Various Artists: Rocking On The G.G. Beat 1970-1971, 2CD

• 16 tracks new to CD.

•Includes some of the biggest reggae hits of the early 1970s.

•Features many of the most popular reggae performers of the era.

Among the new wave of record producers who commenced their careers at the tail end of the 1960s, Alvin ‘GG’ Ranglin. Alvin scored numerous Jamaican hits yet remains one of the most under-rated and over-looked Kingston-based music makers of the 20th Century. At the start of the 1970s, he cemented his reputation as one of the most popular reggae producers of his generation, expanding his roster to include some of the finest talents on the island, their number including The Ethiopians, Cynthia Richards, Charlie Ace, and The Slickers, as well as long-term stalwarts, The Maytones. This 2CD collection, the second in a series of sets showcasing the very best of Ranglin’s productions from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s, demonstrates the high quality of his output during one of the most fascinating periods in the development of reggae music.

 

Track Listing:

DISC ONE

1 Music Keep On Playing - Cornel Campbell

2 Another Festival - The Maytones*

3 Bird Wing - Winston Wright*

4 Ring The Bell - Trevor & Keith*

5 They Hold I - Jack & Bill*

6 Willy My Darling - Paulette & Gee*

7 Since You Left - The Maytones*

8 Soul Music - Joseph Leeford*

9 Feel It More And More - Paulette & Gee

10 Ontarius Version - Charlie Ace

11 I Don't Like To Interfere - The Maytones

12 Hold On Tight - Paulette & Gee*

13 Shock And Shake Version 3 - Charlie Ace

14 Rocking On The G.G. Beat - Cliff & Winston

15 Cleanliness - The Maytones

16 Happy Soul - Charlie Ace*

17 Mr Brown - Trevor Brown

18 Minna Hear Me Now - Cliff & Winston*

19 Judgement Warrant - Val Bennett

20 Lonely Nights - The West Indians

21 Let The Version Play - The Maytones

22 Groove Me - Keeling Beckford

23 All One Nation - Cliff & Winston

24 Want Money - The G.G. All Stars

 

DISC TWO

1 Groove Me - The Maytones

2 Do Something - Charlie Ace*

3 False Reaper - Gerald McLeash*

4 Black And White - The Maytones

5 Love Bug - The Ethiopians

6 Lover's Affair - Charlie Ace

7 Devil’s Angel - Bunny & The Kiemanaires

8 Mr. Brown - Trevor Brown

9 Babylon A Fall - The Maytones

10 A Place In My Heart - Cynthia Richards

11 Sounds Of Our Forefathers - The Ethiopians

12 Got To Go Home - The Invaders

13 Little Boy Blue - Vern & Son

14 Oh My Baby - The Slickers*

15 How Long Will You Stay - Paulette & Gee

16 Remember - Roy & Bim

17 Bongo Man Rise - The Maytones

18 Starvation-The Ethiopians

19 Aim In View-The Invaders *

20 You've Got A Friend - Cynthia & Irving

21 Run Babylon - The Maytones*

22 Jordan River – Maxie & Glen

23 Rod Of Righteousness - Jah Huntley

24 King Of Glory - Dennis Alcapone

*New to CD