Brixton Cat / Various – Expanded Edition

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!

Track List

1. Since I Met You Baby – Joes All Stars
2. Reggae On The Shore – Joes All Stars
3. The Judge Dice The Boss
4. But Officer – Dice The Boss
5. The Bullet – Rico ; Joes All Stars
6. The Proud One Rico ; Joes All Stars
7. Friendly Persuasion Rico ; Joes All Stars
8. Sugar Serenade – Joes All Stars
9. Hey Jude – Joes All Stars
10. Brixton Cat – Dice The Boss
11. Snake Poison Rico ; Joes All Stars
12. Funky Reggae (Part 1) Rico ; Joes All Stars
13. Recos Torpedo – Rico ; Joes All Stars
14. Honky – Rico ; Joes All Stars
15. Return Of The Bullet – Rico ; The Rhythm Aces 16 Read The News – Tito Simon
16. Z.Z. Beat – Rico ; The Rhythm Aces
17. Life On Reggae Planet – Joe The Boss
18. Rhythm In – Rico ; The Rhythm Aces
19. Friends And Lovers – Patti La Donne
20. The Accused – Joe The Boss ; Rico
21. Hot Line Ricos ; Joes All Stars
22. Lash Them – Joes All Stars
23. Musical Feet – Pama Dice
24. Battle Cry Of Biafra – Pama Dice
25. Funky Reggae Part 2 – Joes All Stars
26. Dracula Prince Of Darkness
27. King Horror
28. Soul Of Joel – Ron ; Joes All Stars
29. African Meeting – Girlie ; Junior
30. Higher And Higher – Josh ; Joes All Stars
31. Solitude – Joes All Stars
32. Gun The Man Down – Dice The Boss
33. The Thief – Joe The Boss
34. Your Boss D.J. – Dice The Boss
35. Behold – The Critics
36. Tea Patty Sex ; Ganja – Sexy Frankie
37. Since I Met You Baby (vocal) – Paula Dean
38. Jughead – Paula Dean
39. Teahouse From Emperor Rosko – Joe The Boss
40. She Caught The Train – Ray Martell
41. Tony Bs Theme – Joes All Stars
42. Skinhead Revolt Joe The Boss
43. Trial Of Pama Dice – Lloyd Pama Dice ; Girlie
44. Jughead Returns Version 1 – Nyah Shuffle
45. Son Of Al Capone – Joe The Boss
46. All My Enemies Beware – Joe The Boss
47. Small Change – Girlie
48. Mind Your Business – Girlie
49. People Are Running – Pamela Brown
50. Schooldays The Critics
51. Dont Play That Song – Delroy Williams
52. Appeal Of Pama Dice – Lloyd Girlie ; Joe
53. Young And Strong Version 2
54. The Boss All Stars
55. The Informer – Dice The Boss
56. Cool It – Dice The Boss
57. Tea House The Opening
58. Brixton Fight Pama Dice
59. Brixton Fight Part 2 The Opening
60. Brixton Pum Pum Wrecker Pama Dice
61. Bad Day At Black Rock The Cimaron Kid
62. Fragile The Cimarons
63. Take Good Care Of My Baby Clive Williams
64. In Loving Memory Dice Rico ; The Heat Wave

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