Article Details

Article ID

LP-16247

Format

Artist

Various Artists

Title

Reggae To The U.K. With Love

Track list

Pos.	Artist	Title	Riddim	Remarks
1	Progressions	Live Only For Love		c
2	Progressions	Summertime Rock		c
3	Freddie McKay	So Long Farewell	Strange Things	c
4	Freddie McKay	Sunny Sunday Morning	Sunny Sunday Morning	c
5	Barry Anthony	All I Need Is Love		c
6	Emotions	Love You Most Of All		d
7	Freddie McKay	Watch Your Step		b
8	Emotions	This Old House		d
9	Progressions	Fair Deal		a
10	Progressions	Are You Ready		a
11	Freddie McKay	Tears Won't Help You		b
12	Progressions	Ain't That Crude		b
13	Progressions	Dum Dum Song (Please Give Me Love)		b

Style(s)

Ska+Rocksteady, Reggae

Label

Kismet/Reggae Fever RFLP02

Producer

Timmy George

Year

1969/2025

Country

EU - European Union

Quality

m/m re

Remarks

One of the best vinyl albums from the rocksteady and early reggae era, impossible to find as an original in good condition and for a reasonable price, has finally been re-released.

Here's a little history of the making of this LP from the perspective of its producer, Timmy George:

" Noel Brown came to Jamaica, meeting myself, Freddie McKay, The Emotions, Barry Anthony and The Progressions at the office of B. St. J. Hamilton on Old Hope Road, St. Andrews, Jamaica. We signed copyright documents there. Mr. Brown gave an advance on publishing royalty of Fifty pounds to be shared among the writers. In England he eventually leased the material to PAMA Records. The original material were copyrighted by his company, Airborne Music. He stated that he gave PAMA the material for release because PAMA was about to make a deal with PYE, which would be you our benefit. To this day, after enquirers about royalties, I have not received any royalties from any of the parties involved in the transaction."

first session recorded in July 1967 at WIRL recording studio: with Lynn Taitt and the Jets:
- track 9 - the Progressions - Fair Deal
- track 10 - the Progressions - Are You Ready

second session recorded in November 1967 at WIRL recording studio:
with the Alley Cats, the Alley Cats were: Bobby Aitken guitar; Vince White bass; Winston Grennan drums; Keith Sterling piano; Lester Sterling tenor saxophone; Danny Simpson trombone
There are 2 other songs from that session that have not been released on the album.
- track 7 - Freddie McKay - Watch Your Step
- track 11 - Freddie McKay - Tears Won't Help You
- track 12 - The Progressions - Ain't That Crude
- track 13 - The Progressions - Dum Dum Song

third session recorded in July 1968 at WIRL recording studio:
with Hugh Malcolm drums, Aston Familyman Barrett bass, Milton Henry, Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis, Ronnie Williams guitar, Keith Sterling piano
- track 1 - The Progressions - Live Only For Love
- track 2 - The Progressions - Summertime Rock
- track 3 - Freddie McKay -So Long Farewell
- track 4 - Freddie McKay -Sunny Sunday Morning
- track 5 - Barry Anthony -All I Need Is Love

fourth recording session in November 1969 at Dynamics recording studio:
with Hugh Malcolm drums, Jackie Jackson bass, Theo Beckford piano, Winston Wright organ, Ronnie Williams guitar and second guitar on overdub.
- track 6 - the Emotions - Love You Most Of All
- track 8 - the Emotions - This Old House

The Progressions line up: Timmy George, Milton Henry & Anthony Russell,
on "Summertime Rock" and "Live Only For Love" the Progressions included Audley Rollen.

The Emotions line up: Lloyd Shakespeare & Leroy Turner & Brenton Matthews

Price

EUR 34.09

Available

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