The History Of Blue Beat - The Birth Of Ska BB26 - BB50 : The A Sides
Various
- Artist
- Various
- Label
- Not Now Music
- Catalog number
- NOT2LP166
- Format
- LP · Compilation
- Country
- UK
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Reggae
- Barcode
- 5060143491665
What’s on it
The History Of Blue Beat - The Birth Of Ska BB26 - BB50 : The A Sides has 25 tracks. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
A1Tonk Game
- Written-By
- Hank Marr
A2Midnight Train
- Written-By
- Errol Dixon
A3Mash! Mr. Lee
- Written-By
- Byron Lee
A4Rock Baby
- Written-By
- The Wiggans
A5Carolina
- Written-By
- Folkes Brothers
A6Now We Know
- Written-By
- Derrick Morgan
A7Miss Rubberneck Jones
- Written-By
- Henry Glover, Rudolph Toombs
B1Jack And Jill Shuffle
- Written-By
- Theophilus Beckford
B2River Jordan
- Written-By
- Clancy Eccles
B3Leave Earth
- Written-By
- Derrick Morgan
B4Over The River
- Written-By
- Derrick Harriott
B5Lover's Jive
- Written-By
- Neville Esson
B6No More Wedding
- Written-By
- Basil Gabbidon
C1Do Du Wap
- Written-By
- Highland Ralph Dobson
C2Bar Tender
- Written-By
- Laurel Aitken
C3Creation
- Written-By
- Lascelles Perkins
C4Lonely Boy
- Written-By
- Lloyd Tyrell, Roy Willis
C5Sinner's Weep & Mourn
- Written-By
- Owen Gray
C6Honey Please
- Written-By
- Bobby Muir
D1Satchmo's Mash Potato
- Written-By
- Kendris Fagan
D2Mama Shut Your Door
- Written-By
- Errol Dixon
D3Verona
- Written By
- A. Abrahams, Jimmy Sinclair
D4Times Are Going
- Written-By
- Derrick Morgan
D5Ba Ba Black Sheep
- Written-By
- Traditional
D6Georgie And The Old Shoe
- Written-By
- Theophilus Beckford
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Where it came from
Released in 2012 by the Not Now Music label, this compilation serves as a curated retrospective of the foundational years of the Blue Beat record label. Blue Beat was originally established in the United Kingdom in 1960 by Emil Shalit, primarily as an outlet for licensing Jamaican recordings for the growing Caribbean immigrant community in Britain. The label became a cultural catalyst, introducing the burgeoning sound of ska to a wider audience and helping to define the early musical identity of the British skinhead and mod subcultures.
The compilation focuses on the transition from the late 1950s rhythm and blues styles into the distinct, upbeat rhythm of ska, which originated in Jamaica as a fusion of mento, calypso, and American jazz and R&B. By documenting the A-sides from catalog numbers BB26 through BB50, the collection preserves tracks from seminal figures like Prince Buster, Laurel Aitken, and The Blues Busters. As a modern reissue, the set is designed for archival preservation, offering a clean, accessible look at the raw energy of these pioneering sessions that laid the groundwork for reggae and rocksteady.
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