• One of the most influential reggae albums of all time• Includes 4 tracks new to CD• The complete Treasure Isle works of a Jamaican legend Although largely unreported by the mainstream popular press, 17 February 2021 witnessed the passing of a true great of popular music: Asman Euwart Beckford. Under his stage name of U Roy, Beckford revolutionised the Jamaican music industry and in so doing also heavily influenced the development of hip hop, jungle and grime. In 1970, the immense popularity of his ground-breaking 7” singles for Treasure Isle boss, Duke Reid popularised DJ recordings, and sparked an explosion of similarly-styled discs, performed by a plethora of established and wanna-be toasters. Over the next year or two, U Roy continued to record high quality works for Reid, who gathered many of the DJ’s most popular sides on two best-selling long-players, ‘Version Galore’ and the eponymously titled ‘U Roy’, issued in 1971 and 1993, respectively. In tribute to the man and his music, both of these seminal collections have finally been brought together, along with the remainder of his Treasure Isle singles and a number of rare alternate takes. These historic recordings, which forever changed the sound of reggae, demonstrate the inimitable style that resulted in U Roy becoming the world’s first DJ superstar. Tracklist DISC 1: VERSION GALORE1 Your Ace From Space – U Roy & Tommy2 On The Beach – U Roy & The Paragons3 Version Galore – U Roy & The Melodians4 True Confession – U Roy & The Silvertones5 Tide Is High – U Roy & The Paragons6 Things You Love – U Roy & The Jamaicans7 The Same Song – U Roy & The Paragons8 Happy Go Lucky Girl – U Roy & The Paragons9 You Will Never Get Away – U Roy & The Melodians10 Wear You To The Ball – U Roy & The Paragons11 Don’t Stay Away – U Roy & Phyllis Dillon12 Hot Pop – U Roy & Tommy McCook Bonus Tracks13 Nehru – Tommy McCook14 True, True – U Roy & Ken Parker15 Wake The Town (take 2) – U Roy & The Paragons16 Flashing My Whip – U Roy & The Paragons17 The Ball – Earl ‘Wire’ Lindo18 Do It Right – U Roy And The Three Tops19 Ain’t That Loving You (alt. take) – U Roy & Alton Ellis20 Do Re Mi U Roy & The Melodians21 Super Boss – Tommy McCookDISC TWO: U ROY1 Honey Come Forward – U Roy2 Treasure Isle Skank – U Roy3 This Station Rule The Nation – U Roy & Tommy McCook4 Drive Her Home – U Roy & Hopeton Lewis5 Tom Drunk – Hopeton Lewis & U Roy6 Words Of Wisdom – U Roy & Tommy McCook7 The Merry Go Round – U Roy8 Wake The Town – U Roy & The Paragons9 Big Boy And Teacher – U Roy10 Everybody Bawling – U Roy & The Melodians11 Ain’t That Loving You – U Roy & Alton Ellis12 Behold – U Roy & Tommy McCookBonus tracks13 Way Back Home – U Roy & Tommy McCook14 My Girl – U Roy & The Techniques15 My Girl Version –Tommy McCook16 Peace And Love – U Roy & The Jamaicans17 Peace And Love Version – Tommy McCook18 Drive Her Home Part Two – Tommy McCook19 You Will Never Get Away (take 5) – U Roy & The Melodians20 Studio chatter – U Roy & Byron Smith
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