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Various - Before Reggae 1951-1962 (Jamaican Mento - Boogie - Rhythm & Blues - Doo Wop - Twist - Rock'n'Roll & Ska) flac
Performer: VariousTitle: Before Reggae 1951-1962 (Jamaican Mento - Boogie - Rhythm & Blues - Doo Wop - Twist - Rock'n'Roll & Ska)
Style: Mento, Calypso, Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Ska, Rock & Roll
Released: 2013
Cat#: 001165
Country: France
Label: NDH Music
Size MP3 version: 1745 mb
Size FLAC version: 1387 mb
Size WMA version: 2202 mb
Rating: 4.2
Votes: 031
Genre: Rock / Reggae / Latin / Soul & Funk / Blues
Various - Before Reggae 1951-1962 (Jamaican Mento - Boogie - Rhythm & Blues - Doo Wop - Twist - Rock'n'Roll & Ska) flac
Tracklist
| 1 | –Lord Lebby | EthiopiaProducer – Ken KhouriWritten-By – Everald "Willie" Williams | 3:02 |
| 2 | –Basil Gabbidon | Independence BluesProducer – Coxsone | 2:46 |
| 3 | –Theophilus Beckford | Mr DownpressorProducer – Theophilus Beckford | 2:28 |
| 4 | –Owen Gray & The Caribs | Please Let Me GoBacking Band – The CaribsGuitar – Ernest RanglinProducer – Chris BlackwellVocals – Owen Gray | 2:45 |
| 5 | –Neville Esson | Shimmy & TwistProducer – Lloyd "The Matador" Daley | 2:28 |
| 6 | –Delroy Wilson | Lion Of JudahProducer – CoxsoneWritten-By [Co-écrit Avec / Co Written With] – Lee Perry | 2:31 |
| 7 | –Byron Lee & The Dragonaires | Dumplin'Composed By – Ernie FreemanProducer – Byron Lee, Edward Seaga | 2:43 |
| 8 | –Prince Buster | Oil In My LampProducer – Prince BusterWritten-By – Traditionnel | |
| 9 | –Higgs & Wilson | Manny OhBacking Band – Ken Richards & His CometsGuitar – Ken Richards Producer – Edward SeagaVocals – Joe Higgs, Roy Wilson | 2:23 |
| 10 | –Jimmy Cliff | Miss JamaicaProducer – Leslie Kong | 2:26 |
| 11 | –Laurel Aitken | Honey GirlProducer – Chris Blackwell | 1:58 |
| 12 | –Owen Gray | Twist So FineProducer – Coxsone | 2:28 |
| 13 | –Theophilus Beckford | Walking Down King StreetProducer – Delroy E. Dunkley | 2:43 |
| 14 | –Laurel Aitken | Ghana Independence (They Got It)Producer – Dada Tuari | 3:07 |
| 15 | –Lord Creator | Independent JamaicaBacking Band – Joe Williams OrchestraProducer – Vincent Chin | 2:50 |
| 16 | –Kes Chin & The Souveniers | S-U-K-I-NProducer – Chris Blackwell | 2:10 |
| 17 | –Eric "Monty" Morris | Humpty DumptyBacking Band – Drumbago All-StarsDrums – Arkland "Drumbago" ParksProducer – Prince BusterVocals – Eric "Monty" Morris | 2:50 |
| 18 | –Derrick Morgan | (Went To) The HopProducer – Leslie Kong | 2:27 |
| 19 | –Alerth Bedasse & The Local Calypso Quintet | Rough RiderProducer – Ivan ChinWritten-By – Everald "Willie" Williams | 2:59 |
| 20 | –Robert "Bob" Marley | Judge NotProducer – Leslie Kong | 2:26 |
| 21 | –The Mellow Cats & Count Ossie | Rock A Man's SoulProducer – Coxsone | 2:52 |
| 22 | –Stranger Cole | Rough & ToughProducer – Duke Reid | 3:01 |
| 23 | –Prince Buster | Wash WashProducer, Vocals – Prince Buster | 3:24 |
| 24 | –Lloyd Clarke | Girl's RushProducer – Charlie Moo | 2:31 |
| 25 | –The Jiving Juniors | Lollipop GirlBacking Band – The CaribsBacking Vocals – Eugene Dwyer, Maurice WinterPiano – Herman "Hersang" SangProducer – Duke ReidVocals – Derrick Harriott | 2:19 |
| 26 | –Duke Reid & His Group | What Makes HoneyProducer – Duke Reid | 3:08 |
| 27 | –Keith & Enid | Worried Over YouBacking Band – Trenton Spence & His GroupProducer – Simeon SmithTenor Saxophone – Trenton SpenceVocals – Enid Cumberland, Altamont Keith Stewart | 3:11 |
| 28 | –Laurel Aitken | Little SheilaBacking Band – The CaribsDouble Bass [Contrebasse] – Lloyd BrevettDrums – Lowell MorrisGuitar – Dennis SindrayPiano – Peter StoddartProducer – Chris BlackwellSaxophone – Max Wildman | 1:53 |
| 29 | –Bunny & Skitter | LumumbaPerformer – Arthur "Bunny" Robinson, Noel "Scully" SimmsProducer – Coxsone | 2:34 |
| 30 | –Lord Flea & His Calypsonians | The Naughty Little FleaDrums – Alvin PattersonProducer – Ken Khouri | 2:34 |
| 31 | –Alerth Bedasse & Chin's Calypso Sextet | DepressionGuitar, Banjo – Cheston WilliamsMaracas, Percussion – Everald "Willie" WilliamsMarimbula [Rumba Box, Probably] – Aaron Carr , "Peck"Producer – Ivan ChinSaxophone [Saxophone En Bambou] – "Wilbert"Vocals, Guitar – Alerth BedasseWritten-By – Everald "Willie" Williams | 3:00 |
| 32 | –Alerth Bedasse & Chin's Calypso Quintet | Night FoodProducer – Ivan ChinWritten-By – Everald "Willie" Williams | 3:01 |
| 33 | 1962 | ||
| 34 | –Lloyd Clarke | Parapinto BoogieProducer – Duke Reid | 2:39 |
| 35 | –Count Lasher & His Calypsonians | Calypso Cha ChaProducer – Dada Tuari | 2:51 |
| 36 | –Wilfred "Jackie" Edwards & The Caribs | We're Gonna LoveProducer – Chris Blackwell | 2:51 |
| 37 | –Derrick And Patsy | Housewife's ChoiceProducer – Leslie Kong | 2:40 |
| 38 | –Prince Buster | Sammy DeadProducer – Prince BusterWritten-By – Traditionnel | |
| 39 | –Basil Gabbidon & Buster's Group | Hully Gully Miss MollyDrums – Drumbago ParksGuitar – Jah JerryProducer – Prince BusterSaxophone – Dennis Campbell, Val BennettTrombone – Rico Rodriguez | 2:24 |
| 40 | –Bunny & Skitter | Rock With Me BabyProducer – Coxsone | 3:20 |
| 41 | –Desmond Dekker | Honor Your Mother & FatherArranged By – Theophilus BeckfordBacking Band – Beverley's All StarsProducer – Leslie Kong | 2:24 |
| 42 | –Count Lasher & Charlie Binger | CalabashProducer – Dada Tuari | 2:42 |
| 43 | –Baba Motta & His Jamaicans | She Pon TopPiano – Baba MottaProducer – Stanley Motta | 2:29 |
| 44 | 1951-1959 | ||
| 45 | –The Maytals | HallelujahProducer – CoxsoneVocals – Henry "Raleigh" Gordon, Nathaniel "Jerry" Matthias, "Toots" Hibbert | 2:36 |
| 46 | –Harold Richardson & The Ticklers | Glamour GalGuitar – Charles SangMarimbula [Rumba Box] – Danny "Lord Danny Boy" SlueProducer – Stanley MottaVocals – Harold Richardson Written-By – Everald "Willie" Williams | 2:44 |
| 47 | –The Downbeats | Midnight LoveBacking Band – The CaribsProducer – Chris BlackwellVocals – Count Prince Miller, Winston Service | 2:43 |
| 48 | –Cecil Byrd | Ba Ba Black SheepBacking Band – Sir Dee's GroupProducer – Delroy E. Dunkley | 2:44 |
| 49 | –Prince Buster & The Blue Beats | Independence SongProducer – Prince Buster | 2:44 |
| 50 | 1961 | ||
| 51 | –The Downbeats | Thinkin' Of YouBacking Band – The CaribsProducer – Chris BlackwellVocals – Count Prince Miller, Winston Service | 1:56 |
| 52 | –Duke Reid & His Group | Duke's CookiesProducer – Duke ReidTrombone – Rico Rodriguez | 2:25 |
| 53 | –Count Owen & His Calypsonians | Island In The SunProducer – Ken KhouriVocals – Count OwenWritten-By [Uncredited] – Harry Belafonte, Irving Burgess | 3:12 |
| 54 | –Derrick Morgan | Fat ManProducer – Simeon Smith | 2:20 |
| 55 | –Derrick And Patsy | Let The Good Times RollBacking Band – Drumbago (Parks) & His HarmonisersProducer – Duke ReidVocals – Derrick Morgan, Patsy Millicent ToddWritten-By [Uncredited] – Leonard Lee, Shirley Goodman | 2:11 |
| 56 | –Laurel Aitken | Judgement DayBacking Band – Ken Richards & His HarmonisersPiano [Probably] – Theophilus BeckfordProducer – Duke ReidSaxophone – Val BennettTrombone – Rico Rodriguez | 2:53 |
| 57 | –Laurel Aitken | Boogie In My BonesBacking Band – The CaribsDouble Bass [Contrebasse] – Lloyd BrevettDrums – Lowell MorrisGuitar – Dennis SindrayPiano – Peter StoddartProducer – Chris BlackwellSaxophone – Max Wildman | 2:47 |
| 58 | 1959-1961 | ||
| 59 | –Owen Gray | Twist BabyProducer – Leslie Kong | 2:06 |
| 60 | –The Rhythm Aces | Joy Bells For IndependenceProducer – CoxsoneVocals – Boris Gardiner, Richard Moss, Richard Ace, Delano Stewart | 2:04 |
| 61 | –Shenley Duffus | Saturday Night RockProducer – Simeon Smith | 2:33 |
| 62 | –Louise Bennett | Bongo ManBacking Band – The Caribbean SerenadersProducer – Denis Preston | 2:24 |
| 63 | –Monty & The Cyclones | Lazy LouPiano – Monty AlexanderProducer – Coxsone | 2:05 |
| 64 | –Laurel Aitken | Aitken's BoogieProducer – Dada Tuari, Laurel AitkenSaxophone – Roland Alphonso | 3:04 |
| 65 | –Don Drummond & The City Slickers | Don CosmicProducer – CoxsoneTrombone – Don Drummond | 2:29 |
| 66 | - | ||
| 67 | –Al T. Joe | Rise Jamaica (Independence Time Is Here)Producer – Linden Pottinger | 2:37 |
| 68 | –Basil Gabbidon | War Paint BabyBacking Band – Buster's GroupProducer – Prince Buster | 3:33 |
| 69 | –Derrick Morgan | Lover Boy (South Corner Rock)Backing Band – Drumbago (Parks) Et Ses All StarsGuitar – Jah JerryProducer – Duke ReidWritten-By – Derrick Morgan | 2:39 |
| 70 | –The Jiving Juniors | Sugar DandyProducer – Derrick HarriottSaxophone – Buddy Lucas | 2:20 |
| 71 | Sammy Dead Medley | 2:47 | |
| 72 | –Roland Alphonso & His Alley Cats | Hully Gully RockProducer – CoxsoneSaxophone – Roland Alphonso | 2:58 |
| 73 | –Alton & Eddie | MurielBacking Band – Clue J. & His Blues BlastersProducer – CoxsoneVocals – Alton Ellis, Eddy Perkins | 3:10 |
| 74 | –Lord Lebby & The Jamaican Calypsonians | One Kiss For My BabyProducer – Chris Blackwell | 2:42 |
| 75 | –Girl Satchmo | DarlingBacking Band – The Swinging MashersProducer – Duke ReidWritten-By – Kent Rowe, Kendris Fagan | 3:21 |
| 76 | –Owen Gray | Jenny LeeProducer – Chris Blackwell | 2:24 |
| 77 | –Rico & The Blue Beats | August 1962Producer – Prince Buster | 2:43 |
| 78 | –Laurel Aitken | Walls Of JerichoProducer – Dada Tuari | 3:13 |
| 79 | –The Charmers | Lonely BoyBacking Band – The City SlickersMusician – Herman SangProducer – CoxsoneVocals – Lloyd Tyrell, Roy Willis | 2:14 |
| 80 | –Jimmy Cliff | Dearest BeverleyComposed By – Jimmy CliffProducer – Leslie Kong | 2:40 |
| 81 | –Cornell Campbell & The City Slickers | Each Lonely NightProducer – Coxsone | 3:04 |
| 82 | –Laurel Aitken | Come Back JeannieProducer – Dada TuariTenor Saxophone [Très Probablement / Very Probably] – Stanley "Ribs" Notice | 2:20 |
| 83 | –Trenton Spence | Trenton's HopProducer – Simeon SmithTenor Saxophone – Trenton Spence | 2:21 |
| 84 | –Laurel Aitken & The Boogie Cats | Baba Kill Me GoatGuitar – Ernest RanglinProducer – Dada Tuari, Laurel Aitken | 2:34 |
| 85 | –Derrick Morgan | Forward MarchProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Derrick Morgan | 2:50 |
| 86 | –Charlie Binger & His Quintet | Jamaica Is The Place To GoProducer – Stanley Motta | 2:51 |
| 87 | –Theophilus Beckford | Easy SnappingBacking Band – Clue J & His Blues BlastersDouble Bass [Contrebasse] – Cluett JohnsonDrums [Batterie, Probably] – Ian Person, Ken Williams Guitar [Probably] – Ernest Ranglin, Keith Stoddart, Ken Richards Piano – Theophilus BeckfordProducer – Clement Seymour "Coxsone" DoddTenor Saxophone – Roland AlphonsoTrombone [Probably] – Don Drummond, Rico Rodriguez | 2:50 |
| 88 | –Clue J. & His Blues Blasters | Milk Lane HopProducer – Coxsone | 2:56 |
| 89 | –Monty & The Cyclones | SummertimePiano – Bernard Montgomery "Monty" AlexanderProducer – CoxsoneWritten-By – George Gershwin | 2:38 |
| 90 | –Lord Fly | Whai, Whai, WhaiBacking Band – The Dan Williams OrchestraClarinet, Saxophone – Bertie KingDouble Bass [Contrebasse] – Herbert Nelson Drums – Donald JarrettGuitar – Fitz Hugh ColashPiano – Mapletoft PoulleProducer – Stanley MottaWritten-By – Gerald Lyon | 2:10 |
| 91 | –Prince Buster | They Got To GoProducer – Prince BusterWritten-By – Derrick Morgan, Prince Buster | 2:35 |
| 92 | –Clancy Eccles | FreedomBacking Band – City Slickers D'Herman HersangMusician – Herman SangProducer – Coxsone | 2:51 |
| 93 | –The Folkes Brothers | Oh CarolinaBacking Band – Count Ossie & Son Afro-ComboPercussion [Tambour] – Count OssiePiano – Owen GrayProducer – Prince BusterVocals – Eric "Junior" Folkes, John Folkes, Mico Folkes | 2:40 |
| 94 | –Don Drummond | That Man Is BackProducer – Coxsone | 1:49 |
| 95 | –Laurel Aitken & The Boogie Cats | Boogie RockProducer – Dada Tuari | 2:34 |
| 96 | –Laurel Aitken | Nightfall In ZionProducer – Dada Tuari | 2:44 |
| 97 | –Lord Laro | Referendum CalypsoProducer – Ken Khouri | 2:56 |
| 98 | –Jimmy Cliff | I'm SorryBacking Band – Cavalier's ComboProducer – Sir CavalierVocals – James Chambers | 2:38 |
| 99 | –Aubrey Adams & The Dudroppers | Lady In RedProducer – Coxsone | 3:21 |











