Pete S Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 This is the first time I’ve ever attempted a pure Soul compilation using only Jamaican sounds, here’s a collection of mainly forgotten and unknown, all of which, with the exception of a couple of ballads, could possibly be given an outing at your local soul nights. I have purposely avoided the blatantly obvious records such as I Feel So Bad and instead gone for things that hopefully a lot of listeners will be hearing for the first time. Not to be confused with my recent podcast Jamaican Soul Shake, which was only called that because every artist or track had the word ‘Soul’ in it! This one begins with a couple of R & B tunes originally released on the Blue Beat label and I think the latest track is probably 1974. I’ve also avoided putting any Jamaican funk on as that would also have been too easy as there are numerous compilations of that material available. BYRON LEE & THE DRAGONAIRES — GREEN ONIONS OWEN GRAY — YOU DON’T KNOW LIKE I DO MONTY & THE CYCLONES - LAZY LOU DEL DAVIS — BABY DON’T WAKE ME SOUND DIMENSION — SOULFUL STRUT JOE WHITE — LOVELY NIGHTS THE JETTS — FRESH OUT OF LOVE CHUCK JACQUES — NOW THAT YOU’VE GONE ROLAND ALPHONSO — SOUL FINGER GLEN MILLER — FUNKY BROADWAY THE AVALONS - I LOVE YOU DANDY - YOU GOT SOMETHING NICE THE DIPLOMATS — STRONG MAN LLOYD RICHARDS - I NEED YOU THE WAILERS — LOVE WON’T BE MINE GRANVILLE WILLIAMS ORCHESTRA — PHILLY DOG ANDY & THE AVALONS - PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE THE BLUES BUSTERS — A LOVERS REWARD HORACE FAITH — COME RAIN OR COME SHINE THE CLARENDONIANS — BE BOP BOY THE GAYLADS — GOODBYE DADDY THE GAYLADS — DINNER FOR TWO HORACE FAITH — YOU NEVER SAID YOU LOVED ME CORNELL CAMPBELL — I’M STILL WAITING JACKIE OPEL — SOMETIMES I WONDER NAT FRANCIS - SEVEN NIGHTS OF LOVE PATSY — LOVE DIVINE THE AVALONS — EVERYDAY PATSY COLE — DISAPPOINTED BRIDE REUBEN ANDERSON - CHRISTMAS TIME AGAIN TONY GREGORY — GET OUT OF MY LIFE WOMAN THE UNIQUES — THE JOURNEY FIRST GENERATION — GIVE HIM UP THE BLUES BUSTERS — WIDE AWAKE IN A DREAM https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/soul-and-r-b-in-jamaica-1961-1973/
Mal C Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 Remember co presenters on east-side radio in Sydney doing evenings where both presenters would play the Soul and then the Jamaican version of Soul Hits, or Reggae hits for that matter. There were more USA tunes covered in Jamaica obviously, but they used to dig out some real jems... Good stuff Pete.. M
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