CLUB REGGAE Marcia Griffiths/Ken Boothe UK Trojan LP/NM

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ORIGINAL LP released on TROJAN records (cat#TRLS 97), made in ENGLAND, 1973

CLUB REGGAE 

Various Artists

tracks: 

Marcia Griffiths - When Will I See You Again
Jackie Robinson - Homely Girl
Lloyd Charmers - Sweet Harmony
Ken Boothe - Darling You Send Me
Maroons - Kung Fu Fighting
Skin, Flesh & Bones - Solitary Man
Tinga Stewart - Play De Music
Pat Kelly - Best Time Of My Life
Maroons - Rock Your Baby
Lloyd Charmers - Let's Get It On

Turnell Mccormack - Irie Festival
Skin, Flesh & Bones - Bammie Fe Fish
Jenny Taylor - Come Lay Some Loving On Me
The Soul Messengers - Do It
Derrick Harriott - Some Guys Have All The Luck
Tito Simon - This Monday Morning Feeling
Johnny Clarke - Enter In To His Gates With Praise
Derrick Morgan & Hortense Ellis - I'm Gone
Barbara Jones - Changing Partners
Pat Rhoden - Reggae Woman

Towards the end of 1973, Trojan decided not to continue with the TBL series, and so the final collection appeared in the fully priced TRLS series as Club Reggae ( TRLS 97 in 1974. Like the last two Tighten Up volumes, the company compensated for the price hike by including twenty tracks. Again, this found favour with record buyers, and Club Reggae got to No. 2 in the Reggae Album chart. It opens with several cover versions, the first being from Marcia Griffiths, formerly one half of the duo Bob & Marcia, who went on to become a member of the I-Three's. She remains as one of Jamaica's leading ladies, and is currently enjoying an extended run of hit's for Donovan Germaine's Penthouse Label.

Lloyd Charmers features on two tracks. His first is a vocal cover of the Smokey Robinson number Sweet Harmony, which was a huge hit on the club scene. His second is a mainly piano led version of Let's Get It On, a tune he originally produced as a vocal by Ken Boothe. The latter raids the Sam Cooke songbook for his take on Darling You Send Me. Skin, Flesh & Bones, led by Lloyd Parks, were one of the most in-demand session bands at the time. When not backing Lloyd, they worked with a number of other top vocalists. They feature here on two tracks, with Bammie Fe Fish being a version of Al Brown's Reggae cover to Here I Am Baby ( originally done by Soul singer Al Green ).

Vinyl

 and jacket are in Near MINT condition

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