Vinyl Albums - Comments by Madame Streggae

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Member	Item		Review/Comment
Madame Streggae 10 hours ago		Vinyl Album The Inspirations - Reggae Fever (1970)	It's nigh on 40 years since I played my copy of this but I'm pretty sure track A1 is an instrumental by Lloyd Willis (also came out on a Pressure Beat 45). Track B1 could be likewise. Whether the other tracks are all by the Inspirations I couldn't readily say. This is just the sort of concept (i.e. mostly covers of popular Reggae 45s by other artists) that would routinely have been issued by Byron Lee and the Dragonaires so having it done by a different producer is a bit unusual.
Madame Streggae 27th Jun 2024		Vinyl Album Joe "Mr. Piano" Henderson - Join In And Swing-a-long With Joe "Mr. Piano" Henderson (1974)	And no owners yet! This reminds me of the sort of thing Domino Records were putting out at the time and where a market existed up until the late `70s I guess.
Madame Streggae 16th Jun 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Swing Easy (1969)	I think mine has part of a Delamare sticker on the front sleeve. Another one that I got for about £12 back in the `80s.
Madame Streggae 14th Jun 2024		Vinyl Album Owen Gray - Dreams Of Owen Gray (1978)	Same tracklist as 'Turning Point' on Venture from 1977 (which I've just added) but with the addition of tracks A5 and B2. I wonder whether Trojan knew about the previous release when they licensed this one?
Madame Streggae 6th Jun 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - King Size Reggae (1970)	Brilliant comp and it doesn't turn up too often. Have to say though I've not played my copy in 30+ years, from a time when I was buying Trojan, Pama, Melodisc, Bamboo etc albums on a weekly basis for a few pounds each.
Madame Streggae 4th Jun 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Young, Gifted And Black (1970)	Nice copy finished on e-bay a few days ago for £271. Compared to the earlier Economy titles, this one and ECO 34 seemed to be pressed in much smaller quantities.
Madame Streggae 24th May 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Club Ska '67 Vol.2 (1967)	This doesn't hang together as well as the first volume in my view - there are some great instrumentals here but just too many (nine of the twelve I think) to provide a decent balance. I wonder who the compiler was.
Madame Streggae 11th May 2024		Vinyl Album Al Brown - Here I Am Baby (1974)	I can't find any evidence that they played at Hyde Park Stampkool but neither can I find anything about any big outside gig (and with a hugely white audience) where Al Brown played, although I can quite believe he toured the UK in `74 on the strength of the title track from this album. Just playing it now - it's ok but probably not one I'd go back to much. He tends to go a bit OTT on the Al Green inflections for my liking, particularly on 'For The Good Times' and 'Girl In His Mind'.
Madame Streggae 30th Apr 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Music House Vol.1 (1971)	One of the most iconic Trojan sleeves as far as I'm concerned - in fact, I have a spare one for anyone who wants it.
Madame Streggae 27th Apr 2024		Vinyl Album Hopeton Lewis - Take It Easy (1967)	Blimey John - he must have been passed some 15 years or more now?
Madame Streggae 26th Apr 2024		Vinyl Album Dandy - Rock Steady With (1967)	The only Giant album for sure John. Got mine way back in the mid-`80s for about £25, but every copy I've ever seen since on the odd occasion it surfaces has had a life, suggesting a short print run with little unsold stock.
Madame Streggae 25th Apr 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Club Ska '67 (1967)	Country needs to be changed surely - this is a UK pressing. Mod edit: Country changed to UK. Agree this is a UK release. WIRL (West Indies Records Limited) was a label based in Jamaica and Barbados founded in 1958 by Edward Seagal however this LP was for the UK market (Imported by Island Records?)
Madame Streggae 25th Apr 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Club Ska '67 Vol. Two (1967)	Quite a novel label format on image 2153048! I have this but it lacks the bite of the first volume IMHO - probably a few too many instrumentals, great as they are.
Madame Streggae 25th Apr 2024		Vinyl Album Hopeton Lewis - Take It Easy (1967)	Good for you John - been looking this last 40 years and probably well out of my price range now.
Madame Streggae 25th Apr 2024		Vinyl Album Marie Bryant - Don't Touch My Nylons (1960)	Likewise, and yes, '59/'60 sounds about right for an issue year. Pretty sure I have her EP, but don't think 'Sixty Minute Man' is on it, which is the one I'd really like to hear (cover of the Dominoes?). What a great sleeve though (I'll probably get shot down in flames for saying that!). I wonder if it found it's way into the racks or was more below the shelf stuff?
Madame Streggae 23rd Apr 2024		Vinyl Album Marie Bryant - Don't Touch My Nylons (1960)	Guessing that track A1 is actually 'Mary's Lamb' as per the London Calypso series 78. This LP was also repressed on Melodisc's Fab subsidiary during 1968/69.
Madame Streggae 23rd Apr 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Recipe For Soul Sauce (1969)	Not seen this before - would definitely be a nice to have but probably impossible to obtain in the UK. The two extra tracks are interesting - I assume Pama made the licensee pay for them!
Madame Streggae 20th Apr 2024		Vinyl Album The Crowns - Made Of Gold (1968)	Had this, sold it. I remember being disappointed that there was no Reggae on it ('The Champ' album went the same way). That was how I was back then. Probably should've held on to both, particularly as I have about 95% of Pama's LP output and if I'm to be a completist I should have these too.
Madame Streggae 16th Apr 2024		Vinyl Album Burning Spear - Rocking Time (1975)	It may have been sourced from here: https://www.downbeat-special.co.uk/rockingtime.html which is probably right.
Madame Streggae 15th Apr 2024		Vinyl Album Silvertones - Silver Bullets (1973)	From a posting on RKR's Facebook pages, this was seemingly also repressed when Saga took over Trojan with the 326 Kensal Road address on the rear of the sleeve, which had used the Upsetters' 'Double Seven' album as a mock-up. The original track list from that album was inadvertently left in so there's a sticker with the Silvertones' tracks pasted over it as a correction. One of the best albums Trojan ever issued in my opinion but it has its detractors. I imagine most Reggae buyers would have viewed the second pressing as old hat and would have been keener on Lee Perry's then current output. The one on RKR is the only example I've seen.
Madame Streggae 11th Apr 2024		Vinyl Album Bim And Bam - Laugh With Bim And Bam (1970)	Thanks John - just seen your message. Maybe I should pick this up if I see it at an affordable price, even as a completist buy. I think I have all the Economy albums except the Doreen Shaeffer (admittedly nearly 40 years ago, but I had my hands on one and left it!).
Madame Streggae 10th Apr 2024		Vinyl Album Bim And Bam - Laugh With Bim And Bam (1970)	Never had or heard this one - I guess forking out for a copy for just these two vocal tracks is a bit OTT, although 'Mother Mack' is rather good. Jet Star must have seen enough mileage in it to have put it on CD. I think there are also a couple of tracks with Reggae beats on the Watford Gospel Singers' set on Pama.
Madame Streggae 30th Mar 2024		Vinyl Album George Faith - Since I Met You Baby (1982)	Think this needs to be linked to the Jamaican issue. Not sure I understand your comment Maitlandplace.
Madame Streggae 30th Mar 2024		Vinyl Album Keith And Enid - Keith And Enid Sing (1963)	My copy has the red and white label used for the `62/`63 45s but without the mecolico stickers and 'recording first published....' credit. Can't quite work out why there would be stickers on one issue and not another - surely there would be publishing royalties to be paid on both? Unless of course the black label copies were a limited run of 99 or less?
Madame Streggae 30th Mar 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Boss Reggae (1970)	My copy has quite a few clicks and pops on track 6, side 1, although the vinyl looks clean. So I can only assume Pama mastered this from a Jamaican vinyl copy, which is odd as I don't believe the track has turned up and the thinking seems to be that they would all have been on tape (Coxsone wouldn't have issued them on Stereo 45s). Not sure whether the same is true of the other tracks on the album - have to say I don't find the the sound quality that great.
Madame Streggae 30th Mar 2024		Vinyl Album Alan Freed And His Rock ´N Roll Band - Rock ´N Roll Dance Party (1956)	Tremendous sound on this - for a near 70 year old piece of vinyl it almost blew my speakers out. I played Gene Vincent's 1st UK Capitol set beforehand and the lo-fi quality in that was marked in comparison. It's a pleasant listen although it's a bit cod R&R and I can imagine some could do without Freed's enthusiastic introductions.
Madame Streggae 30th Mar 2024		Vinyl Album The Hippy Boys - Reggae With The Hippy Boys (1969)	This is in stereo - not something Trojan would ever have thought to flag on the sleeve.
Madame Streggae 26th Mar 2024		Vinyl Album George Faith - Since I Met You Baby (1982)	As I recall, not a spot of Reggae on this one - all slow R&B ballads so loved by older Jamaicans.
Madame Streggae 26th Mar 2024		Vinyl Album Georgie Fame - Hall Of Fame (1967)	Mine has the black and white label with the boxed EMI logo so was clearly being repressed by late `69 (still with the laminated sleeve though).
Madame Streggae 17th Mar 2024		Vinyl Album The Platters - The Best Of The Platters (1965)	Seen this on the older Ember orange/bronze label (using up old ones perhaps?) - looks to be a reissue of the Parlophone 10", in which case it must have a short playing time.

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