Year: 1993 Country: England Genre: Ska Label: Sequel Records
Type: MP3 Bitrate: 128kbps ID Tags: Yes Time duration: 1 hours 12 minutes 13 sec
Tracklist:
Madness
Al Capone
Wash Wash
God Son
Its Burkess Law
10 Commandments
Blackhead Chineman
30 Pieces Of Silver
Hard Man Fe Dead
Earthquake
Judge Dread
Ghost Dance
Take It Easy
Too Hot
My Girl
This Is A Hold Up
Shaking Up Orange Street
Big Five
Rough Rider
Wreck A Pum Pum
Julie On My Mind
Pharaoh House Crash
Tie The Donkeys Tail
Finger
Information about album:
Fabulous Greatest Hits remains the definitive roundup of Prince Buster's own work, rounding up as it did a flood of hits from the ska and rocksteady age. This quirky compilation, in contrast, leans heavily toward the rocksteady years, and while bundling up many of the same numbers, does include a few of Fabulous' omissions, including the splendid "Dance the Pardon," inexplicably retitled "Barrister Pardon," which closed the courthouse doors for good on Buster's infamous "Judge Dread." The "Judge" appears as well, as does the equally notorious "Al Capone," alongside the extraordinarily politically incorrect "10 Commandments of Man," wherein the Prince lays down the law to his woman. The superb "Free Love," despite its title, does not advocate sexual experimentation, but instead sublimely spreads a unity message, black pride, and Garvey-esque self-empowerment, all set to a splendid rocksteady backing and sweet harmonies. "Julie on My Mind" finds Buster in a romantic mood, "Ghost Dance" in a more pensive state, as the Prince pens a missive to late friends, while "Take It Easy" is as laid-back as its title. Prince Buster unleashed a deluge of singles during the '60s, more's the pity that modern compilations continue to cull from the same group of 50 or so.