Various Artists: Silver & Gold - The Sunshot Records Collection 1968-1971, 2CD

• 20 tracks new to CD

• First ever anthology of Sunshot Records.

• Includes numerous Jamaican chart hits.

The growing international interest in Jamaican music as the 60s progressed emboldened increasing numbers of dynamic and ambitious music makers on the island to launch their own record labels. By the close of the decade, Kingston’s recording industry was awash with such talent, with this new generation of enterprising record producers including such future luminaries as Lee Perry, Joe Gibbs, Bunny Lee, Harry Johnson, Lloyd Charmers and the man whose early productions provide the focus of this compilation: George Phillips AKA Phil Pratt.

The singer-turned-producer whose initial recordings had been distributed by former Skatalites’ road manager Ken Lack introduced his Sunshot Records label early in 1969, finding almost immediate success with major Jamaican hits by celebrated singer Ken Boothe. Encouraged by these early triumphs, Pratt swiftly expanded his artists roster to include other major stars on the burgeoning reggae scene, with the likes of John Holt, Dennis Alcapone, Pat Kelly and Horace Andy all scoring significant hits with the producer.

This first Doctor Bird volume of Phil Pratt’s productions brings together almost the entirety of output from his from the first two years of his career as a record label manager and features numerous major hits alongside an abundance of obscurities that have remained unissued since their original release over 50 years ago.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

1   Artibella - Ken Boothe

2   Victory - The Phil Pratt All Stars

3  Can’t Fight Me Down - Ken Boothe

4  Silver and Gold - Charley Ace *

5  My Heart Is Gone - John Holt

6  Cut Throat - The Phil Pratt All Stars *

7  Picture Or No Picture - Dennis Alcapone

8  I'm Not For Sale - Ken Boothe

9  Book Of Books - Charlie Ace

10  Musical Dove - Phillip Samuel *

11  Give To Me - Ken Boothe

12  Musical Chalice - Charlie Ace *

13  Heart Made Of Stone - Jackie Bernard *

14  Why - Ken Boothe

15  Strange Things - John Holt

16  Strange Mood – The Phil Pratt All Stars

17  Our Forefathers Died In The Sand - Carl Moore

18  Strange Mood (bongo version) - Bongo Herman

19  Morning - Ken Boothe

20  Your Own Thing - The Twinkle Brothers

21  Hallelujah aka My Sweet Lord - Lloyd Charmers *

22  I May Never (See My Baby Anymore) - Horace Andy

23  Running Child - Errol Dunkley

24  Rebel Nyah - The Tidals *

25  Rasta Fire - Phil Pratt All Stars *

DISC TWO

PAT KELLY ‘BREEZING’
1  They Talk About Love - Pat Kelly

2  Soulful Love - Pat Kelly

3  I Wish It Would Rain - Pat Kelly *

4  Both Sides Now - Pat Kelly *

5  Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Pat Kelly *

6  How Long (Sunshot mix) - Pat Kelly *

7  That Special Love - Pat Kelly

8  Steal Away - Pat Kelly *

9  It Couldn't Be - Pat Kelly *

10  He Ain't Heavy, He’s My Brother - Pat Kelly *

Bonus tracks

11  Love Skank - Phil Pratt All Star

12  This A Butter - Dennis Alcapone

13  Talk About Version - Bongo Herman

14  Miss Wine-E Wine-E - Ken Boothe

15  Baby Don't You Do It - Delroy Wilson

16  Pee-Pa-Do Festival - The Tropic Shadows *

17  Sweet Wanton - Barrington Spence *

18  Phil Pratt Ranch - Bongo Herman *

19  One In Three - The Kingstonians *

20  Living In A White Men Land - Alton Ellis

21  Where Must I Go - Barrington Spence

22  What About The Half - Dennis Brown

23  What About The Half (Version) - The Soul Syndicate *

24  Give Me Justice - John Holt

25  Our Anniversary - The Tropic Shadows

* Tracks new to CD