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FROM TROJAN RECORDS WEBSITE
Trojan Records is planning reissues of Desmond Dekker & the Aces’ two sixties LPs, ‘007’ and ‘Israelites’, “sourced almost entirely from the original Jamaican Beverley’s master tapes.”
They are asking for any help in providing high res (300 dpi) scans or colour photocopies of the original Doctor Bird LP sleeves (and labels) [...]
Just thought I would let everyone know that the Laurel Aitken re-issues continue. Here is the tracklisting for “High Priest of Reggae” with bonus tracks.
1. Jesse James 2:42
2. Mr Popcorn 2:40
3. I Got To Have Your Love 2:43
4. (Sloop) John B 2:23
5. Shoo Bee Shoo Bee 2:44
6. Hailes Selaise 3:13
7. Landlords And Tenants 2:46
8. Save [...]
FROM TROJAN RECORDS WEBSITE:
May 2009 will be the 40th anniversary since Jamaica lost one of its best-loved sons, the legendary and tragic Don Drummond. As a tribute to one of the greatest trombonist the world has ever known, Trojan are making available once more the ‘Memorial Album’ that first saw issue on the label towards [...]
YES! The Laurel Aitken Re-issues will be getting some US distribution as Dusty Groove has them listed as Mid May releases. OH YEAH and there will be re-issues of “Scandal In A Brixton Market” and “The High Priest Of Reggae”. AMAZING NEWS INDEED!
www.strictly-vibes.com
So that means more Laurel Goodness!
FYI: Amazon has “High Priest” and “Scandal” listed [...]
I’ve got another reissue note. The news hit weeks ago and I should have posted it then but as you can probably tell I’ve been very slack in getting this updated lately. I’m working to correct that. NOW TO THE NEWS.
Prince Buster has been releasing his material on less then steller JA pressings of late [...]