V.A. - Stages In Life

V.A. - Stages In Life

All Tone LP 198x produced and arranged by Alton Ellis

Backed by Roots Radical Band, The Black Stones, Jackie Mittoo and The Undivided Roots

So there you have it. Stages In Life, great rare album issued on Alton Ellis' own record label All Tone. Stages In Life, (not to be confused with Stage Coach Showcase album by Dennis Brown) has many killers and also a few fillers that I won't discuss.

"Mr Skabena" is already known (Many Moods Of Alton Ellis) and the title song of the album by Dennis Brown has the same backing track as Alton Ellis' beautiful earlier released "Truly". Alton's son singer Noel Ellis is also present with a very relaxed sunshiny "Easy Skanking". Gene Rondo sings a strong kinda medley cover combining Bob Marleys "Crazy Baldheads" with "Running Away". Who is Copy Contre? He sounds like Alton Ellis himself. "Diverse Doctrine" is a massive track, which if I were the producer would have placed A1, but it's the last song on the album.

This album is so rare that even Alton Ellis forgot about it. But anyway, I'm happy to present to you this Jamaican scorcher in mp3 format and hope you will enjoy it too.

Dennis Brown - Stages In Life

Tony Douglas - That's How It Is

Alton Ellis - Jamaican Rock

Winston Jarrett - Hard Times

Dave Barker - Girl You Got Me

Alton Ellis - Mr Skabena

Gene Rando - Running Away

Tony Douglas - Live Up Right

Noel Ellis - Easy Skanking

Copy Contre - Diverse Doctrine

Larry Ethnic Meets The Wailers With Various Artiste

EMW CD 1975 info & download

this fantastico rare album backed by The Wailers!

Jackie Paris - Once In My Life
Barrington Spence - Falling In Love For The First Time
Jackie Paris & Dennis Brown - Day Dream Believer
Barrington Spence - Tears On My Pillow
Dave Collins - My Heart Cries Out
Junior Delgado - Really For A Reason
Dave Collins - Get Ready Here I Come
The Chosen Few - Chain Gang

Sydney Rogers - People Living In Glass House
Junior Delgado - Reaction
Dave Collins - The People Band Wagon (Hitch Hike)

V.A. - Unity Is Strength

Park Heights LP 1981 produced by Delroy Francis. Half of the album is for Morwell Esquire, Ranking Dread does a wicked toast and at the end of side B Doreen Schaffer sings a beautiful song. The two volumes of Unity Is Strength offer an overview of the Park Heights label earlier recordings.

Unity Is Strength Vol 2 is considered to be the best of the two volumes.

The Morwells - Keep It In The Family
The Morwells - Wicked Man
Ranking Dread - Time Get So Hard
The Roots Radics - Roots Radics Skank
The Morwells - Reggae Music

The Morwells - We Are In This Love Together
Juliet And Grace - Tell Me Why
Doreen Schaffer - Welcome Me Back Home
The Roots Radics - Jah Dill Special

V.A. - Jah Son Invasion

Wackies CD 2003, recorded 1982

New York City between the Bronx and Brooklyn

home of the largest Rasta community outside of Jamaica

Bobby Sarkie - Over And Over
Barrington Spence - Rockers Time
Joy Card - Black Girl
Jerry Harris - Spreading All Over
Tyrone Evans - Whenever I'm Happy
Jah Skerta - I Who Have Nothing
Azul - Pipe Piper
Ras Mckonnen - Jah Is My Only Guide
Joe Auxumite - New Sensation
Sugar Minott - Sometime Girl

V.A. - Rockers Vibration

DATC LP 1982

Top class compilation album of Mikey Dread produced tracks,

recorded 1980-82 at Channel One & King Tubby's & Aquarius,

backed by The Roots Radics

The Ovations - Shy Girl
The Ovations - Forever Love
Michael Israel - Real Long Time
Mikey Dread - Hot Cross Bun
Hopeton Lindo - Black History

Rod Taylor - His Imperial Majesty
Sugar Minott - In This Time
Sunshine - Taking The World
Earl Sixteen - Mr Dj
D.A.T.C. Stable - Freezing