• Includes many of the most collectable recordings of the boss reggae era. • Comprehensive anthology of the Joe Mansano’s early productions. • Many recordings new to CD. After moving to London from his native Trinidad in 1963, Joe Mansano quickly made his mark as one of the UK’s leading West Indian music salesmen. Within five years, his reputation had grown to such an extent that he was head-hunted by Trojan Records to manage one of their key record shops. Joe’s Records shop in Brixton soon became the place to buy reggae music in the capital and with his finger firmly on the country’s musical pulse, allied to a keen ear for sound, his move into record production seemed a natural progression. In the studio, Joe’s music-making skills equalled, if not surpassed his talents as a salesman and from late 1968 to 1970 his productions - issued on the Trojan’ Blue Cat, Duke and Joe subsidiaries - proved particularly popular among the country’s skinhead fans. Since then, his work has become highly regarded among aficionados of the UK boss reggae sound, with his releases from this time fetching significant sums on today’s collector’s market. This 3CD box set comprises the entirety of Joe’s productions from this golden age of reggae, including his seminal 1969 ‘Brixton Cat’ album, and features numerous skinhead classics along with tracks that have remained unissued for well over half a century!
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1. Since I Met You, Baby
2. Reggae On the Shore
3. The Judge
4. But Officer
5. The Bullet
6. The Proud One
7. Friendly Persuasion
8. Sugar Serenade
9. Hey Jude
10. Brixton Cat
11. Snake Poison
12. Funky Reggae (Part 1)
13. Reco S Torpedo
14. Honky
15. Return of the Bullet
16. Tito Simon
17. Z.Z. Beat
18. Life On Reggae Planet
19. Rhythm In
20. Friends and Lovers
21. The Accused
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1. Trial of Pama Dice
2. Jughead Returns Version 1
3. Son of Al Capone
4. All My Enemies Beware
5. Small Change
6. Mind Your Business
7. People Are Running
8. Schooldays
9. Don T Play That Song
10. Appeal of Pama Dice
11. Young and Strong Version 2
12. The Informer
13. Cool It
14. Tea House
15. Brixton Fight
16. Brixton Fight Part 2
17. Brixton Pum Pum Wrecker
18. Bad Day At Black Rock
19. Fragile
20. Take Good Care of My Baby
21. In Loving Memory
