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VA - Trojan - Sixties Box Set
-trojan_sixties_box_set-front.jpg "(compil)-trojan_sixties_box_set-front.jpg") Year: 2004 Country: England Genre: Ska Label: Trojan Records  Format: 3 CD Box set Type: MP3 Bitrate: 128kbps ID Tags: Yes Time duration: 2 hours 22 minutes 02 sec   Tracklist: Disc: 1 1. Words - The Jets 2. By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Noel Brown 3. Hooked On A Feeling - Boris Gardiner 4. Crimson And Clover - The Uniques 5. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Roland Alphonso 6. Honey - Lloyd Charmers 7. Everybody's Talkin' - Ernest Ranglin 8. Just Once In My Life - Freddie McGregor 9. Love Is Blue - The Sonny Bradshaw Seven 10. Leaving On A Jet Plane - David Isaacs 11. Bang! Bang! - Tomorrow's Children 12. Roses Are Red My Love - Claudette Thomas 13. Ode To Billy Joe - Tommy McCook & The Supersonics 14. The Mighty Quinn - Hopeton Lewis 15. Puppet On A String - The Jets 16. Sugar, Sugar - Ken Lazarus 17. Winchester Cathedral - The Fugitives Disc: 2 1. I Wish It Would Rain - The Techniques 2. Who You Gonna Run To - The Shades 3. Don't Look Back - Keith & Tex 4. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Slim Smith 5. Born To Love You - The Sensations 6. Put Yourself In My Place - Delroy Wilson 7. Baby Baby (AKA I Can't Help Myself) - The Clarendonians 8. Reach Out (I'll Be There) - Derrick Harriott 9. Left With A Broken Heart - The Paragons 10. Wherever I Lay My Hat - Delano Stewart 11. My Cherie Amour - The Harry J All Stars 12. Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - The Gaylettes 13. Come See About Me - The Soul Stirrers 14. Mother's Advice (Shop Around) - The Soul Leaders 15. Doggone Right - The Sensations 16. You'll Lose A Precious Love - The Uniques 17. I'll Always Love You - The Mad Lads Disc: 3 1. Gunatanamera - Roland Alphonso 2. Son Of A Preacher Man - The Gaylettes 3. Ska Flea (Spanish Flea) - Tommy McCook 4. My Elusive Dreams - Ernest Wilson 5. To Sir With Love - The Jets 6. (If It Don't Work Out) Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - Pat Kelly 7. Je T'aime (Love At First Sight) - Byron Lee 8. Just One Smile - The Sensations 9. If I Only Had Time - The Jets 10. Sad Movies - Gloria Crawford 11. Spooky - Boris Gardiner 12. The Games People Play - Bob Andy 13. Put A Little Love In Your Heart (The Big Three) - The Harry J All Stars 14. Stranger On The Shore - Val Bennett & The Upsetters 15. It Must Be Him (Seil Sur Son Etoile) - Dawn Penn 16. Reggae In The Wind (Blowin' In The Wind) - Lester Sterling   Information about album: In their neverending quest to cleverly box up their past, Trojan now offers a three-CD set of '60s reggae covers of '60s hits. Just the kind of thing that sends many reggae fans running for cover, appalled at the idea of all those saccharine hits redone "island style." The first disc's track list is particularly off-putting, culling most tracks from the poppier side of the pop chart. But just listen to Ernest Wilson and Freddie McGregor's striking take on "Just Once in My Life," Tomorrow Children's intense "Bang! Bang!," and Hopetone Lewis & co.'s gospel styled "The Mighty Quinn." And don't miss Lloyd Charmers' astonishing psychedelic organ solo on "Crimson and Clover," then check out his sweet vocals on "Come See About Me" on disc two. That latter disc is dedicated to Tamla/Motown covers, and is flush with stellar vocal tracks. Top picks include the Techniques, the Clarendonians, Derrick Harriott, the Sensations, and Slim Smith on his own and with the Uniques, but there isn't a less then splendid number here. Disc three is odds and sods, with former Technique Pat Kelly stealing the show, ex-Paragon Bob Andy running him a close second, and a teenaged Dawn Penn exhibiting astounding talent. However, the bulk of this disc is given over to instrumentals, with a clutch featuring ex-Skatalites saxophonists. From the suave Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, to the glorious Lynn Taitt & the Jets (their track with Gladdy Anderson is magnificent), to the irrepressible Boris Gardiner funking up the house with his utterly amazing take on "Spooky," the bands are sensational. And although there are a few clunkers within, and some of the tracks were obviously taken from scratchy vinyl, regardless, this is one fabulous set, turning even the most hackneyed '60s number into something very special indeed.  
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