Prince Buster

Roll On Charles Street: Prince Buster Ska Selection

Rock A Shacka

A storming selection, warmly endorsed by Honest Jons old boy Steve Barrow: ‘Many unreleased and alternate versions of prime-quality ska, produced by a founding father of the genre, featuring great Jamaican musicians like Baba Brooks, Roland Alphonso and Raymond Harper, and various permutations of the premiere group of musicians collectively known as the Skatalites. It includes in-demand collector’s items like the Spanish Town Skabeats’ Stop That Train. All tracks are taken directly from tape. This release is truly a feast for lovers of ska, and Jamaican R&B in general.’

It was Prince Buster who convinced a reluctant Melodisc lawyer to give the go ahead to our London Is The Place For Me series, nearly twenty years ago.

• Pink Night - Buster All Stars (Unreleased)
• Hey Train - Buster All Stars (Unreleased)
• Roll On Charles Street - Roland Alphonso (Unreleased)
• Raining Outside - Raymond Harper (Unreleased)
• Almost Like Being In Love - Roland Alphonso (Alternate take)
• High Blood Pressure - Prince Buster
• Raindrops Falling - Derrick & Patsy (Unreleased)
• Stir The Pot - Prince Buster, Derrick Morgan, Eric Morris & Patsy
• Stop That Train - Spanish Town SkaBeats
• Islam - Prince Buster
• Charles Street Cowboy - Buster All Stars (Unreleased)
• Prince Of Peace - Buster All Stars (Alternate take)
• Rude Rude Rudie (Don’t Throw Stones) - Prince Buster
• Sudden Attack - Don Drummond
• Vietnam - Don Drummond (Unreleased)
• I Won’t Let You Cry - Prince Buster
• Only Soul Can Tell - Dakota Jim (Slim Smith)
• I’m Sorry - Prince Buster (Unreleased)
• Summer Time - Unknown Artist (Unreleased)
• Sunshine With My Girl - Prince Buster