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v/a - if i had a pair of wings: jamaican doo wop, vol. 1 - death is not the end - tapes

Genre: Wave / Pop / Rock

1. Alton & Eddie - Muriel
2. Jiving Juniors - Dearest Darling
3. The Echoes & Celestials - Are You Mine
4. Jimmy Cliff - Dearest Beverley
5. Keith & Enid - Send Me
6. The Downbeats - Midnight Love
7. Chuck & Dobby - 'Til The End Of Time
8. The Mellowlarks - Album Of Memory
9. Horthens & Stranger - True Love
10. Dobby Dobson - Diamonds & Pearls
11. The Charmers - I'm Going Back
12. The Blues Busters - Pleading For Mercy
13. Owen & Millie - Do You Know
14. Laurel Aitken - Heavenly Angel

A collection of Jamaican doo wop & R&B records taken from the late 50s and early 60s.

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These records represent a period in which soundsystems were just starting to dominate the island, with Duke Reid and Sir Coxsone stepping up their rivalry by beginning to make and release their own records rather than rely on US imports for use in their dances. Many of these records are definitely more-or-less imitations of the American records, as the uniquely Jamaican ska sound was yet to take hold - however many of the future stars of ska, rocksteady and reggae were beginning to cut their teeth in the industry on these records, incl. Jimmy Cliff, Derrick Harriott, Alton Ellis and more, and they provide a unique view into the fledgling independent record industry culture in Jamaica that would prove to be unbelievably proflific and unparalleled for an island of it's size.