Paul Whiteman aka Paul Blackman with a self-doubting, heartfelt lover’s lament, with moody, Sounds From The East backing vocals, over a deadly rhythm. Correctly matched with its masterful dub, too; subtler and gentler than the Tubby’s excursion on Meets Rockers Uptown.
Killer, mournful roots. Plus Pablo on xylophone, over his own awesome rhythm.
Olive ‘Senya’ Grant makes Horace Andy’s Please Don’t Go her own.
Family Man at the controls, on Clive Chin’s ticket.
This Rebel Music anthem is for us the prime example of Bob Andy’s songwriting genius.
The perfect accompaniment to following your own path in life. Non-conformity set to music.
The defiantly carefree scatting at the end is killer: the coup de grace.
What a record.
A double-header of booting, irresistible JA rhythm and blues.
Lovely harmonising by Devon Russell, Prince Lincoln Thompson, Cedric Myton and Lindburgh Lewis, over a chunky rocksteady rhythm. Plus a sweetly imploring Tommy McCook instrumental on the flip, with deft guitar-work by Hux Brown, and a gently rocking brass section.