From Kingston Town To New York City

[Pete S]

FROM KINGSTON TOWN TO NEW YORK CITY

https://planetrecords.podbean.com/2009/08/01/from-kingston-town-to-new-york-city/

Just for a change I decided to mix two of my favourite genres so here's a pretty mean collection of original rocksteady and ska from Jamaica, mixed with the uptown soul sound of (mainly) New York. Some cracking titles on here though the running order isn't exactly as I intended it to be so it may not 'flow' like it should in some places. All the soul records are taken from UK releases, hence the labels stated. Track listing as follows:

GARNET MIMMS - IT WAS EASIER TO HURT HER (UNITED ARTISTS) /

THE CLARENDONIANS - TABLES GOING TURN (STUDIO ONE) /

JIMMY BEAUMONT - YOU GOT TOO MUCH GOING FOR YOU (LONDON) /

JOHNNY & THE ATTRACTIONS - YOUNG WINGS CAN FLY (DOCTOR BIRD) /

MAXINE BROWN - SINCE I FOUND YOU (PYE INTERNATIONAL) /

DESMOND DEKKER - FU MAN CHU (BEVERLEYS) /

LOU JOHNSON - WOULDN'T THAT BE SOMETHING (LONDON) /

PRINCE BUSTER - SHARING YOU (OLIVE BLOSSOM) /

THE MANHATTANS - THE ONE THAT LOVE FORGETS (CARNIVAL) /

THE HEPTONES - I AM LONELY (TRENCH TOWN) /

RAY POLLARD - IT'S A SAD THING (UNITED ARTISTS) /

U ROY & THE PARAGONS - ON THE BEACH (DUKE REID) /

JOHNNYWELLS - LONELY MOON (COLUMBIA) /

TYRONE EVANS - IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE (DUKE) /

THE PLATTERS - DON'T HEAR, SPEAK, SEE NO EVIL (STATESIDE) /

ROLAND ALPHONSO - WARLOCK (SKA BEAT) /

JIMMY CASTOR - JUST YOU GIRL )PHILIPS) /

DON DRUMMOND - SKA TOWN (BLANK) /

JUNIOR PARKER - THESE KIND OF BLUES (VOCALION) /

THE MELODIANS - SWING AND DINE (DOCTOR BIRD) /

THE VONTASTICS - LADY LOVE (STATESIDE) /

BUSTERS ALL STARS - JET 707 - BLUE BEAT /

THE C.O.D.'S - MICHAEL (STATESIDE) /

THE UNIQUES - OUT OF LOVE (TROJAN) /

DANNY WHITE - KEEP MY WOMAN HOMES ( SUE) /

DERRICK MORGAN - ME NAH GIVE UP (PYRAMID) /

THE UNIQUES (USA) - NOT TOO LONG AGO (PYE INTERNATIONAL) /

MONTY MORRIS - LAST LAUGH (DOCTOR BIRD) /

MARY LOVE - LAY THIS BURDEN DOWN (STATESIDE) /

THE UNIQUES - LOVE AND DEVOTION (GAS) /