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Trojan Suedehead Box Set -  TJBECD169

OK this was a Uk fashion trend but it was my era, but as with all cults it was below the surface, below the visible media trendsetters and the outer exterior, we dug deep.  It wasn’t the chart sounds or the more commercial tighten ups, we dug deep for elitism and style.  So a lot of these cuts are a pure memory trip.  This Cd is less mainstream especially the first two CD’s  -although there are some pretty popular sounds, and especially names highlighted, and it is all the better for it.  The set goes a bit wayward towards CD3 as commercialism set it and the suedehead moved on – a passing fad, of course they all were/are.

The music the rhythm was in a sense kind of mellow, but it was hard – the DJ was emerging and RG&G and sufferation – and joyous but deep.  Personally I’m a sucker for the vocal groups and the great voices so the likes of the Heptones, Tennors, Dennis Brown, Alton Ellis, Cornell Campbell (especially) and Horace Andy do it for me.  Some great DJ stuff though with Big Youth, I Roy, Dennis Alcapone.

Pretty much a great set – anything with Cornell Campbell surely is even though there’s only one track, and what a voice

 

Various Artists: Suedehead Reggae Box Set (TJETD169)

 

Format: Treble CD album
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Price: £12.99




Highlighting the early seventies sounds favoured by the so-called Suedeheads, this set features an array of well known and obscure Reggae sides from the era. Alongside such well-known tracks by the likes of Desmond Dekker, John Holt, Lee Perry and Dennis Brown, there are a host of rarities that will be new to even the most ardent Reggae fan. With this long overdue collection the much over-looked Suedehead era finally receives due recognition.

 

 

Tracklisting

  3-CD SET

  DISC 1: The Underground

  Meaning Of Life - The Heptones - Listen

  Lion’s Den - The Kingstonians - Listen

  Weather Report - The Tennors - Listen

  Reincarnate - Tesfa McDonald (Bobby Ellis & Tommy McCook) - Listen

  Chairman of the Board - Bongo Herman, Les & Bunny - Listen

  Jungle Lion - Lee Perry & The Upsetters - Listen

  Silhouettes - Dennis Brown - Listen

  Don’t Try To Use Me - Horace Andy - Listen

  Boat To Progress - Richard & Glen - Listen

  What’s Going On - Pat Satchmo - Listen

  Weary Version 3 - Glen Adams - Listen

  Sunshine Showdown - The Upsetters - Listen

  My Confession - Cornel Campbell - Listen

  Play It Cool (aka Rock On Time) - Alton Ellis - Listen

  Black IPA - Lee Perry & The Upsetters - Listen

  Musical Right - Sir Harry - Listen

  Blacula – The Crystalites - Listen

  DISC 2: At The Club

  Hammering Version - Nicky & Cat Campbell - Listen

  Soup - The J.J. All Stars - Listen

  President Mash Up The Resident - Shorty The President - Listen

  Bucky Skank - The Upsetters - Listen

  Back A Yard - The Vulcans - Listen

  Forman Versus Frasier - Big Youth - Listen

  Hijacking - I Roy - Listen

  Here Come The Heartaches - Delroy Wilson - Listen

  La La At The End - Norman Brown & The Chosen Few - Listen

  Hot Line - Dave Barker - Listen

  Take Time Out - The Three Tops - Listen

  Dock Of The Bay - Big Youth - Listen

  Pantomime - The Reggae Strings - Listen

  High School Serenade - Lennox Brown - Listen

  Musical Liquidator - Dennis Alcapone - Listen

  Space Flight - I Roy - Listen

  Sincerely – Chenley Duffus - Listen

  DISC 3: Aiming For The Charts

  Mad About You - Bruce Ruffin - Listen

  At The Club - Sidney George & Jackie - Listen

  Sing A Little Song - Desmond Dekker - Listen

  Reggae From The Ghetto - John Holt - Listen

  Living For The City - Pat Rhoden - Listen

  Chopsticks - The Deltones - Listen

  People Make The World Go Round - Errol Brown & The Chosen Few - Listen

  Louie Louie - Toots & The Maytals - Listen

  I Am What I Am - Greyhound - Listen

  Nose For Trouble - Winston Groovy - Listen

  Lottery Spin - Zap Pow - Listen

  Karate (aka I The Third) - Dave & Ansel Collins - Listen

  Emergency Call - Judy Mowatt - Listen

  Boogie On Reggae Woman - Pat Rhoden - Listen

  U.F.O. - Geoffrey Chung & The Harry J All Stars - Listen

  Snake In The Grass - Jimmy Shondell - Listen

 

 

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