This 3CD set of 48 original Jamaican recordings features songs that can be seen as a cornerstone of the blue beat explosion and subsequent ska movements of the 60's, later popularised in the UK in the 80's. If you want to know who influenced The Specials, Madness etc and in turn who inspired the music of their influences such as Prince Buster, Toots & The Maytals, The Skatalites etc this is the compilation for you featuring hits from The Jiving Juniors With Duke Reid & His Group, Laurel Aitken, Lloyd Clarke, Byron Lee & The Dragonaires, Derrick Morgan and more.
Blue Beat Records was a UK record label started in 1960, as a subsidiary of Emile E. Shalit's Melodisc Records. The label initially imported JA R&B music because the West Indian immigrants living in the UK wanted to keep the pulse with what was happening back home. As a result of Blue Beat being started, scores of British Mods(always looking for the next hep sound) started to request Blue Beat records get spun at their dances, or the Mods would attend dancehalls that catered to the West Indians that followed the Mods in adopting Jamaican/Reggae music as the soundtrack for their subcultures.
As a result of this crossover, all JA pop music quickly became known as "Blue Beat"...This is why some folks refer to Ska, Rocksteady, and Reggae tunes as "Blue Beat"....you must remember that Blue Beat imported JA music from 1960-1972, so all of the genres were featured on the label.
The sound quality on the set is great, considering most of the tunes were recorded on 2 track recording equipment in the most basic of conditions 50+ years ago....so while the sound isn't as full as later recordings made in JA, what you have is a musical time capsule that shows some of the roots of Reggae music.
Tracklist:
Disc 1
01 The Magic Notes & Drumbago & The Jazz Beat - Rosabel 2:28
02 The Magic Notes & Drumbago & The Jazz Beat - I'm Not Worthy 2:37
03 Laurel Aitken With The Blue Beats - Bouncing Women 2:31
04 Laurel Aitken With The Blue Beats - Nursery Rhyme Boogie 3:06
05 Eric Morris With Drumbago All Stars - Humpty Dumpty 2:58
06 Eric Morris & Drumbago All Stars - Corn Bread And Butter 2:17
07 The Mello-Cat Count Ossie & His Warrickers - Another Moses 2:32
08 Roland Alphonso & His Alley Cats - Hully Gully Rock 2:52
09 The Blues Blasters - Donna 2:12
10 The Blues Busters - You're Driving Me Crazy 2:13
11 Rico Rodriguez - Luke Lane Shuffle 2:54
12 Buster's Group - Little Honey 2:48
13 Derrick Morgan And Patsy - Feel So Fine 2:42
14 Roland Alphonso - Mean To Me 2:55
15 Roland Alphonso - Blackberry Brandy 2:47
16 Alvin & Cecil - Marjorie 2:44
17 Chuck & Dobby - Oh Fanny 2:39
18 Chuck & Dobby - Running Around 2:39
Disc 2
01 Clue J & His Blues Blasters - Little Willie 2:07
02 Clue J & His Blues Blasters - Pine Juice 3:08
03 Monty & Roy & Lumbago & His Orchestra - In And Out Of The Window 2:08
04 Monty & Roy & Lumbago & His Orchestra - Tra La La Boogie 2:47
05 Derrick Morgan With Drumbago All Stars - Shake A Leg 2:41
06 Derrick Morgan With Drumbago All Stars - Golden Rule 2:27
07 Monty & Roy & Drumbago & His Orchestra - Sweetie Pie 2:33
08 Roland Alphonso - Green Door 3:08
09 J.E. Stick With Drumbago All Stars - Boss Girl 2:22
10 Count Ossie Afro Combo - Cassavubu 3:33
11 Derrick And Patsy & Drumbago & His Harmonisers - Let The Good Times Roll 2:13
12 Derrick And Patsy & Dumbago & His Harmonisers - Baby Please Don't Go 2:53
13 Sir Dee's Group With K. Brown - Hey Diddle Diddle 2:18
14 Sir Dee's Group With Mossman & Zeddse - Pocket Money 2:30
15 Clancy Eccles - Freedom 2:53
16 Clancy Eccles - More Proof 2:09
Disc 3
01 The Mellow Cats & Count Ossie & The Warrickas - Rock A Man Soul 2:48
02 Monty & The Cyclones - Lazy Lou 2:01
03 Gabbidon & The Buster's Group - Warpaint Baby 3:38
04 Chuck & Dobbie & Buster's Group - I Was Wrong 2:10
05 Laurel Aitken With The Blue Beats - Please Don't Leave Me 2:41
06 Laurel Aitken With The Blue Beats - Mighty Redeemer 2:49
07 Azzie Lawrence & The Melobeats - So Far Apart 2:58
08 Azzie Lawrence & The Melobeats - Palms Of Victory 2:42
09 Shenley & Annette - Million Dollar Baby 2:37
10 Shenley & Annette - The First Time We Met 2:33
11 The Blues Busters - There's Always Sunshine 2:26
12 The Blues Busters With Hersang And His City Slickers - You Had It Wrong 2:33
13 Eric Morris & Drumbago All Stars - My Forty Five 2:48
14 Eric Morris - I've Tried Everybody 1:59
15 Owen Grey With The Jets - Rocking In My Feet 4:13
16 Owen Grey With The Jets - Nobody Else 3:07
Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.99
MPEG-1 layer 3
Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: The History Of Blue Beat - The Birth Of Ska
Year Of Release: 2013
Label: Not Now Music / NOT3CD095
Genre: Rhythm & Blues, Ska, Reggae, Funk / Soul
Total Time: 2:14:11
Format: Mp3
Quality: CBR 320 kbps
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