Byron Lee & the Drag - Mash! Mr Lee - The Early Recordings 1960-1962 [New CD]

Description: Byron Lee & the Drag - Mash! Mr Lee - The Early Recordings 1960-1962 [New CD] Artist: Byron Lee & the Dragonaires Title: Mash! Mr Lee - The Early Recordings 1960-1962 Condition: Format: CD Release Date: 2023 Label: Jasmine Records UPC: 604988280920 Genre: Rock Album Tracks1. Joy Ride (Stereo LP Version)2. Damela Cha Cha3. Yellow Bird4. Merengue5. Cha Cha Medley6. You Belong to My Heart7. It Happened in Monterey8. South of the Border9. Ay Cosita Linda10. Baby What You Want Me to Do11. Loretta12. Let True Love Begin13. Finale Medley14. Firefly Jump Up15. Waltzing Matilda16. Colonel Bogey17. Dumplins18. Kissin' Gal19. Mash Mr. Lee20. Help Me Forget21. Over the Rainbow22. Joy Ride (Mono Single Version)23. River Bank Jump Up24. Night Train25. Dan Is the Man (In the Van)26. Funny How Time Slips Away27. Sunjet Jump Up A.K.A. St Thomas28. East to West29. Walk Like a Dragon30. Forget Her31. I Don't Love You Anymore32. Bata Cha Cha Cha33. Fiesta Twist (What'd I Say In tandem with our Owen Gray collection this month Jasmine dips more toes into the waters of early Jamaican popular music with this collection featuring the island's premier 'uptown' band for almost half a century, Byron Lee and the Dragonaires (or 'the Dragonnairs' as they were known originally. Byron and his band can claim a similar 'first' to their countryman Owen Gray as they were the first musicians to release an album in Jamaica in stereo - at a time when few Jamaicans had the facility to play anything other than mono! Needless to say, it sold poorly compared to the mono version and is now vary scarce. This Jasmine collection features the rare stereo edition of the "Joy Ride" album in it's entirety alongside the group's early non-album A's and B's (among them an ultra-rare 1962 'giveaway' 45 featuring their big belated club hit 'Bata Cha Cha Cha') and as much of the Dragonaires' 1962 album "Come Fly With Lee" as could be slotted into the finite running time of a CD. Almost everything here is making it's digital debut. As befits an uptown band, the entire spectrum of early Jamaican music is covered, from Calypso and 'Jump Up' to R&B, ballads and even some early ska, all of it performed with precision and professionalism. The sound is great, and the music is great too! Attractively packaged and - as always - comprehensively annotated, "Mash Mr. Lee" is a release that no collector of music that is referred to as 'The Blue Beat Era' will want to missCopyright DirectToU LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Price: 12.98 USD

Location: Shepherdsville, Kentucky

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