Band Name: Prince Buster
Music Album: The Ska Singles 1961-1962
Album Release Date: May 2024
Music Genre: Reggae Ska
Record Label: Ska Gold Record Label
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 21 Tracks CD
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
| 1 | Buster's Hop |
| 2 | Buster's Idea |
| 3 | This Man Is Good |
| 4 | Little Honey |
| 5 | Busters's Shack |
| 6 | Call Me |
| 7 | Rabbit's Foot |
| 8 | My Sound That Goes Around |
| 9 | They Got To Go |
| 10 | Crying Over You |
| 11 | Now You Want To Cry |
| 12 | Independence Song |
| 13 | Time Longer Than Rope |
| 14 | Fake King |
| 15 | Megaton |
| 16 | One Hand Washes The Other |
| 17 | Cowboy Comes To Town |
| 18 | They Got To Come |
| 19 | These Are The Times |
| 20 | Please Mr.Sun |
| 21 | Poison On Beeston Street |
This 21 track unique compilation Digipak CD with informative sleeve collects together all of Prince Buster’s singles from 1961 to 1962, including some by the Prince Buster’s legendary backing group which featured at times the “cream of Jamaican music talent” like Arkland 'Drumbago' Parkes, Ernest Ranglin, Val Bennett, Baba Brookes and the legendary Rico Rodriquez.
Featured here are the original versions of “Time Longer Than Rope” and “One Hand Washes The Other” and the first vocal tracks Buster ever recorded along with early Ska classics like “Fake King” and “They Got To Come” all digitally re-mastered for CD.
A number of these tracks are released on CD for the first time.
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