Saturday, July 25, 2026

VA - Caribbean Voyage "Alan Lomax's 1962 Field Recordings" [1997-2004] (11 x CDs)

ALAN LOMAX

VA -  Caribbean Voyage "Alan Lomax's 1962 Field Recordings" [1997-2004] (11 x CDs)

This series documents Alan Lomax’s 1962 journey through the Caribbean, a trip that produced one of the most detailed sonic portraits of the region ever assembled. Across the full run of volumes, the recordings capture local traditions at a moment when many were still rooted in community practice rather than commercial performance. The sets move from Trinidad and Tobago to Dominica, Grenada, Carriacou, St. Lucia, and beyond, each disc shaped by the voices, rhythms, and stories of the people Lomax encountered. The material is presented with minimal interference, allowing the texture of place to remain intact.

The early volumes focus on work songs, ritual pieces, and dance forms that had developed over generations. The voices are unpolished, the percussion handmade, and the performances shaped by the settings in which they were recorded. Lomax’s microphone catches the sound of open air, shifting crowds, and the natural pulse of communal music‑making. As the series progresses, the range widens. String bands, chantwells, spiritual leaders, and festival groups appear, each carrying a distinct regional identity while sharing rhythmic and melodic threads that link the islands.

Several moments stand out across the collection. The Carriacou Big Drum ceremonies reveal a deep connection between music and ancestral memory, while the Trinidadian pieces show the roots of calypso before studio polish reshaped it. The work songs from Dominica and Grenada carry a steady, unforced power, shaped by call‑and‑response patterns that speak to shared labour and shared history.

Taken as a whole, the Caribbean Voyage series forms a rare document of mid‑century Caribbean life. It preserves music that was still tied to community function, capturing voices and traditions that might otherwise have remained unheard beyond their home islands. The recordings stand as both cultural record and living soundscape, offering a clear window into a region defined by movement, memory, and rhythm. (B)


Included in this set are the following albums:

Caribbean Voyage, Brown Girl in The Ring   [1997]

Caribbean Voyage, Carriacou Calaloo   [1999]

Caribbean Voyage, Dominica, Creole Crossroads   [1999]

Caribbean Voyage, East Indian Music in the West Indies   [1999]

Caribbean Voyage, Grenada, Creole and Yoruba Voices   [2001]

Caribbean, Voyage Martinique   [2001]

Caribbean Voyage, Nevis & St. Kitts   [2002]

Caribbean Voyage, Saraca, Funerary Music of Carriacou   [1962]

Caribbean Voyage, The French Antilles   [2004]

Caribbean Voyage, Tombstone Feast ( Funerary Music of Carriacou)   [2001]

Caribbean Voyage, Trinidad, Carnival Roots   [2000]


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Track lists

Caribbean Voyage, Brown Girl in The Ring   [1997]

01 Alan Lomax - There's A Brown Girl in The Ring 1:28

02 Alan Lomax - There's A Brown Girl in The Ring 1:36

03 Alan Lomax - One, Two, Three 1:28

04 Alan Lomax - Zinglito 0:46

05 Alan Lomax - Gypsy in The Moonlight 1:12

06 Alan Lomax - Coming Down With A Bunch of Roses 1:17

07 Alan Lomax - In A Fine Castle 1:40

08 Alan Lomax - I Have A Tree in My Right Hand 1:03

09 Alan Lomax - One Spaniard Came 0:48

10 Alan Lomax - Jane and Louisa 0:53

11 Alan Lomax - Roman Soldiers 1:31

12 Alan Lomax - Sandy Girl 1:10

13 Alan Lomax - Some Like it Hot, Some Like it Cold 1:20

14 Alan Lomax - Green Gravel 0:35

15 Alan Lomax - Sammy Dead-O 1:39

16 Alan Lomax - Ring Diamond 1:01

17 Alan Lomax - Mamselle Marie, Marry The Girl One Time 2:00

18 Alan Lomax - Afouyèkè 1:09

19 Alan Lomax - Poco Le' Me 'lone 1:07

20 Alan Lomax - Miss Lucy Has Some Fine Young Ladies 1:12

21 Alan Lomax - Mister Ram Goat-O 1:04

22 Alan Lomax - Bésé Down 1:15

23 Alan Lomax - Si Si Maria 2:13

24 Alan Lomax - Down to The Carpet 1:21

25 Alan Lomax - Mosquito One 0:48

26 Alan Lomax - Early in The Morning 0:52

27 Alan Lomax - Tra La La Voumbé 1:14

28 Alan Lomax - Bonjour Ma Cousine 1:12

29 Alan Lomax - Sikola Ola Vanni 1:09

30 Alan Lomax - Dis Sòlda La 0:45

31 Alan Lomax - Ariyèl-O 1:11

32 Alan Lomax - Missy-La, Massa-La 1:45

33 Alan Lomax - Lindi Mwen La Riviè 1:06

34 Alan Lomax - Mango Ti-N 1:59

35 Alan Lomax - Yun Ti Pwayé 0:51

36 Alan Lomax - Ay Zabèl-O 1:16

37 Alan Lomax - Fiolé 1:36

38 Alan Lomax - Round and Round The Village 1:33

39 Alan Lomax - You Lie, You Lie 1:16

40 Alan Lomax - Went to Jamaica 1:22

41 Alan Lomax - Rolling Shilling 1:29

42 Alan Lomax - What Shall I Put in It? 1:08

43 Alan Lomax - Van-La 0:46

44 Alan Lomax - Mwen Leve Lindi Bon Matin 0:20

45 Alan Lomax - Éliza Kongo 1:14

46 Alan Lomax - Here We Go Loo-By-Loo 0:43

47 Alan Lomax - Drop Peter Drop 0:45

48 Alan Lomax - Who Stole The Cookie From The Cookie Jar 1:18

49 Alan Lomax - Little Sally Water 1:28

50 Alan Lomax - Walking Up The Green Grass 1:49

51 Alan Lomax - How Green You Are 1:16

52 Alan Lomax - Man O' War in The Harbor 0:46

53 Alan Lomax - Aunty Nanny Thread The Needle 1:04

54 Alan Lomax - Anne, Le' Go Me Fowl 0:28

55 Alan Lomax - A Goosie Lost His Tail 1:01

56 Alan Lomax - Something Make Me Laugh, Ha, Ha, Ha 1:30

57 Alan Lomax - Anana-O 1:55

58 Alan Lomax - Élé Misi-O 1:29

59 Alan Lomax - Meet Me on The Road 1:31

60 Alan Lomax - Vio Vio Lé 1:43

61 Alan Lomax - 'dolphus Coker 1:23

62 Alan Lomax - Mary and Martha is Bound to Wear The Crown-O 1:45


Caribbean Voyage, Carriacou Calaloo   [1999]

01 Edith Hector - I Want to Hear Somebody Pray 1:26

02 Sugar Adams - Pléwé Mwê Lidé 1:00

03 Willie Joseph - Cromanti Cudjo 1:19

04 Jemina Joseph - Anancy-O Sari Baba 1:20

05 May Fortune - Oko 4:53

06 Jemina Joseph - Temne Woman-O 4:10

07 May Fortune - Hausa Wele 2:54

08 Daniel Aikens - Blow The Man Down 1:49

09 Charlie Bristo - Le Pwezon Didan La Me 2:17

10 Canute Caliste, Sonnel Allert, Gorine Joseph, Willie Alexander - Six Figure Quadrille 1:09

11 Canute Caliste, Sonnel Allert, Gorine Joseph, Willie Alexander - Six Figure Quadrille 1:12

12 Canute Caliste, Sonnel Allert, Gorine Joseph, Willie Alexander - Six Figure Quadrille 1:02

13 Canute Caliste, Sonnel Allert, Gorine Joseph, Willie Alexander - Six Figure Quadrille 1:23

14 Canute Caliste, Sonnel Allert, Gorine Joseph, Willie Alexander - Six Figure Quadrille 1:29

15 Canute Caliste, Sonnel Allert, Gorine Joseph, Willie Alexander - Six Figure Quadrille 1:53

16 Newton Joseph - Jodi Samdi 1:51

17 Margaret Henry - For My Own Money 3:18

18 Virginia Joseph - I'm Rocking My Baby to Sleep 2:22

19 Conrad James - Wila-Wila-Wila 0:45

20 Margaret Henry - Labour Party 2:35

21 Interview - Explanation of Pass-Play 0:45

22 Sweet Honey Duncan - Vio Violé 1:49

23 Sweet Honey Duncan - Yankee Man Comin' Everyday 1:38

24 Beatrice Dick - Mary and Martha 1:47

25 Canute Caliste, Sonnel Allert, Gorine Joseph, Willie Alexander - Wila-Wila-Mena 2:33

26 Conrad James - Reel Engage 0:42

27 Canute Caliste, Sonnel Allert, Gorine Joseph, Willie Alexander - Reel Engage 2:46

28 Charlie Bristol - Long Time Ago, (Caesar Boys) 2:08

29 Unknown Female Lead Vox - Igbo Le Le 4:34

30 Joseph Jerome - One Night as I Was Walking 5:11

31 Tida Lazarus (& Chorus) - Hush Baby Hush 0:56


Caribbean Voyage, Dominica, Creole Crossroads   [1999]

01 Antonia Henry and Group - Edwad O! 1:50

02 May Elias and Group - Walker, Walker, Mwen Pedi Lajan Mwen 3:05

03 Raphael Hurtault and Group - Di Yo Pa Hele Pou Nou 1:31

04 Dixon Athanase - Dekouwe Bwa-La 1:53

05 Nicholson Alphonse and Group - Monkey Drunk, Stand Below 1:55

06 Joseph Carbon - Jou-La Maman-Mwen Ke Mo 3:33

07 Sonia Carbon and Group - If You See Maria 2:14

08 Sonia Carbon and Group - Bo Mwen Che 2:27

09 Altima Wrench and Group - A La Mort Pécheur 4:53

10 Everard Dejean and Group - Quadrille Set 1 2:00

11 Everard Dejean and Group - Quadrille Set 3 4:06

12 Seaford Simon and Group - Naje Kanot-La 4:33

13 Dixon Athanase and Group - Lamo Pa Dou 0:58

14 George Etienne and Group - Say Say Ti-Poulet-Ou Van 1:55

15 Bruna Bazil - Night, Night, Night 1:13

16 School Children - Dis Solda La 0:46

17 Everard Dejean and Group - Maman-Mwen Ba Mwen Yon Abitid 6:20

18 Manuel Charles and Group - Kwan Mwen Soti Savann Yaya 2:36

19 Everard Dejean and Group - Lancers, Part 1 1:26

20 Everard Dejean and Group - Lancers, Part 2 1:58

21 Everard Dejean and Group - Lancers, Part 5 5:02

22 Everard Dejean and Group - Lancers, Part 6 2:33

23 Rise and Shine Steelband - Send All Indians Back to India 3:29

24 School Choir - Home, Sweet Home 3:35

25 Sonia Carbon and Group - Eliza Kongo 3:51

26 Christian Beaupierre and Group - Annou Hele Houre 4:59


Caribbean Voyage, East Indian Music in the West Indies   [1999]

01 Saraswaki Prakash Group - Ramayan Chaupai 8:20

02 Seebalak - Tan Singing (Thurmi) 5:28

03 Seebalak - Tan Singing (Holi) 5:15

04 Corcoree Band - Tassa 2:32

05 [unknown] - Women's Lullaby 2:37

06 [unknown] - Sohar 3:51

07 Ram Gopaul and Somaria Rampersad - Grinding Song (Jaata Ka Geet) 2:06

08 Rookmin Beekhoand chorus - Wedding Song 1:14

09 [unknown] - Madrasi Funeral Drumming 3:56

10 [unknown] - Guadeloupe Kali Ceremony 3:21

11 Ram Gopaul - Bhajan 3:35

12 Mike Mathura - Birha 3:39

13 Raghoonath Ramdass and chowtal group - Chowtal 5:16

14 Raghoonath Ramdass and chowtal group - Interview 1:53


Caribbean Voyage, Grenada, Creole and Yoruba Voices   [2001]

01 Irene Mcqueen & Chorus - Roll, Roll, Roll and Go 1:22

02 Norris Welsh - Cassienne 1:37

03 Daniel Alexander & Chorus - Way-O, Way-O 1:47

04 Ralph George & Chorus - This is The Smoke, Fire Behind 1:44

05 Irene Mcqueen, Claude George & Chorus - Carnival Song 1:41

06 Norman Miller & Chorus - Lamize 3:07

07 Irene Mcqueen - Anto-Gwe-Gwe-No 0:30

08 Irene Mcqueen - Little Baby Cryin' 0:59

09 Alstead Mcqueen - Lemme Go My Jumby 2:57

10 Jean Glaud & Chorus - Hooray, Irena 2:18

11 Saville Greenridge & Chorus - Kango 3:35

12 John Phillip & Chorus - You Don't Know Tomorrow 1:38

13 Simpson Jeremian & Chorus - John Gone Away 1:06

14 Ralph Mitchell & George Hilde - Lundi-Mardi 1:54

15 Norris Welsh - My Love I Lost, Find Her, Away She Go 1:42

16 Norman Miller & Chorus - Work Song 2:24

17 Lena Mcqueen & Chorus - Dolly Man Roko 1:54

18 Irene Mcqueen - There's No One to Lay Mercy on Me 1:23

19 Simpson Jeremiah, Claude George & Chorus - Roule, Roule 2:01

20 Babsy Mcqueen & Chorus - Baba Ori O 2:44

21 Male Song Leader & Chorus - Ragra Ragba Ye 3:51

22 Christine Mcqueen & Chorus - Yeye Ba Beji Ro 2:53

23 Irene Mcqueen & Chorus - Bring Me Water for Lily 3:37

24 Babsy Mcqueen & Chorus - Se E Gberin O 5:00

25 Babsy Mcqueen & Chorus - Kari Wale, Ibaba O 2:56

26 Lena Mcqueen & Chorus - Ogun Maa Se Sile Wa 3:32

27 Babsy Mcqueen & Chorus - Wele, Wele 2:31

28 Babsy Mcqueen & Chorus - Yeye Oku O 3:16


Caribbean, Voyage Martinique   [2001]

01 Raoul Grivalliers and Group - Abraham Soulagé Mwen 2:38

02 Raoul Grivalliers and Group - Bélia Manmay-La 2:44

03 Raoul Grivalliers and Group - Woulé Mako 2:44

04 Raoul Grivalliers and Group - O-Merilo 3:30

05 Raoul Grivalliers and Group - Etienne 5:34

06 Raoul Grivalliers and Group - Léonar-O Plan-O 3:54

07 Augustin Gourpil and Group - Manman La Grèv Baré Mwen 1:57

08 Raoul Grivalliers and Group - Bonm Kako-La 1:17

09 Raoul Grivalliers, Augustin Gourpil, and Group - Carmelité 1:36

10 Augustin Gourpil and Group - An Nouvoté Rivé 2:33

11 Augustin Gourpil and Group - Lévé Ason Bwa 1:57

12 Raoul Grivalliers and Group - La Rivyé Léza 2:05

13 Raoul Grivalliers and Group - Lanso 2:48

14 Malcousu Florius and Group - Conte Guadeloupéen 2:05

15 Malcousu Florius and Group - Jean Mano Di "Bouwo Dèhyè-Mwen Alé" 2:58

16 Malcousu Florius and Group - Makak Et Chyen 7:14

17 Raoul Grivalliers, Augustin Gourpil, and Group - Oh, Madiana 3:17

18 Bernard Karaman, Francius Laurence, and Paulimy Laurence - Ti-Anne 7:23

19 Bernard Karaman, Francius Laurence, and Paulimy Laurence - Man Ti Sonson Averina 1:41

20 Loulou Boislaville and Orchestra - Ti Paul 3:44

21 Hurard Coppet and Orchestra - Bertina 2:59

22 Hurard Coppet and Orchestra - Homage À Ma Mère 3:19

23 Hurard Coppet and Orchestra - Manzé Marie 3:15


Caribbean Voyage, Nevis & St. Kitts   [2002]

01 The Marigolds - Quadrille #1 5:14

02 The Joy Bells - Quadrille #2 1:20

03 Maple Leaf Calypso Band - Good Morning 2:17

04 Walter Roberts - Do, My Jolly Boy 1:42

05 Walter Roberts - Bear Away, Yankee, Bear Away, Boy 2:10

06 Reginald Syder - Feeny Brown 1:11

07 Walter Roberts - Blow Boy Blow 1:39

08 Reginald Syder - See Me Nanny-O 1:28

09 The Marigolds - Old Sailors Never Die 3:24

10 The Joy Bells - Bye, Lola, Till Morning 4:17

11 The Marigolds - Quadrille #3 2:19

12 The Marigolds - Quadrille #4 2:17

13 Anita Wilkens - One, Two, Three 1:30

14 Anita Wilkens - Aunty Nanny Thread The Needle / Loose Me, Johnny, Loose Me 4:22

15 Santoy - The Tragedy at Brimstone Hill 2:17

16 Santoy - Nevis Without A Payday 2:55

17 The Joy Bells - Masquerade Walking Piece 3:43

18 Rosaly Jeffers - Mr. Dog, He Came to Town 1:12

19 Rosaly Jeffers - Willie Boy 2:23

20 Rosaly Jeffers - Baby, Rock Away 1:22

21 Santoy - Poor Josiah 2:46

22 Walter Roberts - Yankee John, Stormalong 1:02

23 Walter Roberts - Caesar Boy, Caesar 2:03

24 Reginald Syder - Long Time Ago 1:12

25 Reginald Syder - Bull Dog Goin' Bite Me 1:36

26 The Marigolds - Happy Christmas to You 3:05

27 The Joy Bells - [Speech] / Streets of Laredo 1:00

28 The Marigolds - Christmas Song (Instrumental) 2:12

29 Red Ants - Mr. Highback 7:57

30 Lalaps Band - Rag Time 3:33

31 Maple Leaf Calypso Band - Bull Dog Goin' Bite Me (Version 2) 4:12


Caribbean Voyage, Saraca, Funerary Music of Carriacou   [1962]

01 Edith Hector - I Have A Sword in My Hand 1:42

02 Chorus - Near The Cross 1:48

03 Newton Joseph - Timi, Timi, Zewon 2:57

04 Charlie Bristol - Mbadi-O, Dem Dei-O 2:22

05 Martha Dick - I Promise The Lord 2:07

06 Chorus - Gone to Nineveh 2:47

07 Chorus - Be on Time 2:08

08 Charlie Bristol - Yard-O, Yard-O 3:21

09 Daniel Aikens - Humble-O 6:15

10 Charlie Bristol - Ring Down Below 3:42

11 Martha Dick - O, The Angels 2:34

12 Sugar Adams, Daniel Aikens & Caddy Lazarus John - Cromanti 2:09

13 Sugar Adams, Daniel Aikens & Caddy Lazarus John - Juba 2:49

14 Sugar Adams, Daniel Aikens & Caddy Lazarus John - Quilbe 3:09

15 Jemina Joseph & May Fortune - Juba Noel/Juba-Lo (Bongo) 3:11

16 Jemina Joseph & May Fortune - Mmwe Malade Ayo (Gwa Bèlé) 4:04

17 Jemina Joseph - Anansi-O-E (Cromanti) 4:33

18 Jemina Joseph - Anti-O, Coro, Coro (Kongo) 2:39

19 Jemina Joseph - Maiwaz-O (Old People's Bongo) 3:58

20 Jemina Joseph - Di Ye Mwe 'rivé (Old People's Kalenda) 4:12

21 May Fortune - Djerika-O (Arada) 2:10

22 May Fortune - Neg-La-Rivé, Oué A Kenda (Cromanti) 1:27

23 Newton Joseph - Jean, Ay, Jean, Kay-Mwen Bwoule 1:55

24 May Fortune - Saraca (Interview) 10:00


Caribbean Voyage, The French Antilles   [2004]

01 Roses - Dédé Mwen Kalé [Toumblak] 4:29

02 Roses - Soulajé Do-A Katalina [Toumblak] 3:22

03 Roses - Kaladja Vivilo [Toumblak] 3:12

04 Roses - Adolin Do La, Bwa Kasé (Work Song) 2:16

05 Roses - Woulé Drumming 1:27

06 Roses - Toumblak Drumming 2:25

07 Roses - Bo! I Pati [Wake Song] 2:48

08 Bertolie Laussane - Dodo [Lullaby] 0:22

09 Roses - En Dé Twa [Toumblak] 3:32

10 Benjamin Govindin; Edouard Souprayen; Grand Prêtre - Priest With Chorus [Kali Ceremony] 2:15

11 Edouard Souprayen; Govindin, Benjamin Gros; Grand Prêtre - Madras Drums [Kali Ceremony] 2:53

12 Alan Lomax - Valse 1:54

13 Alan Lomax - Quadrille 1:43

14 Manuel Magras - La Belle Elizabeau [Ballad] 2:29

15 Manuel Magras - Viré, Viré Angélina [Ballad] 0:28

16 Félix Gump - Rossignol Dans Bois [Ballad] 3:26

17 Florent Baratini; Raoul Grivalliers - Robè Machine [Danmyé] 4:20

18 Florent Baratini; Raoul Grivalliers - Dépayé (Work Song) 1:40

19 Florent Baratini; Man Clémence; Raoul Grivalliers - Malavwa [Bidjin Bèlè] 3:26

20 Alan Lomax - Ti Lisyen [Wake Song] 3:12

21 Malcousu Florius - Ti Jan [Kont] 2:59

22 Augustin Gourpil; Malcousu Florius; Raoul Grivalliers - Tim Tim [Riddles] 3:21

23 Florent Baratini; Raoul Grivalliers - Ti Coco Malélivé [Bidjin Bèlè] 2:16

24 Bernard Karaman; Francius Laurence; Paulimy Laurence - Ti Coco Malélivé [Biguine] 2:47

25 Alan Lomax - Fleur Des Antilles [Valse Créole] 4:20

26 Alan Lomax - Jilo Fout Ou Jalou [Biguine] 5:33


Caribbean Voyage, Tombstone Feast ( Funerary Music of Carriacou)   [2001]

01 Alan Lomax Collection - Tim Bwai-O 3:06

02 Willie Joseph and Chorus - Nu Sa Webe Nu 1:03

03 Mannie James and Chorus - Ovid-O, Pa Garde 2:35

04 Pashin Andrew and Chorus - Igbo Ginade-O 2:21

05 Unidentified Lead and Chorus - Jimmy Lunday 1:29

06 May Fortune and Chorus - Madame Kistan 3:01

07 Unidentified Lead and Chorus - Tibite Gounde 2:26

08 Jemina Joseph, May Fortune and Chorus - Amway, Beke, Mwe Ba Connet 2:08

09 Glassin John, Jemina Joseph and Chorus - Mwe Rivé, Joe Talmana 2:11

10 Unidentified Lead and Chorus - Iama Diama Igbo-Lé-Lé 3:29

11 Unidentified Lead and Chorus - Igbo Ginade-O 1:09

12 May Fortune and Chorus - Amba, Dabia-E 1:49

13 May Fortune and Chorus - Anasi Cudjo 1:52

14 May Fortune and Chorus - Ai, Salli Hunde 2:51

15 Mannie James and Chorus - Banda Call Me-O 3:06

16 May Fortune and Chorus - Lora, You No Married 4:39

17 Unidentified Lead and Chorus - Lazar, Ai, Lazar 2:44

18 Tida Lazarus and Chorus - Sesé Ani-O 2:04

19 May Fortune and Chorus - Djerika-O 4:14

20 May Fortune and Chorus - Maria L'abbe 2:43

21 Unidentified Lead and Chorus - C'est Mwe, Nani Moko 3:41


Caribbean Voyage, Trinidad, Carnival Roots   [2000]

01 Jean Eustache Stoute - Patizan‐mwen I Las 0:44

02 Matthew Thomas & Kalenda Band - Regimen Mwen De Leon Mama 3:48

03 Vasco De Freitas & Tamboo Bamboo Band - Congo Bara 2:01

04 Jean Eustache Stoute - Ay Sí Ay No 0:20

05 Jean Eustache Stoute - Ay Sí Ay No 0:38

06 Jean Eustache Stoute Interviewed By Alan Lomax - Maypole Interview 1:53

07 Alfred Codallo's Orchestra - Castilian 3:39

08 Matthew Thomas & Kalenda Band - Sewe Wangala 3:32

09 Matthew Thomas Interviewed By J.D. Elder - Kalenda Interview 2:02

10 Matthew Thomas & Kalenda Band - Fire Brigade Water The Road 3:23

11 Matthew Thomas Interviewed By J.D. Elder - Kalenda Interview 1:30

12 Vasco De Freitas & Tamboo Bamboo Band - Fire Brigade Water The Road 2:58

13 Matthew Thomas & Kalenda Band - Israel on The Road, He Coming 3:39

14 Sotario Gomez Orchestra - Pasillo 5:39

15 Alan Lomax and Cocorite Band - Hosein Description, St. James 1:51

16 Cocorite Band - Hosein Drums, St. James 1:54

17 Alan Lomax - Hosein Description, St. James 1:39

18 Rawlingson Hector and Group - Sergeant, Give Me The Day Today 4:27

19 Rawlingson Hector, With Guitar and Mixed Chorus - Call Ellen for Me 2:54

20 Pedro Segundo Dolaballie, Noriega, Lawrence Pereira - Maysotis 3:40

21 Vasco De Freitas - Rollo The Ganja 7:13

22 Vasco De Freitas Interviewed By Alan Lomax, J.D. Elder and Antoinette Marchand - Midnight Robber Interview 2:52

23 Sotario Gomez Orchestra - Maysotis 2:45

24 Growling Tiger, Lord Iere and Indian Prince - War 4:30

25 Mickey Bentic and Group - We Yo Ka Monte, Sewe! 1:03

26 Alfred Codallo's Orchestra - Ram Goat Baptism 3:08

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Friday, July 24, 2026

VA - Tin Soldier's Children (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

BRITISH ROCK

VA - Tin Soldier's Children (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

Every collector eventually reaches the point where the obvious records are no longer enough. The familiar landmarks remain beloved, but curiosity starts to pull toward the side streets, the labels, the session players, the artists who seemed destined for greatness before slipping quietly through the cracks. This collection begins with one of the defining British singles of the 1960s, Small Faces' "Tin Soldier", then follows those side streets wherever they lead.

The years 1966 to 1969 produced a remarkable body of work that existed between categories. These records were too soulful for straightforward beat music, too aggressive for pop, and often too melodic to sit comfortably alongside the heavier psychedelic underground. Many were released on small labels, promoted briefly, then forgotten as fashions changed. Yet decades later they continue to reward repeated listening.

Immediate Records forms the backbone of the story. The label's adventurous approach allowed artists such as P.P. Arnold, Chris Farlowe, Billy Nicholls and The Nice to create records that sounded ambitious, emotional and distinctly British. Around them emerged a wider network of groups including The Action, The Attack, The End, Fleur de Lys and countless others, each pushing beyond the limitations of the three-minute single.

Rather than simply assembling rare tracks, this set attempts to recreate the atmosphere of the period. The sequence moves from mod soul and sharp R&B into increasingly colourful psychedelia, before arriving at the heavier sounds that would shape the next decade. Along the way are records that have become collector favourites, forgotten masterpieces and a handful of near-mythical releases whose reputations have only grown with time.

What unites them is not rarity but imagination. Whether commercially successful or overlooked on release, these recordings share a sense of possibility, a feeling that British pop music was expanding in every direction at once.

Tin Soldier's Children is not intended as a history lesson or a catalogue of rarities. It is a journey through a brief moment when imagination consistently outran expectation, and when some of the most creative music of the era emerged in places few people were looking. These recordings are the echoes of that moment, still vibrant, still surprising and still capable of opening new doors for those willing to follow the trail.

For listeners who have spent years exploring the world beyond the obvious classics, these four discs offer another journey through one of the richest and most creative periods in popular music.  (B)

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CD1

01 Small Faces - Tin Soldier 3:21 1967

02 P.P. Arnold - (If You Think You're) Groovy 2:55 1967

03 Chris Farlowe - My Way of Giving 2:34 1966

04 Billy Nicholls - Would You Believe 2:43 1968

05 Action - Shadows and Reflections 2:48 1967

06 Fleur De Lys - Mud in Your Eye 3:03 1968

07 Attack - Created By Clive 2:40 1967

08 Nice - Flower King of Flies 3:19 1968

09 Duncan Browne - On The Bombsite 2:47 1968

10 Smoke - Have Some More Tea 2:15 1967

11 Rupert's People - Reflections of Charles Brown 4:17 1967

12 Caleb - Baby Your Phrasing is Bad 3:16 1967

13 End - Shades of Orange 2:40 1968

14 Small Faces - I Feel Much Better 3:55 1967

15 Creation - Biff, Bang, Pow 2:25 1966

16 Game - The Addicted Man 2:23 1968

17 Craig - I Must Be Mad 2:47 1966

18 Billy Nicholls - Daytime Girl 2:43 1968

19 Action - Come Around 2:49 1967

20 Small Faces - Afterglow (Of Your Love) 3:31 1968


CD2

01 Creation - Making Time 2:58 1966

02 Birds - No Good Without You Baby 2:42 1966

03 Sorrows - Take a Heart 3:16 1966

04 Eyes - When The Night Falls 2:36 1966

05 Wimple Winch - Save My Soul 3:07 1966

06 Syn - Grounded 2:24 1967

07 Fairytale - Guess I Was Dreaming 3:02 1967

08 Koobas - Barricades 5:04 1968

09 Smoke - It Could Be Wonderful 2:18 1968

10 Mirage - Hold On 2:20 1966

11 Attack - Magic in the Air 3:38 1968

12 Factory - Try A Little Sunshine 3:43 1967

13 Accent - Red Sky at Night 3:13 1968

14 Flies - House of Love 2:17 1967

15 End - Cardboard Watch 2:54 1968

16 Jason Crest - Black Mass 4:49 1969

17 Open Mind - Dear Louise 3:13 1969

18 Fire - Father's Name Was Dad 2:29 1968

19 Tomorrow - My White Bicycle 3:17 1967

20 Pretty Things - Defecting Grey 4:22 1967


CD3

01 Pretty Things - Talkin' About The Good Times 3:43 1968

02 Small Faces - Song of A Baker 3:16 1968

03 Humble Pie - Natural Born Bugie 4:13 1969

04 Move - Fire Brigade [Stereo] 2:24 1968

05 Love - Seven and Seven Is 2:47 1966

06 Misunderstood - I Can Take You to The Sun 3:39 1969

07 July - My Clown 3:21 1968

08 Tintern Abbey - Vacuum Cleaner 3:06 0

09 Factory - Path Through the Forest 3:58 1968

10 Barrier - Dawn Breaks Through 2:20 1968

11 Open Mind - Magic Potion 3:25 1969

12 Attack - Neville Thumbcatch 3:03 1967

13 Glass Menagerie - Frederick Jordan 3:17 1968

14 Poets - That's the Way It's Got to Be 2:33 1966

15 Living Daylights - Let's Live for Today 2:53 1967

16 Game - Gonna Get Me Someone 2:46 1968

17 Deviants - I'm Coming Home 5:59 1969

18 Bulldog Breed - Portcullis Gate 2:33 1969

19 Eyes of Blue - Supermarket Full of Cans 2:33 1968

20 Blossom Toes - Peace Loving Man 4:53 1969


CD4

01 Billy Nicholls - Feeling Easy 3:14 1968

02 Duncan Browne - Give Me Take You 3:15 1968

03 Nice - War and Peace 5:09 1968

04 Creation - Painter Man 2:53 1966

05 Action - Never Ever 2:22 1968

06 Les Fleur De Lys - Gong With the Luminous Nose 2:36 1968

07 Fruit Machine - Follow Me 2:55 1968

08 Fox - Butterfly 3:25 1968

09 Magic Mixture - Moonbeams 4:05 1968

10 Wimple Winch - Atmospheres 4:20 1968

11 Rupert's People - Dream on My Mind 3:24 1967

12 Smoke - High in A Room 3:03 1968

13 End - Loving, Sacred Loving 2:59 1969

14 Accent - Wind of Change 2:00 1968

15 Jason Crest - Turquoise Tandem Cycle 3:40 1968

16 Factory - Red Chalk Hill 3:21 1968

17 Small Faces - Green Circles 2:32 1967

18 Billy Nicholls - Girl From New York 3:21 1968

19 Small Faces - Donkey Rides, A Penny A Glass [6-68] 2:47 1968

20 P.P.Arnold - Though it Hurts Me Badly 4:20 1968

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