Various - The Story Of Blue Beat - The Best In Ska 1960 FLAC
Tracklist
| 1 | –The Mellow Larks With Ken Richards & His Harmonisers | Time To Pray (Allelujah)Producer – Clement Seymour DoddWritten-By – Basil Glendon Gabbidon, Lloyd Altamont Thomas Robinson |
| 2 | –The Bubbles | The WaspWritten-By – The Bubbles |
| 3 | –Lynn Hope | Blue And SentimentalWritten-By – William 'Count' Basie, Jerry Livingston, Mack David |
| 4 | –The Jiving Juniors With Duke Reid & His Group | My Hearts DesireProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Derrick Clifton Harriott |
| 5 | –Derrick Morgan | Fat ManProducer – Simeon SmithWritten-By – Derrick Seymour Morgan |
| 6 | –The Magic Notes With Kenneth Richards & His Band | Why Did You Leave MeProducer – Simeon SmithWritten-By – Simeon Smith |
| 7 | –Laurel Aitken & The Blue Beats | Lonesome LoverWritten-By – Laurel Antonio Aitken |
| 8 | –Duke Reid's Group | Duke’s CookiesProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Arthur Stanley Reid |
| 9 | –Laurel Aitken | If It's Money You NeedWritten-By – Laurel Aitken |
| 10 | –Owen Gray With Kenneth Richards & His Band | Cutest Little WomanProducer – Simeon SmithWritten-By – Owen Gray |
| 11 | –The Bubbles | Bopping In The BarnyardWritten-By – The Bubbles |
| 12 | –The Magic Notes With Kenneth Richards & His Band | Album Of MemoryProducer – Simeon SmithWritten-By – Simeon Smith |
| 13 | –The Jiving Juniors With Duke Reid & His Group | Dearest DarlingProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Derrick Harriott |
| 14 | –Laurel Aitken & The Boogie Cats | Boogie RockProducer – Deonarine 'Dada' TewariWritten-By – Laurel Antonio Aitken |
| 15 | –Laurel Aitken With Duke Reid & His Group | Low Down Dirty GirlProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Laurel Antonio Aitken |
| 16 | –Owen Gray With Kenneth Richards & His Band | Running AroundProducer – Simeon SmithWritten-By – Owen Gray |
| 17 | –Higgs & Wilson With Ken Richards & His Comets | Manny OhProducer – Edward SeagaWritten-By – Joe Higgs, Ron Wilson |
| 18 | –The Jiving Juniors With Duke Reid & His Group | I Wanna LoveProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Derrick Harriott |
| 19 | –The Jiving Juniors With Duke Reid & His Group | Lollipop GirlProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Derrick Clifton Harriott |
| 20 | –Trenton Spence & His Group | People Will Say We're In LoveProducer – Simeon SmithWritten-By – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers |
| 21 | –Derrick Morgan With Duke Reid & His Group | Lover BoyProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Derrick Seymour Morgan |
| 22 | –Duke Reid's Group | What Makes HoneyProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Arthur Stanley Reid |
| 23 | –Azie Lawrence | Jamaica BluesWritten-By – Azie Lawrence |
| 24 | –Laurel Aitken & The Blue Beats | Mary LeeWritten-By – Laurel Antonio Aitken |
| 25 | –Clue J's Blues Blasters With Vocal By Theophilus Beckford | Goin’ HomeProducer – Clement Seymour DoddWritten-By – Theophilus Beckford |
| 26 | –The Mellow Larks With Clue J & His Blues Blasters | Love You BabyProducer – Clement Seymour DoddWritten-By – Basil Gabbidon |
| 27 | –The Jiving Juniors With Duke Reid & His Group | I Love YouProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Derrick Harriott |
| 28 | –Laurel Aitken & The Boogie Cats | Heavenly AngelProducer – Deonarine 'Dada' TewariWritten-By – Laurel Antonio Aitken |
| 29 | –Chuck & Dobby With Duke Reid & His Group | Cool SchoolProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Chuck Josephs, Ralph Highland Dobson |
| 30 | –Derrick Morgan With Duke Reid & His Group | Oh My!Producer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Derrick Seymour Morgan |
| 31 | –Lloyd Clarke With Duke Reid & His Group | Parapinto BoogieProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Arthur Stanley Reid, Lloyd Clarke |
| 32 | –Laurel Aitken With Duke Reid & His Group | More WhiskyProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Laurel Antonio Aitken |
| 33 | –Clue J & His Blues Blasters Featuring Ernest Ranglin, Rico Rodriquez & Roland Alphonso | SilkyProducer – Clement Seymour DoddWritten-By – Cluett Johnson |
| 34 | –Byron Lee & The Dragonaires | Dumplin’sProducer – Byron LeeWritten-By – Doc Bagby, Irving Nathan |
| 35 | –Derrick Morgan | I'm Gonna Leave YouProducer – Simeon SmithWritten-By – Derrick Morgan |
| 36 | –Keith & Enid With Trenton Spence & His Group | Worried Over YouProducer – Simeon SmithWritten-By – Simeon Smith |
| 37 | –Chuck & Dobby With Duke Reid & His Group | Till The End Of TimeProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Ralph Highland Dobson |
| 38 | –The Blues Busters With Luther ‘Wee Willie’ Williams & His Orchestra | Early One MorningWritten-By – Lloyd Osbourne Campbell, Phillip James |
| 39 | –Azie Lawrence | Come Rumble And Tumble With MeWritten-By – Azie Lawrence |
| 40 | –Keith & Enid With Trenton Spence & His Group | Everything Will Be AlrightProducer – Simeon SmithWritten-By – Altamont Stewart, Enid Campbell |
| 41 | –Laurel Aitken With Ken Richards & His Harmonisers | Yea Yea BabyProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Laurel Aitken |
| 42 | –Keith & Enid With Trenton Spence & His Group | Send MeProducer – Simeon SmithWritten-By – Simeon Smith |
| 43 | –Laurel Aitken With Ken Richards & His Harmonisers | Judgment DayProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Laurel Antonio Aitken |
| 44 | –Laurel Aitken | Jeannie Is BackWritten-By – Laurel Antonio Aitken |
| 45 | –Derrick Morgan & The Ebonies | Don't CryProducer – Simeon SmithWritten-By – Derrick Seymour Morgan |
| 46 | –Laurel Aitken & The Blue Beats | Tell Me DarlingWritten-By – Laurel Antonio Aitken |
| 47 | –Lynn Hope | Shockin’Written-By – Henry Glover, Miron C. Bradshaw |
| 48 | –Byron Lee & The Dragonaires With Vocal By Buddy Davidson | Kissin' GalProducer – Byron LeeWritten-By – Byron Lee, Lester Williams |
| 49 | –Higgs & Wilson With Ken Richards & His Comets | When You Tell Me BabyProducer – Edward SeagaWritten-By – Joe Higgs, Ron Wilson |
| 50 | The ‘B’ Sides | |
| 51 | –Bobby Kingdom & The Blue Beats | Go Pretty Baby GoWritten-By – Bobby Muir, Laurel Aitken |
| 52 | –The Blues Busters With Luther 'Wee Willie’ Williams & His Orchestra | Little VilmaWritten-By – Lloyd Osbourne Campbell, Phillip James |
| 53 | –Bobby Kingdom & The Blue Beats | Baby What You Done Me WrongWritten-By – Bobby Muir, Laurel Aitken |
| 54 | –Derrick Morgan & The Ebonies | I Pray For YouProducer – Simeon SmithWritten-By – Derrick Morgan |
| 55 | Bonus Tracks (The Subsidiaries): | |
| 56 | –Alton & Eddy With Clue J & His Blues Blasters | MurielProducer – Clement Seymour DoddWritten-By – Clement Seymour Dodd |
| 57 | –Duke Reid & His Group | Pink Lane ShuffleProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Arthur Stanley Reid |
| 58 | –Laurel Aitken & The Blue Beats | Railroad TrackWritten-By – Laurel Antonio Aitken |
| 59 | –Duke Reid's Group | The JokerProducer – Arthur 'Duke' ReidWritten-By – Arthur Stanley Reid |
| 60 | –Clue J's Blues Blasters With Vocal By Theophilus Beckford | Easy SnappingProducer – Clement Seymour DoddWritten-By – Theophilus Beckford |
| 61 | The 'A' Sides |
Credits
- Compiled By, Product Manager – Laurence Cane-Honeysett
- Design, Artwork – Phil Rogers
- Liner Notes – Phil Enthucol Etgart
- Mastered By – Andy Pearce
Notes
Marketed by R.O.W. Distribution Ltd./Reverse Distribution Ltd.
All tracks ℗ 1960, originally released in UK on Blue Beat label (1-1 to 1-24 and 2-1 to 2-24), Limbo (1-25, 2-25), Melodisc (1-26, 1-27, 2-26, 2-27) and Duke (1-28, 1-29, 2-28, 2-29).
Some tracks credit no producer but mention:
1-10, 2-10: "A Regal Records Production"
1-19, 1-21, 2-19, 2-21: "A Melodisc Production"
1-20, 2-20: "A King (USA) Recording"
1-25, 2-25: "A Limbo Production"
1-26, 1-27, 2-26, 2-27: "A Melodisc Production"
1-28, 2-28: "A Wasp Recording"
Tracks 1-1 & 2-1 produced for Down Beat Records
Tracks 1-2 & 2-2 produced for Dragon's Breath Records
Tracks 1-3 & 2-3 produced for WIRL Records
Tracks 1-4, 1-5, 1-13, 1-17, 1-18, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-29, 2-4, 2-5, 2-13, 2-17, 2-18, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24, 2-29 produced for Duke Reid's Records
Tracks 1-6 to 1-9, 1-11, 1-12, 2-6 to 2-9, 2-11, 2-12 produced for Smith's Records
Tracks 1-14 to 1-16, 2-14 to 2-16 produced for Worldisc Records
Barcodes
- Barcode: 5036436080427
- Rights Society: MCPS
- Matrix / Runout (CD 1): AB41976-01
- Mould SID Code (CD 1): IFPI 9710
- Mastering SID Code (CD 1): ifpi L574
- Matrix / Runout (CD 2): AB41976-02
- Mould SID Code (CD 2): IFPI 9710
- Mastering SID Code (CD 2): ifpi L574
Companies
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sunrise Records Limited
- Copyright (c) – Sunrise Records Limited
- Marketed By – R.O.W. Distribution Ltd.
- Marketed By – Reverse Distribution Ltd.
- Manufactured By – Optimal Media Production – AB41976