Lloyd Charmers And Friends: Salvation Train - The Splash Singles Collection 1971 – 1973, 2CD

• Many tracks new to CD.
• Includes numerous Jamaican hits.
• Features some of reggae’s biggest stars of the 1970s. 

In the years immediately following its arrival during the latter part of 1968, reggae music continued to develop and transmute, with a handful of independent record producers primarily responsible for each new development. Among those at the forefront of these musical revolutions was the multi-talented Lloyd Charmers who since embarking on a career as a record producer in 1968 had scored numerous national hits, despite limited financial resources. 

His run of hits continued throughout the early 70s, with best-selling singles from this time including recordings by some of Jamaica's most popular performers, notably vocalists Alton Ellis, B.B. Seaton & The Gaylads, Ken Parker and DJ pioneers U Roy and I Roy. These works feature on this long overdue collection that focuses upon the very best of Charmers’ productions from one of the most overlooked periods in Jamaican music history. 

Featuring an array of Jamaican hits along with numerous rarities new to CD, ‘Salvation Train’ provides a compelling insight into the development of reggae during one of its most exciting periods, as well as demonstrating why Lloyd Charmers is widely regarded as one of reggae music’s most creative and accomplished record producers. 

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

1 Gloria - Lloyd Charmers

2 Accept My Apologies - The Gaylads

3 Mucking Fuch - The Muckers

4 It's A Shame - Alton Ellis

5 You Can’t Get Away - The Gaylads

6 Touching The President - Lloyd Charmers 7 Prime Minister - I Roy

8 Vice President - Bongo Herman

9 Seven In One Part 1 - The Gaylads

10 Seven In One Part 2 - The Gaylads

11 Show Business - Lloyd Charmers

12 Desiderata - Lloyd Charmers

13 Lover's Quarrel - B.B. Seaton

14 Take A Message To Mary - Ken Parker

15 Just As Long As You Need Me - Busty Brown

16 Crying In The Chapel - Mikey Chung

17 Lean On Me - B.B. Seaton

18 Feme Version - I Roy

19 Feyu Version - Bongo Herman

20 You Are Everything - Lloyd & Hortense

21 Oily Version - Lloyd Charmers 

DISC TWO

1 Oily Sound - Lloyd Charmers

2 Salvation Train - Scotty

3 Kinky - Lloyd Charmers

4 Have I Sinned - Lloyd Charmers 5 Sinful Piano - Lloyd Charmers 

6 Breezing - Mikey Chung

7 Power - Lloyd Charmers

8 Jam Dung - Max Romeo

9 What Can I Do - Lloyd Charmers 10 Black Heart - U Roy 

11 It’s Too Late (instr.) - Mikey Chung

12 We All Are Human - The Messengers

13 Sunshine Reggae - Lloyd Charmers

14 Thin Line Between Love and Hate - B.B. Seaton 

15 Samba Pati - Mikey Chung

16 Thula Thula - The Messengers

17 Summertime - B.B. Seaton

18 Heaven There Is No Beer - Lloyd Charmers 19 Stoned In Love (Version) - Mikey Chung

20 I’ll See You Through - B.B. Seaton

21 Tell Me A Lie - Bunny Ruggs

22 Turpin Soul - Lynford Turpin