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01. Derrick Morgan & Owen Grey - Copycats
02. The Versatiles - Children Get Ready
03. Derrick & Patsy - Hey Boy, Hey Girl
04. Bunny Lee Allstars - Scarface
05. Stranger Cole & Lester Sterling - Bangarang
06. Ronald Russell - Rhythm Hips
07. Derrick Morgan - River To The Bank
08. Lloyd Robinson - The Worm
09. Young Freddie - Drink & Gamble
10. Stranger Cole & Lester Sterling - Last Flight To Reggae City
11. The Termites - Push Push
12. Eric Barnett - The Horse
13. Dervon & The Tartans - Lets Have Some Fun
14. Max Romeo - Buy Me A Rainbow
15. Lennox Brown - Q Club
16. Peter Tosh - The Return Of Al Capone
17. Owen Grey - Girl What Are You Doing To Me
ARTIST
TITLE
Skinhead Hits The Town 1968-1969
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
KSCD 073CD KSCD 073CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
5/4/2018

The skinhead sound grew from the music that was coming out of Jamaica around 1968 to 1971 and was adopted by the British youth. The music seemed tailor made for their sharp look and natty dress style, a style that was heavily influenced by the Jamaican rude boy look. The skinhead movement started around 1968 and by the following year it became the style fashion of English teenagers. The uniform consisted of boots, braces, and jeans and the upbeat sound of reggae seemed to match the style perfectly. The tempo of the music seemed to be picking up around 1966 to 1968 the rocksteady period, which was when the earlier ska sound slowed down. The sound system dances needed a slower bear to swing the night away to, some say to cater for the extreme heatwave that hit Jamaica around that time. Kingston Sounds have selected a bunch of tunes that would have provided a sound to those heady times, so sit back and enjoy some of the tunes the youths were listening to when the skinheads hit town. Features Derrick Morgan & Owen Grey, The Versatiles, Derrick & Patsy, Bunny Lee Allstars, Stranger Cole & Lester Sterling, Ronald Russell, Derrick Morgan, Lloyd Robinson, Young Freddie, The Termites, Eric Barnett, Dervon & The Tartans, and Max Romeo. CD version includes three bonus tracks featuring Lennox Brown, Peter Tosh, and Owen Grey.