Band Name: Prince Buster
Music Album: Big Five
Album Release Date: April 1988
Music Genre: Reggae Ska
Record Label: Skank Records
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 12 Tracks Vinyl LP Reissue
Born May 24 1938, Kingston, Jamaica. Died September 8, 2016, Miami, Florida, USA. After following original selecter The Great Sebastian he was hired by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd to help on his Down Beat sound system, eventually helping Dodd identify the singles that Duke Reid was importing for his rival system and assisting production of his recordings. His first recording session in 1960 produced "Oh Carolina", with vocals by the Folkes Brothers and added musical accompaniment from Count Ossie. Inventive and innovative for the times, adding the niahbinghi element to popular Jamaican music. Campbell went on to establish his own own Voice Of The People sound system, record label and shop.
Buster produced countless records featuring either himself or virtually every top act of the time backed by the Prince Buster's All Stars. Initially Buster's Group, defining from blues/shuffle origins a huge contribution to the ska era with many classics. First on his Wildbells and
| A1 | Big Five |
| A2 | Kinky Griner |
| A3 | Leave Your Man |
| A4 | Give Her |
| A5 | Bald Head Pum Pum |
| A6 | At The Cross |
| B1 | Fishy Fishy |
| B2 | The Virgin |
| B3 | Black Pum Pum |
| B4 | Every Man Pum Pum |
| B5 | Tonight |
| B6 | Wash The Pum Pum |
This compilation was originally released on the Blue Beat label by Melodisc Records, cat.nr. MLP 12-157, special thanks to Dave Thomas and Tom McDonnel at Spartan, Roger Dalke, Steve " Grogger " Goodman, Judge Dread, Alan " King Boy " Spooner, Keith Stone at " Daddy Kool " and George Marshall at " Zoot " . Made In England.
A copy of the original Melodisc sleeve comes as an insert with this release. Some background noise is on this record, used by the censors to mask explicit lyrics.
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