Various - Rise Jamaica! - 2 LP set
Rise Jamaica!
Trojan 604 - 2 LP set
Marking the 60th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence in August 2022, this celebratory double vinyl album collection showcases an array of major hits and previously unissued tracks all of which were recorded in the year that the island became a sovereign nation: 1962. The first of the two LPs focuses on the biggest home-grown sellers of the year, featuring ska and r&b hits by such celebrated foundation artists as Jimmy Cliff, Derrick Morgan, Owen Gray and Don Drummond, while he second disc comprises 14 previously unissued recordings, produced by the country’s leading sound system operator-turned-record producer, Duke Reid.
Track Listing
Disc One - The Hits
Rise Jamaica (Independence Time is Here) - Al T. Joe
Miss Jamaica - Jimmy Cliff (w/ The Beverley's All Stars)
My One Desire - Owen Gray (w/ The Sonny Bradshaw Quartet)
Duck Soup - Drumbago's All Stars (w/ Duke Reid's Group)
Gloria (Love) - The Beltones
My Happy Home - Roy & Patsy (w/ Hersang & His Combo)
The Hop - Derrick Morgan (w/ The Beverley's All-Stars)
Forward March - Derrick Morgan (w/ The Beverley's All-Stars)
Good Morning - Lloyd Clark & Smithie's Sextet
Twelve Minutes to Go - Don Drummond (w/ Duke Reid's Group - 1962 Version)
Hurricane Hattie - Jimmy Cliff
Midnight Track - Owen Gray
Housewife's Choice - Derrick Morgan & Patsy Todd (w/ The Beverley's All-Stars)
Independent Jamaica - Lord Creator (w/ The Joe Williams Orchestra)
Disc Two - Previously unissued recordings
Chick Chick - Roland Alphonso (w/ Duke Reid's Group)
Power (Take 2) - Styranger & Ken (w/ Duke Reid's Group)
As Teardrops Fall - Roland Alphonso (w/ Duke Reid's Group)
Baby Please Don't Go - Cosmo & Dennis (w/ Duke Reid's Group)
Neck Tie (Take 2) - Roland Alphonso (w/ Duke Reid's Group)
Midnight Train (Take 1) - Hortense Ellis(w/ Duke Reid's Group)
Herring Bone - Duke Reid All Stars (w/ Duke Reid's Group)
Double Six - Roland Alphonso & Duke Reid's Group
This is Love (Take 2) - Stranger & Patsy (w/ Duke Reid's Group)
Have Mercy Baby - Frank Cosmo (w/ Duke Reid's Group)
Honeycomb - Roland Alphonso (w/ Duke Reid's Group)
Straight Home (I'm Going Home) - Stranger & Ken (w/ Duke Reid's Group)
Woodchoppers Ball (Mellow Champagne) (Take 2) - Duke Reid's Group
I'm Gone - Cosmo & Dennis (w/ Duke Reid's Group)