VARIOUS - IF I HAD A PAIR OF WINGS: JAMAICAN DOO WOP VOL. 3 VINYL

VARIOUS - IF I HAD A PAIR OF WINGS: JAMAICAN DOO WOP VOL. 3 VINYL

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A third and final volume of Jamaican doo wop & R&B records taken from the late 50s and early 60s. These records represent a period in which sound-systems were beginning to dominate the island, with Duke Reid and Sir Coxsone Dodd stepping up their rivalry by beginning to make and release their own records rather than rely on US imports for use in their dances. Many of these records are definitely more-or-less imitations of the American records, as the uniquely Jamaican ska sound was yet to take hold - however many of the future stars of ska, rocksteady and reggae were beginning to cut their teeth in the industry on these records, incl. Alton Ellis, Derrick Morgan, Derrick Harriott and more, and provide a unique view into the fledgling independent record industry culture in Jamaica that would prove to be unbelievably prolific and unparalleled for an island of it's size.

1               –The Jiving Juniors               Sweet As An Angel               2:22

2               –Alton & Eddy     My Heaven           2:29

3               –Higgs & Wilson                   When You Tell Me Baby   2:35

4               –Lloyd Adams      I Wish Your Picture Was You          2:35

5               –The Moonlighters             Don't You Know                  2:12

6               –Ricketts & Rowe                Dream Girl             3:22

7               –Anette & Shenley              The First Time We Met     2:35

8               –The Belltones     I'll Always Call Your Name                  3:10

9               –Ruddy And Sketto            Little Schoolgirl   2:55

10            –Derrick And Patsy             Crying in the Chapel           2:22

11            –The Blues Busters              I've Done You Wrong        2:17

12            –The Jiving Juniors               My Sweet Angel                   2:44

13            –Higgs & Wilson                   Change of Mind                   2:58

14            –Jackie Edwards                   Never Go Away   2:44