Vinyl Albums - Comments by Madame Streggae

Vinyl Albums - Comments by Madame Streggae

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Member	Item		Review/Comment
Madame Streggae 22 hours ago		Vinyl Album Reco Rodreguez - Reco In Reggae Land (1969)	Sounds like my missus John - we have that in common! Still working too (well, I am anyway). My problem is I buy from too many genres so it never ends - most recent buy was a Tennessee Ernie album (I wanted 'Shotgun Boogie' on vinyl) and before that the Impressions' Big Sixteen album on HMV. I'll probably get some Reggae next.
Madame Streggae 26th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Reco Rodreguez - Reco In Reggae Land (1969)	Did you pay the £250 for it John? That's a bit of an ouch if so! I think mine was about £75 but it's no more than VG+ and from a seller who clearly wasn't used to selling vinyl. I paid £180 for Boss Reggae not long ago and I kept telling myself I must be mad. Actually, the two Economy albums I didn't mention not having on another Cat LP entry were the Bullet and Camel sets, but then at upwards of £300 each I'll be sure to never have them. I can't have seen more than a handful of copies of each since I first knew of their existence from a Pama catalogue probably 40 years ago.
Madame Streggae 26th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Jimmy Cliff - Can't Get Enough Of It (1969)	Missed out on the Island copy quite a few times now - always gone for upwards of £30-40, which is pretty much my limit. Have to say the Stereo format of the Veep issue is a disincentive for me.
Madame Streggae 26th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Keith And Enid - Keith And Enid Sing (1970)	Pretty sure some of those TTL's were never issued John - the Derrick Harriotts, the BBs and Duke Reid's Rock Steady (now that would have been nice!). I can count 11 that I've got across both labels.
Madame Streggae 26th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Keith And Enid - Keith And Enid Sing (1963)	The black label images look pretty good to me Fokeman. Not played my copy in 35+ years I have to say. I probably only bought it for the sleeve (which certainly doesn't feature Enid Cumberland - not sure about 'Keith') as well as hoping for some Ska, of which there is none.
Madame Streggae 24th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Reco Rodreguez - Reco In Reggae Land (1969)	Same for me John. Not the greatest copy in the world but it's decent enough. Missed a copy in Flash Forward in Camden probably 30 years ago - walked in and Paul said something like 'oh, it's you. I've just sold a copy of 'Reco in Reggae Land'. Gutted.
Madame Streggae 23rd Nov 2024		Vinyl Album The Impressions - Big Sixteen (1965)	So many of these tracks were to have a major influence on Jamaica and the island's musicians - I can count 11 of the 16 here which were recorded by them over the years. Although my mono copy has clearly been enjoyed by its previous owner(s), it does look quite decent but crackles pretty much from start to finish, maybe as a result of cramming this many tracks onto it.
Madame Streggae 23rd Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Natural Reggae (1969)	Remember buying this from Bernie in Popbeat in Camden Town late `80s. £16 and did he grumble about me giving him a cheque! Great set of tracks with the odd one out being the Owen, which he must have voiced over in the UK.
Madame Streggae 23rd Nov 2024		Vinyl Album T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971)	It did indeed - bought mine Xmas `71 (record token money) and the poster went straight up on my bedroom door. I'd became unenamoured with Marc and co. probably a year or so later and it was gifted to a cousin, although not with poster I'm sure. I presume the high value is for the copy with poster.
Madame Streggae 21st Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Prince Buster - She Was A Rough Rider (1969)	Just to flag that copies of this from the mid-`70s had the grey and not yellow colouring on the front right hand side of the cover, which were obviously being used for the Jamaican issue. I bought my copy in 1979 from London's Virgin megastore with this sleeve and the label was green as per the two images . Most of Buster's albums from the Fab period never went off catalogue and were just pressed sporadically. The 2Tone craze clearly saw a rise in his popularity and they were being pressed in abundance, particularly the Fabulous Greatest Hits set, which I bought on the same day. I'd actually go as far as to say that the later pressings sound best, but this was probably down to whichever plant Melodisc was using at the time rather than the mastering.
Madame Streggae 20th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album The Mills Brothers - Four Boys And A Guitar (1954)	Forgot to add that this is a 10" LP. [Mod: changed]
Madame Streggae 19th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972)	Bob Harris mentioned his passing on Sunday's Sound of the 70s show and played Virginia Plain in his honour, although this seemed to have been prompted by a listener rather than Bob himself.
Madame Streggae 15th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - More Midnight Soul (1967)	Not sure whether this was issued in mono - I would have thought so for a `67 release.
Madame Streggae 15th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Hit The Road Stax! (1967)	Just struck me that the the title isn't on the front cover.
Madame Streggae 12th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - This Is Reggae Volume 2 (1971)	Possibly the flipside of this one: https://www.45cat.com/record/ex2048&rc=1409066#1409066
Madame Streggae 12th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - The Rock & Roll Stars (1970)	A bunch of fine tracks to be sure (assuming they're all originals) but the fact that they're in stereo doesn't entice me.
Madame Streggae 12th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - This Is Reggae Volume 2 (1971)	That's the fella. In fact quite a coincidence - Winston has recently been reported on Facebook as being alive and well in Jamaica. I always wondered about whether he'd been in the UK during `73 to record his cover of 'Da Do Ron Ron' or whether it was recorded in the Isle of Springs and had strings overlaid here.
Madame Streggae 9th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album The Foundations - The Foundations (1969)	My copy has a mono sticker covering up the stereo reference on the rear sleeve but is actually stereo on all tracks. There's no 'stereophonic' banner on the label as on the image below. Mighty disappointed as I don't like stereo for things I'd forever heard in mono and the vocals sound all wrong. Not sure whether every supposedly mono copy is stereo but don't propose buying another one to find up, or whether it was the case that some copies had the non-stereophonic labels put on to stereo copies in error?
Madame Streggae 6th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Derrick Morgan - In London (1969)	Have an ok copy and would love an upgrade, but I can't justify spending three figures on something I already own and, to be honest, haven't played in 30+ years (plus I must have about ten of the tracks on 45s). Fabulous sleeve, and I've never known who the chap with Derrick is - I've always thought one of the Palmer brothers.
Madame Streggae 6th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Young, Gifted And Black (1970)	Bought a copy from a Record Collector sales list probably early '90s, near mint and I think £12, in the days where you sent a self-addressed envelope in the hope that it gets to the seller first. I obviously hit the jackpot, although there wasn't as much interest in vintage Reggae back then. I only need a handful of Pama albums for a complete set now - 'Best of Camel', 'World of Bullet', 'African Melody' and 'Doreen Shaeffer' remain. I actually had the latter in my hands in 1986 and thought 'I'll come back for that later'. Plonker!
Madame Streggae 5th Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Johnny Osbourne And The Sensations - Come Back Darling (1970)	Thanks John - another one on there for £40 BIN with a 'drastically reduced - 39p' sticker on. Clearly not shifting either. Some may be happy with the JO CD which had all the tracks and more. Hadn't realised this was stereo but then Trojan didn't usually flag this, at least until the `71/`72 sets from Dynamic Sounds with the Jamaican sleeves.
Madame Streggae 3rd Nov 2024		Vinyl Album Johnny Osbourne And The Sensations - Come Back Darling (1970)	I didn't get a copy of this until about 1987 but I rate it as one of the best Trojan comps, but more because of the JO vocal tracks - the instrumentals are fine but they were essentially used to pad it out. Incredibly, the title track wasn't issued as a 45 by the company (they did put out an instro version of it, possibly mistakenly) despite it being one of the biggest Jamaican hits of 1969.
Madame Streggae 29th Oct 2024		Vinyl Album Chris Farlowe - The Art Of Chris Farlowe (1966)	Just picked this up - a fine set, and A2 definitely has NS appeal. Couple of things I noticed: - A7 seems to have been mastered at quite a lower level than the other tracks. I was left reaching for the volume control. - B5 is to my surprise largely instrumental, with just a few snatches of the lyrics from Chris, but towards the end he can be heard way, way down in the mix (I was reminded of the instrumental versions on the back of Reggae 45s). Was this intentional, or did one of the channels on the board fail?
Madame Streggae 29th Oct 2024		Vinyl Album Billy Fury - Halfway To Paradise (1961)	Just picked up a copy of this after letting it go probably thirty years ago and forgot just how good it is.
Madame Streggae 29th Oct 2024		Vinyl Album Ella Mae Morse And Freddie Slack - Rockin' Brew (1969)	The rear sleeve of my copy is black on white. The Stereo enhancement isn't bad but it would have been better if it had been left mono as the tracks have lost some of their punch. I guess Ember were largely aiming these sets at the teddy boy revival market.
Madame Streggae 27th Oct 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Hot Sweet Home (1975)	Poster on You Tube has said B7 is by Andell Forgie, who apparently gave a demo of the track to Winston Edwards never to hear from him again until it turned up on this album.
Madame Streggae 22nd Oct 2024		Vinyl Album Jerry Jones - At The Kingston Hotel (Jamaica) (1970)	Easily the rarest of the Bamboo albums, JJ had quite a popular cover of the Tops' 'Still Waters' out on a UK 45 on the label but beyond that she would have been largely unknown over here and even most Reggae buyers wouldn't have know who she was and likely unwilling to have taken a punt on an album. Have to say she had a really powerful voice and this is a fine set of tracks, most of which tend to fall under the soul bracket.
Madame Streggae 8th Oct 2024		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Rhythm And Blues Classics Volume 1 (1969)	Thankfully, this one has a mono version (catalogue number MLL 40008). Not sure how good these vintage tracks would sound in stereo.
Madame Streggae 7th Oct 2024		Vinyl Album The Undertones - The Sin Of Pride (1983)	See my comments on the 45Cat entry John. And 'Got To Have You Back' only made number 82! Bands like this (saw the 'Tones three nights running!) who I followed in the late `70s were having a hard time when the new decade dawned. Still churning out great music but it wasn't finding much favour against Duran, Spandau, Visage, Depeche etc and all those horrible teeny bands.
Madame Streggae 3rd Oct 2024		Vinyl Album Claude Sang - The World Of Reggae Vol. 1 (1970)	Very underrated set - I think the musicians on here are basically the sessioneers who were the Beverley's All Stars and various other outfits from the `68-`71 Reggae era. It's got a very 'Beverley's' sound to it. Much prefer it to volume 2, which is a bit lightweight.

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