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Charlie Chalk 4th May 2024		Book Laurence Cane-Honeysett - Reggae Business (2024)	I've just received some information about this book: The box set was shelved for a variety of reasons, primarily relating to the costs and distribution, although there’s an outside chance that it finally sees release, as all of the component parts were ready to go. In terms of the promo copies of the book, It's thought that there were around 20 copies printed, which were sent to the book's contributors, some record company managers and a few select others. Three test pressings of each of the vinyl releases were manufactured, and possibly the same number of CDRs were created for each of the discs. It looks a great box set - I do hope that one day it appears.
Charlie Chalk 2nd Apr 2022		Book Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz - The Downfall Matrix (1994)	I would suggest putting them all under Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz.
Charlie Chalk 9th Sep 2021		Book Noel Hawks - The Birth Of Ska (2021)	The promotional spiel: To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Jamaican Recordings label, they have collaborated with reggae historian and writer, Noel Hawks, in producing a trilogy of books detailing the growth of the Jamaican recording industry told through the various studios where the music was made and manufactured. This fascinating story has been assembled after exhaustive, extensive research and includes interviews with many of the key players from defining periods in the history of reggae music.
Charlie Chalk 13th Aug 2021		Book Al Rose - Modesto And Empire Traction (1997)	Is this a magazine?
Charlie Chalk 13th Aug 2021		Book Francis Guido - Oakland, Antioch And Eastern Ry. (1971)	This looks more like a magazine.
Charlie Chalk 13th Aug 2021		Book Various Authors - The Western Railroader (1960)	This looks more like a magazine.
Charlie Chalk 3rd Aug 2021		Book Ira L. Swett - Lines Of Pacific Electric Eastern District (1966)	This looks more like a 'magazine'.
Charlie Chalk 3rd Aug 2021		Book Ira L. Swett - Lines Of Pacific Electric Western District (1963)	This looks more like a 'magazine'.
Charlie Chalk 23rd Jul 2021		Book Ira L. Swett - Interurbans (1951)	This is not a book.
Charlie Chalk 11th Apr 2021		Book Sandra Bond - The Psychopath Club (2021)	Nice one Klepsie.
Charlie Chalk 15th Mar 2021		Book A. C. Kalmbach - The Model Railroader 1st Issue (2017)	Is this a book?
Charlie Chalk 9th Jul 2018		Book Laurence Cane-Honeysett - The Story Of Trojan Records (2018)	Review Fabulous book, packed with facts and figures about the history of the label and artists, and full of photos, images and memorabilia. Lovely stuff - highly recommended. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Charlie Chalk 30th Jun 2018		Book Michael de Koningh - Young Gifted And Black (2018)	Rated 10/10 Brand new 2nd Edition of this classic reference book about the history of Trojan Records, issued to tie in with the label's 50th anniversary in July. Only minor tweaks to the narrative in the book, but the discography of Trojan and its subsidiary labels has been fully updated (by two 45cat members), and is considerably more accurate than the 2003 version. 45cat has played a significant role in this update. Highly recommended for everyone interested in Reggae and the Trojan label. From Trojan Records: Recently resurrected and now enjoying chart success in the 21st century, when it was formed Trojan Records epitomised the punk DIY ethic over a decade before 1976. With a blizzard of individual labels and a marketing strategy that involved selling product out of the backs of vans, the company spearheaded the injection of reggae and ska into the vein of British youth consciousness. In its first brief six-year incarnation, Trojan produced nearly 30 hit singles, created the legendary compilation series Tighten Up and launched new acts like Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, Ken Boothe, The Pioneers, Bob And Marcia, Greyhound and Dave And Ansell Collins, all against a background of cut-throat politics, cultural division and prejudice. Michael de Koningh (1958-2016) was a contemporary British music journalist specialising in Jamaican music, reggae afrobeat and afrofunk. Laurence Cane-Honeysett is a British musician, producer and music journalist specialising in Jamaican music. In 1990, he started working for Trojan Records and soon after joined the company on a full-time basis as its Jamaican music specialist, overseeing the label's releases and all other aspects of its general running, a position he continues to hold. 2 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Charlie Chalk 8th Jun 2018		Book Jeremy Collingwood - Earthquake On Orange Street (2018)	Review Fame at last! Seriously though, this is an excellent reference book from Jeremy. An excellently researched and indispensable guide to Prince Buster's Jamaican singles. Marketing spiel from Dub Vendor: Mind-boggling discography devoted to the Jamaican releases of Prince Buster's productions from 1961's Oh Carolina by the Folkes Brothers to 1977's Uganda by Yusuf Ali & The Revolutionaries. The titles; A and B sides, are listed by year of release with matrix numbers and introductory notes for each year. Packed with information, there is a black checker which will help identifying your white label pre-releases, a list of the Rock-A-Shacka reissues and pages of full colour life size reproductions of the various label designs, as well as a sample of white labels complete with "sound man markings". Hours of fun and a useful resource, this is the result of hours of furrow-browed research and really only serves to increase ones desire to see more of Buster's music reissued immediately and properly. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Charlie Chalk 10th Apr 2018		Book Michael de Koningh - Young Gifted And Black (2003)	Now long out of print. A revised 2nd edition should be appearing shortly, with a brand spanking new Trojan label singles discography.
Charlie Chalk 15th Jan 2018		Book Laurence Cane-Honeysett - The Story Of Trojan Records (2018)	Promotional spiel: The definitive history as the iconic label turns 50 Trojan Records was founded in 1968, its mission to bring Jamaican music to the world. Over the subsequent half-century it has done just that, releasing many of the defining albums of ska, rocksteady, dub and reggae from artists including The Upsetters, Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, The Maytals, Dennis Brown, John Holt, Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Bob Marley and the Wailers, as well as the hugely popular Tighten Up! compilations. The Story of Trojan Records is a fully illustrated coffee-table book, containing hundreds of photographs, record sleeves, labels and archive material, much of it not seen for many years. It forms part of the label’s official 50th anniversary celebrations, which will include special vinyl releases, a major exhibition at Somerset House, festival takeovers and a documentary film set for cinema release.
Charlie Chalk 9th Aug 2017		Book Nigel Fletcher - When Show Business Is No Business (2000)	A great read. A 'behind the scenes look at the entertainment industry as seen through the eyes on Nigel Fletcher and Rob Woodward' to quote their words. Nigel and Rob were the driving force of Stavely Makepeace, Lieutenant Pigeon, Heavy Cochran, and various other guises. Rob also had a solo career, starting out as Shel Naylor back in 1963. The lads kindly signed a copy of the book for me following some work I did with them a few years ago.
Charlie Chalk 27th Jun 2017		Book George Ernest Lambourn - Malda (1918)	Written by my grandfather in Calcutta (now Kolkata), 99 years ago. Malda is a District in West Bengal, India. (The written name is not an autograph, it's my father - O. M. Lambourn!)
Charlie Chalk 26th Nov 2015		Book Mark Jones - The B&C Discography 1968-1975 (2015)	Updated and expanded 2nd edition of this award nominated book (nominated for the 2014 ARSC Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research). Limited edition of 50 copies in green jacket design.