Kingston Roots: July 2020

31 July 2020

The Paragons - The Original Paragons

Treasure Isle LP UK reissue 198x recorded196x-7x

Produced by Duke Reid

Blackbird Singing

Riding High On A Windy Day

Silver Bird

All My Life

The Same Song

I Am A Worried Man

You Mean The World To Me

Land Of Sea And Sun

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

My Best Girl

Josey Wales - Live At Negril

Kris Disk LP 1983 @ 192

Including Sugar Minott, Don Carlos and Mr. Spaulding

19 July 2020

Jampara With The Wailers Members - Tolerance

Jampara CD 1992

Recorded at I&I, Dynamic Sounds and Leggo Studios

18 July 2020

Purpleman Saves Pappa Tollo In A Dance Hall Style

Vista Sounds LP 1983

Backed by The Aggrovators, The Roots Radics and The Taxi Gang

Produced by Bunny Lee

16 July 2020

Johnny Arthey Orchestra - Reggae Strings

Trojan LP 1973

Instrumental album including versions of Bob Andy's "One Woman", Harry Mudie's "Leaving Rome" and Nicky Thomas "God Bless The Children" and more

15 July 2020

Original Rockers - Strings

Negus Roots LP 1983

Recorded and mixed at Easy Street Studios

Produced by Robert Flako Palmer

All Night

Floating Bomb

Rub-A-Dub Waltz

Virteous Rhythm

Arabian Style

Turkish Delight

Wicked Waves

Guitar Man

Original Rock

Flying Birds

13 July 2020

Barrington Spence - Reggae Sun

Amo Records LP 1980

Reissue of "Tears On My Pillow" album recorded 1976 minus two tracks

Produced by Bunny Lee

Being Kingston Roots (see avatar above at the right) I & I haffi say out loud:

JAH liveth in the gates of Mount Zion! Ital living is the best! Give thanks and praise to Jah Rastafari Selassie I King of Kings, Lord of Lords, The conquering Lion of The Tribe of Judah, bless the dreadlocks! The holy foundation is in the mountain... I & I love the bushweed, yes mon, irie!

Ishence galore fi di shine eye gal, I man a Rasta, Wilson Rootz I & I brethren, him too. Forward to Zion! Power to the people! One love heartically...

Badoo - Guess Who The General

Duracell LP 1981

Badoo's real name is Horace Grossett, under which he got some singles too

Never Happen Again

Just Say You Love

Going To A Party

Sweet Dawn

Timing

Working In A Factory

The General

School Days

Yellowman - Confessions

Vista Sounds LP 1983

Produced by Hu Brown

This is a Purpleman album from his early days when he was called Yellowman or Peter Yellow.

The record label got confused or they wanted to sell more by lifting on Yellowman's commercial success.

Can't Tell Mi Bossman

Paulette

We're Badder Than Them

Carry Us Home

No Luck In Trafficating

Jah My Guiding Master

Can't Get No Money

Fiscal Fitness

Session Inna Westmoreland

Maximum

I Cry (Featuring Snakeman)

Love Me Tender

Cranic

The War

God Alone

Darling If

One Man

Island Jam

Don't Worry

Equal Rights

11 July 2020

Dean Fraser - Moonlight

Greensleeves CD 1990

A Two Friends Production, including fine covers of "Copa Cabana", "Children Of The Night"

and "A House Is Not A Home"

04 July 2020

The Mighty Diamonds - Ready For The World

Overheat CD 1989

This album was recorded exclusively for Japan. The songs "Ready For The World" and "Sweet Baby" were issued on 7-inch singles in JA on the label Shamar.

Disrespect

Language Barrier

That's How I Love You

Black Freedom

Ain't No Way

Ready For The World

Get Back

Innocent

Messages

Sweet Baby

01 July 2020

Various Artists - More Peace On The Land

Uhuru UHU LP-002 recorded 198x

Carey Johnson - Miss Muffet

Omar Bernard - Man A Kill Man

Pisa - More Peace The Land

Junior Keating - Africa

Dean Fraser - A Few Goes Aboasting

Calvin "Bubbles" Cameron - Lambs Bread Collie

Pauline - Bush Weed

Mark Cameron - Jah A Mi Guide

Stephen Layne - Lum Sum

Keith Coley - Turn Baby Turn

Leroy "Leo" Hali - Down In Jamaica

Leroy "Leo" Hali - Irie JA

Jah Larry - Star Lord

Charmers LP 1978

Arranged and produced by Lloyd Charmers

Green Green Marijuana

Zaire Explosion

I And I And Puppet

Jah Conversation

King Majesty

My Girl Joyce

Natty Still Waiting

Midnight