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REGGAE IN WONDERLAND, THE SPLASH SINGLES 1968-1973


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• First serious anthology of Lloyd Charmers’ earliest productions.

• Twelve tracks new to CD.

• Features some of reggae music’s greatest Jamaican performers.

The late 60s and early 70s witnessed a transformation of the Jamaican music industry, with the global popularity of the new reggae sound opening the way for a host of ambitious independent record producers to make their mark on the local scene and shores beyond.

Among this new breed of record-makers were a number of former recording artists whose influence on the future direction of reggae would prove profound, with their number including Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Winston ‘Niney’ Holness, Clancy Eccles, Derrick Harriott and the man whose early reggae productions are showcased on this set, Lloyd Charmers.

‘Reggae In Wonderland’ collects the cream of Charmers’ early output as an independent producer from a fascinating period in Jamaican music history, during which reggae underwent a series of transformations that commenced with the driving rhythms of boss reggae and closed with a more measured style that echoed the rock steady sound of the late 60s.

Among the recordings featured here are major hits and long forgotten rarities, performed by some of Jamaica’s most accomplished artists, most notably Bob Andy, Ken Boothe, Dave Barker, Owen Gray, B.B. Seaton, Bobby Davis and of course Charmers himself. To quote the legendary Paul Nicholas, this is reggae like it used to be!

Tracklist

Disc: 1
1    Long About Now - Bruce Ruffin
2    Real Real - Lloyd Robinson
3    Come See About Me - Lloyd Charmers & The Soul Stirrers
4    House in Session - Tommy Cowan
5    They Got to Move - Lloyd Robinson
6    Why Baby Why - Lloyd Charmers
7    Hot Shot - Karl Bryan
8    Trouble Trouble - Lloyd Robinson
9    Last Laugh - The Jokers
10    The Sweeter She Is - The Charmers
11    Doggone Right - Bobby Davis
12    Sindy - Lloyd Charmers
13    Since I Lost My Baby - Bob Andy
14    Colour Him Father - Lloyd Charmers
15    Going in Circles - Bobby Davis
16    Black Power - Lloyd & Dave
17    Baby I Need Your Loving - Bob Andy
18    Birth Control - Lloyd Charmers
19    I'm Gone - Lloyd & Hortense
20    I Can't Get Next to You - The Charmers
21    I Love You Madly - Busty Brown
22    Love I Madly - Bongo Tony
23    All Kinds of Everything - Lloyd Charmers
24    California Dreaming - Lloyd Charmers
25    Just As Long As You Need Me - Busty Brown
26    Just My Imagination (Take 2) - Dave Barker
Disc: 2
1    Oh Me Oh My - Lloyd Charmers
2    What Should I Do - Dave Barker
3    Going in Circles - Lloyd Charmers
4    Cool and Easy - U-Roy Junior
5    One Woman - Lloyd Charmers
6    Reggae in Wonderland - Lester Williams
7    I've Gotta Get a Message to You - The Charmers
8    Ever Strong - Bongo Tony
9    Skinhead Train - Lloyd Charmers
10    Life of a Millionaire - Dave Barker
11    Rock Steady - The Marvels
12    Travelling On - Lloyd Charmers
13    Summertime - Dave Barker
14    Humpty Dumpty - Bongo Tony
15    One Big Unhappy Family (Part One) - Lloyd Charmers
16    One Big Unhappy Family (Part Two) - Lloyd Charmers
17    Harry's Mood - Lloyd Charmers
18    Be My Baby - The Marvels
19    One, Two, Three - Roy Shirley
20    Plus One - Roy Shirley
21    Shaft - Lloyd Charmers
22    Rasta Never Fails - Lloyd & Ken
23    Africa Is Paradise - Lloyd & B.B.
24    Owen Gray's Greatest Hits (Part 1) - Owen Gray
25    Owen Gray's Greatest Hits (Part 2) - Owen Gray
26    The End - Lloyd Charmers
27    Just My Imagination (Take 1) - Dave Barker