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• First compilation to focus on the final works of Duke Reid’s legendary label
• 35 tracks new to CD
• Includes numerous Jamaican hits by some of reggae music’s finest
By 1973, Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle Records had been a dominating force on the Jamaican music scene for over a decade.
Renowned for the consistently high standard of its productions and musicianship, the label had become a byword for quality, as evidenced by the music collected on this set: the first ever compilation to focus on its output during its final two years as a fully functioning independent operation.
In ’75, Reid’s declining health along with his dislike for roots reggae brought about the sale of his record company and studio to Sonia Pottinger, so effectively bringing the Treasure Isle story to an end.
Featured on this 2CD set are numerous Jamaican hits, performed by some of the island’s finest artists, their number including Pat Kelly, BB Seaton, Tinga and Roman Stewart, as well as popular Bajan singer, Smokey 007, whose irresistible version of the title track breached charts around the globe.
With all but seven of the tracks previously unavailable on CD, ‘Never Ending Songs Of Love’ is an essential purchase for both fans of classic reggae and Treasure Isle completists!
Tracklist
DISC ONE
EVER ENDING SONGS OF LOVE
1 Chatty Chatty Mouth – The Mello Lads
2 Caressing Loneliness – Patrick Allen *
3 Baby Come On Home – Pat Kelly *
4 Fire Fire – Lloyd Robinson
5 I Still Love You – Tinga Stewart *
6 High School Dance – B.B. Seaton *
7 Cheer Up My Friends – Patrick Allen *
8 Kiss Me Honey – The Chantells *
9 Sunshine – Pat Kelly
10 Never Ending Song Of Love – Smokey 007
11 Down In The Ghetto – Lloyd Robinson *
12 Like Hollywood Humpty Dumpty – Sly Roker *
13 My Precious Love – The Saints *
14 Donkey Bray – The Black Brothers *
15 Cool Im Dong – The Africans *
16 Wolverton Mountain – Roman Stewart
17 Good Old Song – Smokey 007 *
18 Loving Feeling – Murvin Brooks *
19 Tonight Is The Night – Claudette Miller
20 Tear Munnu – The Black Brothers *
21 Living Just A Little – Beres Hammond
22 Revelation – Mind, Body & Soul *
23 High School Dance (soul version) – B.B. Seaton *
24 Mike – Sly Roker & The Slick Connection *
*previously unreleased
DISC TWO
NEVER ENDING SONGS OF LOVE DUBWISE
1 Chatty Chatty Version – The Treasure Isle All Stars
2 Baby Come On Home Version – Earl ‘Wire’ Lindo *
3 Fire Fire Version – The Now Generation *
4 Love Version – The Treasure Isle All Stars *
5 Kiss Me Honey Version – The Treasure Isle All Stars *
6 Sunshine Version – The Treasure Isle All Stars *
7 Ghetto Version – The Treasure Isle All Stars *
8 My Precious Love Version – The Treasure Isle All Stars *
9 Donkey Bray Version – The Treasure Isle All Stars *
10 Cool Im Dong Version – The Treasure Isle All Stars *
11 Wolverton Version – The Treasure Isle All Stars *
12 Munno Version – The Treasure Isle All Stars *
13 Just A Little Version – The Treasure Isle All Stars *
14 Loving Feeling Version – The Treasure Isle All Stars *
15 Tonight Is The Night Version – The Treasure Isle All Stars *
16 Revelation Version – The Treasure Isle All Stars *
Bonus tracks
17 Get Over Dub – The Treasure Isle All Stars *
18 Dreaming Version – The Treasure Isle All Stars *