VA - The Treasure Isle Story - The Soul Of Jamaica [2017] (4 x CD's)

SOUL OF JAMAICA

VA - The Treasure Isle Story - The Soul Of Jamaica [2017] (4 x CD's)

One of the greatest producers of the early Blue Beat, Ska, and Rocksteady era, Duke Reid established Trojan sound systems to play records which eventually led him to establish a studio and discover some of the greatest acts in Jamaica in the late 50's and 60's. Four CDs with a whole disc of rare and hard to find music. If you love early reggae and Jamaican music, this is the only way to access and learn about the great Duke Reid's epic production work with some of the best artists of Jamaica.  This is a fantastic collection of Treasure Isle classics and a few less well-known beauties. Each CD showcasing the breadth of sub-genres that encompass this label. If you don't have any of the Treasure Isle CD's this is a must. If you have other compilations, I doubt you'll have all that is on offer here. 

As a long-time adherent of Jamaican ska and its various tributaries, one thing had somehow never struck me until I perused the track-listing here. Turns out many of my favourite songs were actually Treasure Isle productions. There's not much point extolling the many virtues of the tracks laid down here for our delight and delectation as if you're browsing this, you're likely to already know and love the stuff. Suffice it to say there's barely a duff one amongst 'em. If you are looking to explore the genre for the first time, then this could be a very good place to start. (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1 Feel So Fine, The Mento, Shuffle & Ska Years

01 Lord Power & Calypso Quintet Penny Reel '58 3:01

02 Jiving Juniors With Duke Reid & His Group Lollipop Girl '58 2:20

03 Laurel Aitken With Ken Richards & His Harmonisers Judgement Day '60 2:53

04 Monty & Roy With Drumbago's Orchestra In and Out the Window '61 2:08

05 Derrick & Patsy With Drumbago's Band Feel So Fine '61 2:42

06 Baba Brooks & His Band River Bank '63 2:07

07 Stranger Cole With Duke Reid's Band Rough and Tough '63 3:00

08 Baba Brooks Orchestra Watermelon Man '63 2:50

09 Stranger & Patsy With Baba Brooks & His Group You Call My Name '63 3:16

10 Baba Brooks Orchestra Musical Communication '63 3:01

11 Eric Morris & the Baba Brooks Band Solomon a Gundy '64 2:38

12 Margarita With the Baba Brooks Band Woman a Come '64 3:11

13 Stranger & Patsy With the Baba Brooks Band Yeah Yeah Baby '64 2:57

14 Don Drummond & the Skatalites Eastern Standard Time '64 3:14

15 Justin Hinds & the Dominoes Carry Go Bring Come '64 2:45

16 Don Drummond & the Skatalites Garden of Love '64 3:02

17 Owen & Leon Silveras With Tommy McCook & the Skatalites The Fits is on Me '64 2:13

18 Joe White With Tommy McCook & the Skatelites Down Town Gal '64 2:10

19 Don Drummond & the Skatalites Street Corner '64 3:02

20 Justin Hinds & the Dominoes Rub Up, Push Up '65 2:49

21 Skatalites Ft Don Drummond Occupation '65 3:01

22 Melodies & the Skatalites Vacation '65 2:16

23 Skatalites Latin Goes Ska '65 3:01

24 Techniques Little Did You Know '65 2:35

25 Derrick Morgan Don't Call Me Daddy '65 2:33

26 Alton Ellis & the Flames Dance Crasher '65 2:40

27 Don Drummond & the Tommy McCook Band Lucky Seven '65 2:52

28 Justin Hinds & the Dominoes Try Me '66 2:40

CD2 The Tide Is High, The Rock Steady Years

01 Alton Ellis & the Flames Girl I've Got a Date '66 2:31

02 Paragons Happy Go Lucky Girl '66 3:11

03 Alton Ellis & the Flames Cry Tough '66 2:16

04 Paragons On the Beach '67 2:37

05 Phyllis Dillon Don't Stay Away '66 2:33

06 Paragons The Tide is High '67 2:44

07 Justin Hinds & the Dominoes Save a Bread '67 2:48

08 Three Tops Do it Right '67 2:30

09 Alton Ellis & the Flames Rock Steady '67 2:40

10 Jamaicans Things You Say You Love '67 2:49

11 Paragons Only a Smile '67 2:57

12 Alton Ellis & the Flames Why Birds Follow Spring '67 2:33

13 Melodians I Will Get Along Without You '67 3:03

14 Techniques You Don't Care '67 2:40

15 Phyllis Dillon Perfidia '67 2:47

16 Melodians You Don't Need Me '67 3:09

17 Alton Ellis & the Flames Ain't That Loving You '67 2:48

18 Techniques Queen Majesty '67 3:33

19 Melodians You Have Caught Me '67 3:15

20 Jamaicans Baba Boom '67 3:21

21 Melodians Last Train to Expo '67 3:11

22 Dobby Dobson I'm a Loving Pauper '67 3:16

23 Techniques Travelling Man '68 2:33

24 Alton Ellis My Willow Tree '68 2:43

25 Techniques I Wish it Would Rain '68 2:22

26 Joya Landis Angel of the Morning '68 3:04

27 Sensations Those Guys '68 2:24

28 Ken Parker True, True, True '68 2:11

CD3 Wake The Town, Reggae Years

01 John Holt & Joya Landis I'll Be Lonely '68 2:10

02 Joya Landis Moonlight Lover '68 2:21

03 Phyllis Dillon & Hopeton Lewis Get on the Right Track '68 2:27

04 John Holt Tonight '68 2:35

05 Alton Ellis Breaking Up (Is Hard to Do) '68 2:59

06 John Holt Ali Baba '69 2:39

07 Melodians Everybody Bawling '69 2:23

08 Justin Hinds & the Dominoes Drink Milk '69 3:00

09 Dave Barker Lock Jaw '69 3:04

10 John Holt Stealing Stealing '69 2:02

11 Ken Parker I Can't Hide '70 2:24

12 Dave Barker Funky Reggae '69 2:46

13 Alton Ellis & Phyllis Dillon Remember That Sunday '70 2:36

14 U Roy Wake Up the Town '70 2:43

15 Alton Ellis What Does it Take '70 3:17

16 Hopeton Lewis Boom-Sha-Ka-Lacka '70 2:46

17 U Roy Rule the Nation '70 2:36

18 Alton Ellis You Made Me So Very Happy '70 2:55

19 U Roy & John Holt Wear You to the Ball '70 2:31

20 Phyllis Dillon One Live to Live, One Love to Give '71 2:33

21 Hopeton Lewis & U Roy Drive Her Home '71 1:58

22 Justin Hinds & the Dominoes Botheration '71 2:12

23 John Holt Sister Big Stuff '71 2:28

24 The Ethiopians Pirate '71 2:30

25 Justin Hinds & the Dominoes Mighty Redeemer Part I '71 2:31

26 Ken Parker Help Me Make it Through the Night '71 2:31

27 Dennis Alcapone Wake Up Jamaica '73 2:34

28 Rosalyn Sweat & the Paragons Blackbird (Singing) '73 2:33

29 Pat Kelly Sunshine (On My Shoulders) '74 2:41

30 Justin Hinds & the Dominoes Sinners Where You Gonna Hide '75 3:03

CD4 From The Vaults

01 Stranger & Ken Feeling of Love 2:25

02 Baba Brooks Band Guns Fever (Original Mix - Take 2) 2:57

03 Owen & Leon Want Me Cock (Take 1) 2:19

04 Spanishtonians You Wish Me Bad (Take 6) 2:45

05 Roland Alphonso Nuclear Weapon (Original Mix) 3:00

06 The Zodiacs Wake Me, Shake Me (Take 2) 2:44

07 Alton Ellis & the Flames Honey I Love (All My Tears) 3:01

08 Lynn Taitt & the Boys Storm Warning (Take 1) 2:37

09 Silvertones My True Confession (Take 1) 2:43

10 Tommy McCook & the Supersonics Michelle 2:44

11 Justin Hinds & the Dominoes Once a Man (Alternate Version) 2:50

12 Teacher Man The Lesson 3:16

13 Joey & Group Soul Love 2:34

14 Termites Breaking Up 3:08

15 Hopeton Lewis There She Goes 1:46

16 Hopeton Lewis & Sir Lord Comic What a Situation (Aka Black Man's Time) 2:26

17 Phyllis & Hopeton Boys and Girls Reggae (Take 3) 2:13

18 Tyrone Evans Cry Little Girl, Cry 2:03

19 Silvertones Don't Run for a Hiding Place 2:35

20 Versatiles What I Have Done 2:05

21 Justin Hinds & the Dominoes Sufferation 1969 2:46

22 John Holt & the Ebonies Wooden Hearth (Alternate Version - Take 3) 2:38

23 Sensations Every Day Is A Holiday (Alternate Version) 2:32

24 Tommy McCook & the Supersonics Reggae Saints (Take 2) 3:26

25 Nora Dean Barbwire (Alternate Version) 1:44

26 Duke Reid's All Stars Chant 3:00

27 Tony & His Group Fire Fire (Take 3) 3:14

28 Phyllis Dillon Woman Of The Ghetto (Original Mix) 3:21

29 Pat Kelly I Wish it Would Rain (Rehearsal) 2:00

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