G. All Stars 1970 Funky Monkey Pt. 1 & 2 Dice the Boss 1970 Real Colley Dice and Cummie 1970 Gold on Your Dress 'G.G. All Stars' (The Slickers) 1970 In the Summertime Billy Jack (Winston Groovy) 1970 Apollo Moon Rock Nat Cole 1970 African Melody + Serious G.G. All Stars 1970 Too Late Joel Marvin 1970 Ten Steps to Soul Jo Jo Bennett/Mudie All Stars 1970 Ganga Plane + Deep River G.G. All Stars 1970 Big Five The Charmers 1970 Full Moon Rupie Edwards 1970 Sweet Back + Music Talk The Charmers 1970 Blue Moon Guts McGeorge 1970 Revelation Version + Marka 'Hugh Roy' (Dennis Alcapone) 1970 California Dreaming Hugh Roberts 1970 Starvation The Ethiopians 1971 I Love Jamaica Neville Willoughby 1971 Life Is Rough Shout 1971 Make It Great Carl Dawkins 1971 Delivered Neville Hinds 1971 Musical Shower Tony Bins 1971 Ever Strong Tony & the Charmers 1971 Born to Lose Joy & Lloyd 1971 Never Fall in Love + Jet 747 Glen Adams 1971 Uganda Herman (Chin-Loy) 1971 I Feel Good + Version Carl Dawkins 1971 Raindrops Keith w/ Impact All-Stars 1971 Going in Circles Lloyd Charmers 1971 Reggae in Wonderland Lloyd Charmers 1971 Girl Ken Lazarus 1971 Bounce Me Johnny + Version The Slickers 1972 Repatriation Version Hugh Roy Jr. 1972 Samba Gal England Cook 1972 Don't Do Wrong Carl Dawkins 1972 Long Long Road + Version Milton Hamilton & the Classics 1972 Killer Passing Through The Swans 1972 Memories of Love The Orbitones 1972 Forward Up + Version The Stingers 1972 Brown Girl/Half Way Tree Rock The Maytones/Shorty Perry 1972 Doctor Seaton The Aggrovators 1972 Sprinkle Water + Howdy & Tenky Shorty Perry/Flowers & Alvin 1972 Let Me Down Easy + Version Derrick Harriott 1972 Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep The Jay Boys 1972 Stand Up and Fight Slim Smith 1973 Weather Report + Version The Tennors 1973 I'll Never Find Another You Jimmy London 1973 My Island Paulette Williams 1973 Sonia Paris Connection 1973 Nose for Trouble Winston Groovy 1973 Single Girl Barbara Thompson 1974 Every Rasta Is a Star Johnny Clarke 1974 The Man Who Sold the World Wally Brothers 1974
Gayfeet: According to Discogs —
UK counterpart to Sonia Pottinger‘s Jamaican imprint Gay Feet [2 words].
Fatty + Landlord Bim & Bam 1969 Don't Work Out + Ki-Salaboca Joe White/Baba Brooks 1969 Get to Phoenix + Lover Boy Lou Sparks/Roland Alphonso 1969 Little Donkey + Hope and Joy Lou and Maxine/Lou Sparkes 1970 Jennifer + Slipping Junior Soul 1970 You're Not My Kind + Version Naomi w/ The Gaytones 1970 We Will Make Love + Sticker Lou Sparkes/Roland & Gaytones 1970 Medicine Doctor + Facts o Life Big Youth 1973 Emergency Call + Version Judy Mowatt [prod. S Crooks] 1973 You Make Me Cry + Version Winston Jones 1973 Baby Just Cares + Me No Horn Cornell Campbell [prod. B Lee] 1973 Hard Feeling + Regular Style Hugh Roy [prod. A Ranglin] 1973
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