Post by Bazza on May 30, 2013 9:09:21 GMT
Out on 1st July on Jasmine records is 'The Evolution Of Ska'. This is a double CD that features 59 tracks which traces the development of West Indian music from the mid-'50s Calypso and Mento, through Jamaican R&B to early '60s Bluebeat, and the dawn of Ska.
It includes some of the earliest recordings by a number of subsequent Reggae superstars, most notably Prince Buster, Jimmy Cliff, Derrick Morgan, Owen Gray, Clancy Eccles, Byron Lee and "The Godfather of Ska" himself, Laurel Aitken. Many of these sides were massive Jamaican hits, most notably: 'Boogie Rock', 'Fat Man', 'Easy Snapping', 'Time to Pray', 'Little Vilma', 'Dumplin's', 'Oh Carolina', 'Bartender', 'Hurricane Hattie' and more. Greatly improved sound quality on many of these recordings.