Article Details

Article ID

RE-6112

Format

8x 7Inch Vinyl with Box

Artist

Various Artists

Title

Spirit Of '69

Track list

Pos.	Artist	Title	Remarks
1	Lloyd Robinson	Cuss Cuss	Duke
2	Lloyd Robinson	Lavender Blue	Duke
3	Drumbago & The Dynamites	Dulcemania	Trojan
4	Clancy Eccles	Chinaman	Trojan
5	Derrick Harriott	Another Lonely Night	Big Shot
6	Derrick Harriott	Been So Long	Big Shot
7	Lloyd Charmers as The Afrotones	Freedom Sound	Duke
8	The J Boys	Easy Sound	Duke
9	John Holt	Ali Baba	Trojan
10	John Holt	I'm Your Man	Trojan
11	Vincent Gordon as Don Drummond Junior	Everybody Bawling	Duke
12	The Silvertones aka The Gold Tones	Come Look Here (Girls Expose)	Duke
13	Tyrone Evans	If This World Were Mine	Trojan
14	Tyrone Evans & The Slickers	You Done Me Wrong	Trojan
15	The Hippy Boys as The Moon Boys	Apollo 11	Amalgamated
16	The Pioneers	Love Love Everyday	Amalgamated

Style(s)

Ska+Rocksteady, Reggae

Label

Trojan TJBOX001

Year

2017

Country

GB - United Kingdom

Quality

m/m

Remarks

The long awaited Spirit Of '69 7" box set from Trojan, put together by the late Michael de Koningh and subjected to a torturous drawn out genesis since its inception in 2015. So here it is at last, bedecked with photos of vintage skinheads, record labels and clippings, and stuffed with eight 180g slabs of vinyl including straight classics such as Lloyd Robinson's Cuss Cuss, John Holt's Ali Baba and I'm Your Man, Tyrone Evans If This World Were Mine, but also featuring rare gems such as Derrick Harriott's adaptation of the Pastels doo wop oldie - even then - Been So Long, Vin Gordon's bonkers instrumental cut to The Melodians classic Everybody Bawling, and the Hippy Boys funky version of Monk Higgins' Who Done It as the then topical Apollo 11. Some may bridle at the "Boss / Skinhead Reggae" appellation, but its a handy handle to use for the particular strand of reggae music collated here, particularly as many of the records that fall under this banner were pretty much created for the UK's skinhead market. Though conversely we would argue that records like Cuss Cuss or the John Holt titles would have existed anyway.

Price

EUR 60.44

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