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Various Artists - Sweet Inspiration: Guilty Reggae Pleasures Various Artists
Despite the widespread popularity of reggae music in the UK, following its explosion onto the international music scene in the late 1960s, many of these in charge of Britain's mainstream media were reluctant to give the exciting new sound coverage, wither in print or over the airways.
In an attempt to counter this prejudice, Trojan Records took the bold step of embellishing recordings from Jamaica with sophisticated orchestration, with the resultant ‘commercial reggae’ sound immediately finding favour with the country’s reggae fans.
Consequently, the company not just maintained, but in fact extended the procedure, employing producers to record the country’s finest British-based reggae acts. The result was the release of an abundance of superbly crafted recordings, the production values of which rated with the best that British pop had to offer.
Track List
CD
1. I Need Your Sweet Inspiration (UK mix) - The Pioneers
2. Sweet Bitter Love (7" mix) - Marcia Griffiths
3. Lonely For Your Love - Nicky Thomas
4. Beware - Desmond Dekker
5. Ain’t It A Beautiful Morning (strings mix) - Danny Ray
6. Reggae From The Ghetto - John Holt
7. Ride Your Pony - Dave Barker
8. But I Do - Bob Andy & Marcia Griffiths as Bob & Marcia
9. One Big Happy Family - Bruce Ruffin
10. Wily - Greyhound
11. (Blame It) On The Pony Express - The Pioneers
12. What Greater Love - Teddy Brown
13. Yesterday Man - Nicky Thomas
14. Keep On Trying Til I Win Your Love - Dave Barker
15. (Where Did It Go) The Song We Used to Sing - Desmond Dekker
16. Down In The Boondocks - Delroy Williams
17. Then He Kissed Me - The Marvels
18. Candida (UK mix) - Bruce Ruffin
19. Speak Softly Love (Love Theme From 'The Godfather') - Ken Boothe
20. Dream Lover - Greyhound
21. Guitar Man - Honey Boy
22. Walk A Mile In My Shoes - Freddie Notes
23. Got To Have You Baby - Lord Tanamo
24. You Don’t Know Like I Know (UK mix) - The Pioneers
Black Vinyl LP
SIDE ONE
A1 - I Need Your Sweet Inspiration (UK mix) - The Pioneers
A2 - Sweet Bitter Love (7" mix) - Marcia Griffiths
A3 - Lonely For Your Love - Nicky Thomas
A4 - Beware - Desmond Dekker
A5 - Ain’t It A Beautiful Morning (strings mix) - Danny Ray
A6 - Reggae From The Ghetto - John Holt
A7 - Ride Your Pony - Dave Barker
SIDE TWO
B1 - Candida (UK mix) - Bruce Ruffin
B2 - Speak Softly Love (Love Theme From 'The Godfather') - Ken Boothe
B3 - Dream Lover - Greyhound
B4 - Guitar Man - Honey Boy
B5 - Walk A Mile In My Shoes - Freddie Notes
B6 - Got To Have You Baby - Lord Tanamo
B7 - You Don’t Know Like I Know (UK mix) - The Pioneers
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