“From London to Birmingham from Birmingham to Liverpool….
this is the sound of now...”
The Sound of Now … mentioned in ’The Return of Jack Slade’ by Derrick Morgan,
was the sound of 1969/1970 and that sound was the sound of Jamaican reggae.
The look at that time was the Skinhead fashion that again borrowed heavily
from the Jamaican Rude Boy style.
The skinhead movement started around 1968 and by the following year of 1969
became the style and fashion of the British teenagers. The uniform of the skinheads
consisted of boots, braces and jeans and the upbeat reggae sounds seemed to
match the style perfectly. The cultural exchange seemed to work both ways with
some of the skinhead words / slangs be en taken up by their Jamaican counterparts.
One great story that echoes this trade off was when Jamaican record producer
Bunny Lee, who in fact produced this fine collection of tunes, was so taken with
the word ‘ Aggro’, that he named his group of musicians
that were cutting these songs for him The Aggrovators. The saying he picked up
from singer Eddie Grant from the group The Equals, who kept relaying stories of
people that were giving him ‘Agro’ all the time.
In fact so enamoured was Mr Lee he named has record shop on Orange Street,
Kingston,Jamaica… AGRO SOUNDS.
Never before has a music matched a look more perfectly than that of the Skinhead/
Rude Boy and Jamaican reggae sound. So stand up and move your feet one more
time to the Skinhead Reggae Sound !!!
Hope you enjoy the set….
CD Track Listing
1. Warfare - Bunny Lee All Stars
2. The Conqueror - Derrick Morgan
3. Bossa Moon - SS Binns
4. The Return of Jack Slade - Derrick Morgan
5. Annie Pama - Bunny Lee All Stars
6. Cutting Blade - King Horror
7. Revenge of Eastwood - Bunny Lee All Stars
8. Melting Pot - Max Romeo
9. Clap Clap - The Hippy Boys featuring Max Romeo
10. Walk With Des - The Des Allstars
11. Peace Maker - The Hippy Boys
12. Death Rides A Horse - The Hippy Boys
13. Dreams To Remember - The Hippy Boys
14. In The Spirit - Lloyd Charmers
15. Musical Resurrection - Roland Alphonso*
16. Black Scorcher - The Des All Stars*
17. One Thousand Tons of Megaton - Roland Alphons*
•CD Bonus Track
Vinyl Track Listing
Side 1
1 Warfare - Bunny Lee All Stars
2 The Conqueror - Derrick Morgan
3 Bossa Moon - SS Binns
4 The Return of Jack Slade - Derrick Morgan
5 Annie Pama - Bunny Lee All Stars
6 Cutting Blade - King Horror
7 Revenge of Eastwood - Bunny Lee All Stars
Side 2
1 Melting Pot - Max Romeo
2 Clap Clap - The Hippy Boys featuring Max Romeo
3 Walk With Des - The Des Allstars
4 Peace Maker - The Hippy Boys
5 Death Rides A Horse - The Hippy Boys
6 Dreams To Remember - The Hippy Boys
7 In The Spirit - Lloyd Charmers
Musicians Include:
Drums: Sly Dunbar
Bass: Robbie Shakespeare
Lead Guitar: Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith
Keyboards: Robbie Lynn
Tenor Saxophone: Tommy McCook
Trumpet: Bobby Ellis
Recorded at: Wirl, Randy’s Studio and Harry J’s
Produced By: Bunny Lee
Design by: Gary@Voodoo London
Manufactured Under Licence From: E.Lee
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