2CDs / 37 TRACKS / 1955-1965

1) Lord Lebby – Dr. Kinsey Report
2) Lord Lebby – Ethiopia
3) Lord Lebby – Sweet Jamaica
4) Lord Lebby – Mama No Want No Rice & Pears
5) Lord Power – Penny Reel
6) Lord Power – Chambolia
7) Lord Power, Triston Spence – StripTease
8) Lord Power, Trenton Spence – Let’s Do It
9) Clyde Hoyte Mnor House Mentones – Charlie’s Song
10) Clyde Hoyte Manor House Mentones – Old Frire Stick
11) Marie Bryant – Tomato
12) Marie Bryant – Little Boy
13) Count Lasher, Charlie Binger & His Calypsonians – Talking Parrot
14) Cont Lasher, Charlie Binger & His Calypsonians – Cinemascope
15) Lord Tickler, The Jamaican Calypsonians – Limbo
16) Lord Tickler, The Jamaican Calypsonians – Medley
17) Chin’s Calypso Quintet – Night Food
18) Chin’s Calypso Quintet – Walk & Talk
19) Derrick Harriott, Audley Williams & Combo – John Tom
20) Lord Laro – Referendum Calypso
21) Lord Laro – Wrong Impressions Of A Soldier
22) King Bravo – Haile Selassie
23) King Bravo, Baba Brooks Orchestra – Shame & Scandal
24) Lord Brynner – Fire Fire
25) Hiltonaires – Island In The Sun
26) Lord Creator, Audley Wiliams Quintt – Limbo
27) Derrick Harriottt, Audley Williams & Combo – Hard Times
28) Lord Jellicoe – Big Bamboo
29) Lord Jellicoe – Zombie Jamborre [aka Back To Back]
30) Count Owen – Hooliganism
31) Count Owen – Under The Mango Tree
32) Lord Christo – Englishman
33) Lord Christo – The Obeah Man
34) Lord Bennett – Scandal
35) Hiltoniaires – Chinese Baby
36) Mapletoft Poulle Orchestra – Dip & Fall Back
37) Jamaican Duke & The Mento Swingers – Jamaica Farewell

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Disc One on this Two CD Set features Some of the Earliest Recorded Mento, Originally Found on Jamaican 78s, Issued in the Late 1950’s. These Records, which Covered News, Events and Carnal Relations were Made to Be Played on the Island’s New Sound Systems and for Jamaica’s Growing Tourist Industry. The Second CD Focuses on Slightly Later Material, Issued at a Time When Mento’s Dominance in Jamaica was under Threat from Ska and Rocksteady. During this Period Its Pre-occupation with Ribald and Risqué Lyrics was Steadily Growing, Though in a Typically Jamaican Way Spiritual Matters of Africa and Haile Selassie were also Beginning to Surface. These Tracks Are Available for the First Time Ever on CD and Are Presented with Plenty of Period Labels, Album Covers and Memorabilia. 〜レーベル・インフォより