Rise Jamaica: Jamaican Independence Special - 2 x GREEN / YELLOW COLOURED VINYL LP SET

Label: Trojan Records – TJDLP604, BMG – TJDLP604
Format:
2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold
Country: UK
Released: 5 Aug 2022
Genre: Reggae
Style: Ska

Trojan Records

Available as limited edition 28 track 2LP colour vinyl set (Disc 1 Green Vinyl & Disc 2 Yellow Vinyl).

Marking the 60th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence in August 2022, this celebratory 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 discs 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 previously unissued recordings, produced by the country’s leading sound system operator-turned-record producer, Duke Reid.

LP 1: Jamaican Radio Hits Of '62

A1 Rise Jamaica - AI T. Joe
A2 Miss Jamaica - Jimmy Cliff
A3 My One Desire - Owen Gray
A4 Duck Soup - Drumbago's All Stars
A5 Gloria Love - The Belltones
A6 My Happy Home - Roy & Patsy
A7 The Hop - Derrick Morgan

B1 Forward March - Derrick Morgan
B2 Good Morning - Lloyd Clarke
B3 Twelve Minutes to Go - Don Drummond's Group
B4 Hurricane Hattie - Jimmy Cliff
B5 Midnight Track - Owen Gray
B6 Housewife's Choice - Derrick & Patsy
B7 Independent Jamaica - Lord Creator

LP 2: The Duke's Dubplates '62

C1 Chick Chick - Roland Alphonso
C2 Power - Stranger & Ken
C3 As Teardrops Fall - Roland Alphonso
C4 Baby Please Don't Go - Cosmo & Dennis
C5 Neck Tie (Take 2) - Roland Alphonso
C6 Midnight Train - Hortense Ellis
C7 Herring Bone - Duke Reid's All Stars

D1 Double Six - Roland Alphonso
D2 This Is Love - Stranger & Patsy
D3 Have Mercy Baby - Frank Cosmo
D4 Honey Comb - Roland Alphonso
D5 Straight Home - Stranger & Ken
D6 Woodchoppers Ball - Duke Reid's Group
D7 I'm Gone - Cosmo & Dennis