This is the third volume in the
Jamaican Gold label's series of
Bunny Lee productions dating from 1967 through 1968. And if a disc stuffed with 20 tracks wasn't enough to grab your attention, the booklet alone is worth the price of admission. In an extensive interview, producer Lee provides a detailed history of his career, with particularly entertaining reminiscences of his early days as a record plugger that shed light on the rather dubious practices employed at the time. Bios of each of the artists are also included, as well as recording data on each of the tracks. In all, a mother lode of information. The album heavily features Glen Adams, who had just revived his solo career after stints with
the Heptones and then
the Pioneers. He subsequently established himself as a keyboardist, and here listeners find him in both roles -- he has three vocal tracks and is also the featured player on the instrumental "My Argument." That song's rhythm was utilized by the Uniques for their "My Conversation" hit, and the vocal group itself appears with two cuts, while former member
Roy Shirley, another Lee pet, is showcased across four. Don T. Lee, the producer's brother, helped set the scene for rocksteady's shift to reggae with the hit "Regay Time" (aka "It's Reggae Time"), one of two of his songs found here. Add
Max Romeo, Cynthia Richards (later of Zappow and Skin Flesh and Bones), Lester Sterling, and a number of equally talented artists who have since been mostly neglected, and you have one hell of a party, where hits, rarities, and previously unreleased material mingle happily.
1. Hold Down Miss Winey
2. Dance Arena
3. Long Life
4. Dread Saras
5. People Rocksteady
6. Forever
7. She's So Fine
8. Warming Up The Scene
9. Summertime
10. Love, Please Come Back
11. My Argument
12. Thank You
13. It's Been So Long
14. Trying To Find A Home
15. My One Girl
16. I Didn't Know
17. Johnny Darling
18. Forest Gate Rock
19. S-H-I (I'm Shocking)
20. Regay Time
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GraciasNota: Es la misma portada del Volumen número 2, dado que no encontre la portada correspodiente a este volumen.
