Let The Day Begin...Let The Day Start!: Day 271 - Skinhead Reggae

Dawning Of A New Era - The Roots of Skinhead Reggae - Various Artists

Trojan Records

Released 2005

Dawning Of A New Era - The Roots of Skinhead Reggae
Tracklist
CD1
1.: John Jones - Rudy Mills
2.: Give Me Back - Derrick Morgan
3.: In Like Flint - Good Guys
4.: Tommy's Dream - Tommy McCook
5.: Son Of Reggae - Sylvan Williams
6.: Quaker City - Eric Barnett & Theo Beckford Group
7.: Regga Beat - Pioneers
8.: Groovin' At The Cue - Dandy & His Group
9.: Revenge - Derrick Morgan & Desmond Dekker
10.: Fat Man - Derrick Morgan
11.: South Parkway Rock - Val Bennett
12.: Rescue Me - Reggae Girls
13.: What You Gonna Do - Reggae Boys
14.: Night Of Love - Ansel Collins
15.: Wala Wala - Pioneers
16.: Mix It Up - Kingstonians
17.: Forest Gate Rock - Lester Sterling
18.: Soul Scorchia - King Cannon & Harry J All Stars
19.: She's So Fine - Glen Adams
20.: Magic Touch - Junior Soul
21.: Reggie On Broadway - Lester Sterling
 

CD2
01. Another Scorcher - The Tennors
02. Avengers - Tommy McCook
03. 5 to 5 - Lloyd Charmers
04. Rock Steady Gone - Dandy
05. Reggae Hit the Town - The Ethiopians
06. Su Su Su - The Pioneers
07. Dip It Up - The Sparkers
08. Splash Down - The Crystalites
09. Peanut Vendor - Tommy McCook
10. Wooh Oh Oh - Keith Blake
11. My Argument - Lloyd Charmers
12. Wise Message - Rico & The All Stars
13. Cool Hand Luke - The All Stars, , Brother Dan All-Stars
14. Drop Pon - The Crystalites
15. Eastern Organ - The All Stars, Brother Dan All-Stars
16. Baby Baby - Val Bennett
17. Cat Woman - Glen Adams
18. Parapinto - Karl Bryan and Johnny Moore
19. Last Laugh - Lloyd Charmers
20. Reggae Girl - The Tennors
21. Spoogy - Lester Sterling

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It's always a cool thing when you just sort of stumble upon something that delights you. I have loved discovering many of the great treasures that Trojan Records have put out in the form of the various Boxsets spotlighting particular aspects of Reggae (Rocksteady, Ska etc) and so finding a set that I hadn't seen before was a real thrill.

Dawning Of A New Era - The Roots of Skinhead Reggae came out 11 years ago and surprisingly I had never heard of it until recently. Forty-Two slices of early Reggae, mostly drawn from 1968-69 with a few of the tracks having been recorded in London

I was surprised to see this on Amazon going for such a ridiculous price (£78.14 New and £51.48 Used!).

Dawning Of A New Era - The Roots of Skinhead Reggae seems to be a good companion to another Trojan Records release this time from 2003: Dancehall '69: 40 Skinhead Reggae Rarities. Again on Amazon it's a bit of a shocking price - £270.24!

I'm pretty sure that if you hunt around the Internet you'll be able to find both of these albums at a more reasonable price.

CD1

CD2

Let The Day Begin...Let The Day Start!