Trojan Records is a British record label founded in 1968. It specialises in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label currently operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. The name ''Trojan'' comes from the Croydon-built Trojan truck that was used as Duke Reid's sound system in Jamaica. The truck had "Duke Reid - The Trojan King of Sounds" painted on the sides, and the music played by Reid became known as the ''Trojan Sound''.

History

Trojan Records was founded in 1968 by Lee Gopthal, who had previously run a record store called Musicland, and before that collaborated with Chris Blackwell of Island Records on mail order sales. By 1970, Trojan Records artists who were successful in the pop music charts included: Lee Perry's Upsetters, Bob & Marcia, The Cimarons, Desmond Dekker, Bruce Ruffin, Nicky Thomas and Dave and Ansell Collins. Trojan's main function was not to develop new artists, but to serve as a sister label for Island Records. Monetary success came from releasing Jamaican music supplied by producers such as Duke Reid, Byron Lee and Leslie Kong, in a series of popular, budget-priced compilations such as ''Tighten Up'', ''Club Reggae'' and ''Reggae Chartbusters''. The music became especially popular in British youth subcultures, such as the mods, skinheads and suedeheads.

In 1971, Island Records pulled out of its partnership with Trojan Records. Around the same time, there was a declining interest in Jamaican music among British youths, who ventured towards other genres when Rastafarian lyrics and slower tempos entered the music. In 1974, Trojan had made attempts to anglicize the reggae on the label, by re-mastering and overdubbing string arrangements over the original Jamaican recordings. They also brought in more British reggae artists, such as Symarip and Greyhound. However, the company was still out of step with the British reggae fanbase; largely missing out on the Rasta and the lovers rock phases of reggae, which could have brought more commercial success. In 1974 (finalized in 1975), Trojan was bought by the Saga company, which focused on releasing budget LPs.

In 1985, Colin Newman bought Trojan Records from Marcel Rodd, the CEO of Saga. By the late 1980s, Trojan was unearthing and compiling many ska, rocksteady and reggae recordings and re-issuing them for the first time in 25 years. They contributed some reggae classics to be remixed for TV commercials for TDK, Adidas and the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship. They also started the popular Trojan Box Set series, which usually feature 50 songs on a 3-CD (or vinyl record) set in a simple cardboard package. In 2001, the Sanctuary Records Group purchased Trojan Records. The deal gave the label leverage to buy music rights controlled by other vintage reggae labels, secure worldwide distribution, and enact slicker marketing campaigns. In June 2007, Universal Music Group bought Sanctuary Records (ironically, Universal Music, by that point, had also become the parent of Island Records).

Influence on skinheads

Trojan skinheads, influenced by traditional 1960s skinhead culture, are named after Trojan Records, to stress the influence of black Jamaican music and the rude boy style to the skinhead subculture. This designation emphasizes differences from the punk rock-influenced Oi! skinheads of the 1980s, and (especially) the white power skinheads. The logo of Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice (SHARP) is based on the Trojan Records logo, although the helmet is reversed to face the opposite direction.

Sub-labels

Amalgamated

Attack

Big

Big Shot

Blue Cat

Bread

Clandisc

Down Town

Duke

Dynamic

Explosion

Gayfeet

GG

Green Door

Harry J

High Note

Horse

Hot Rod

Jackpot

Joe

Moodisc

Pressure Beat

Randy's

Smash

Song Bird

Summit

Techniques

Treasure Isle

Upsetter

Further reading

Michael de Koningh & Laurence Cane-Honeysett: ''Young, Gifted And Black, The Story Of Trojan Records'', 2003, Sanctuary Publishing, UK, ISBN 1-86074-464-8.

Neville Staple (2009) ''Original Rude Boy'', Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-84513-480-8

External links

Official Trojan Records site

Category:British record labels Category:Record labels established in 1968 Category:Ska record labels Category:Reggae record labels Category:IFPI members

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Born Dalton Sinclair Bishop in Bridgetown, Barbados, Jackie Opel (1938–1970) possessed a rich, powerful voice with a high octave range. He was known as the "Jackie Wilson of Jamaica", and was a gifted dancer.

In the early 1960s, he was discovered by Byron Lee, the band master of the Dragonaires, who brought him to Jamaica. There, he started performing with the Skatalites as one of their lead singers. He recorded as a solo artist first on Coxsone Dodd's Studio One label, and afterwards on Justin Yap's Top Deck label and Edward Seaga's Wirl label. His styles included ska, R&B;, soul, gospel, and calypso. He is credited with inventing spouge music, a fusion of ska, calypso, and R&B; music. Opel performed duos with Doreen Schaffer and Hortense Ellis, and in 1964 was backed by Wailers Bob Marley and Peter Tosh on "Mill Man."

Opel eventually moved to Trinidad and then back to Barbados. On 8 March 1970, he died in a car crash in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Discography (selected)

US

You Gotta Cry / Shelter The Storm ~ MGM K13391 (1965)

Note: ‘You Gotta Cry’ is in fact ‘Cry Me A River’ renamed to avoid confusion with the Julie London standard.

UK

TV in Jamaica / Worrell’s Captaincy ~ Jump Up 512 (1963)

You’re No Good / King Liges ~ Black Swan 421 (1964)

Stand by Me (with Hortense Ellis) / Solid Rock ~ R & B 138 (1964)

Pity The Fool / The Day Will Come ~ R & B 160 (1964)

Cry Me A River / Eternal Love ~ King 1011 (1964)

Wipe Those Tears / Don’t Take Your Love ~ Island 203 (1965)

Go Whey / Shelter In The Storm ~ Island 209 (1965)

Old Rocking Chair / Ska In Vienna Woods (by Skatalites) ~ Island 229 (1965)

Done With A Friend / More Wood In The Fire ~ Ska Beat 190 (1965)

The Lord Is with Thee / A Little More ~ Ska Beat 227 (1965)

Welcome Home / You & I (with Doreen Schaeffer) ~ Ska Beat 208 (1965)

Adorable You / New Vow (with Doreen Schaeffer) ~ Ska Beat 209 (1965)

A Love To Share / Devoted To You ~ Island 264 (1966)

I Am What I am / Devil’s Bug ~ Rio 117 (1966)

I Don’t Want Her / Rudie Get Wise ~ Rio 120 (1967)

Valley of Green / Hungry Man (by The Deacons) ~ Top Deck 101 (1990?)

Compact disc

"The Best Of Jackie Opel" (Studio One)

"Cry Me A River" (Studio One)

"A Love To Share: Top Sounds From Top Deck, Vol. 2" (Westside) Split release with Ferdie Nelson

"The Memorable Jackie Opel" (Select-O-Hits) Spouge recordings

Compilations

''The Vow (with Doreen Schaffer) & Old Rocking Chair'' from "Foundation Ska" (Heartbeat)

''Push Wood & Sit Down Servant'' from "Ska Bonanza: The Studio One Years" (Heartbeat) Later reissued as "Go Ska Go" (Heartbeat)

''You Send Me'' from "Gaz Mayall Top! Ska Tunes" (Trojan)

''Push Wood'' from "It's Ska Time: 20 original Ska Classics" (Charly)

''The Mill Man & A Time To Cry'' (both backed by The Wailers) from "Wailers & Friends: Top Hits Sung By The Legends of Jamaican Ska" (Heartbeat)

''I Am What I Am, Done With A Friend & The Lord Is With Me'' from "I Am Going Home: 25 Classic Ska Shots" (bootleg)

''Pictures Of Smoke'' from "Ska-ntastic: Vintage Jamaican Ska 1963-66" (Richmond)

''You're Too Bad'' from "Studio One Rude Boy" (Soul Jazz)

''I Love Jamaica'' from "Trojan Jamaica Box Set" (Trojan)

''Tears From My Eyes'' from "Ska Non Stop: Top Sounds From Top Deck, Vol. 8" (Westside)

''Turn To The Almighty (Take 1), Turn To The Almighty (Take 2) & Sometimes I Wonder'' from "Ska Down Jamaica Way: Ska Boo Da Ba, Vol. 2" (WSM)

External links

The Jackie Opel Story by Greg Burgess

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name	Theophilus Beckford
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born	1935
died	19 February 2001 (aged 65)
origin	Kingston, Jamaica
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genre	Calypso, rhythm & blues, ska, reggae
years active	Mid-1950s–2001
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Theophilus Beckford (1935 – 19 February 2001), also known by the nickname "Snappin'", was a Jamaican pianist who was one of the pioneers of indigenous Jamaican music.

Biography

Beckford was born in 1935 in Trench Town, Kingston, Jamaica, the second of three sons. He learned to play piano at the Boys' Town home for indigent boys in west Kingston, initially inspired by Rosco Gordon and Fats Domino, and on leaving bought a piano and began working with producer Stanley Motta, backing local calypsonians. His piano playing helped to define the sound and feel of ska music, as distinct from Jamaican rhythm & blues in the late 1950s. He had a huge hit in 1959 with "Easy Snappin'", recorded in 1956 and played at dances by producer Coxsone Dodd before he released it three years later on his Worldisc label. The single was a number one in Jamaica and stayed on the chart for eighteen months, also selling well in the United Kingdom, and the emphasis on the off-beat was widely imitated. The song is considered a forerunner of ska. Although Beckford was credited as the writer, he received no royalties from the song. A second hit followed with "Jack & Jill Shuffle", and a few more singles were recorded for Dodd before Beckford formed his own King Pioneer label in the early 1960s.

The bulk of Beckford's recorded work is as a session musician with bands such as Clue J & His Blues Blasters, and he recorded extensively for both Dodd and Duke Reid in this capacity, as well as for Prince Buster, Leslie Kong, and Clancy Eccles.

In 1975, he played piano on Junior Byles' classic song "Fade Away", and in 1978 he appeared as himself in the film ''Rockers''.

In 1991, Beckford performed as part of the Studio One ''The Beat Goes On: 35 years in the Business'' shows at the National Arena in Kingston.

In 1992, "Easy Snappin'" was used in a television commercial for jeans, but again, Beckford received no royalties. Although he performed on hundreds of popular records, the lack of financial reward received by Beckford was a constant complaint, saying in 2000: "Today as I listen to music on radio and sound system and recognise that I created some of these tunes. I feel strongly that I am not given full recognition for my work".

Beckford died on 19 February 2001 as a result of injuries sustained from a machete wound to the head after an argument with a neighbour in the Washington Gardens area of Kingston. He left nine children.

Albums

''Trench Town Ska'' (1999) Jamaican Gold

''Trojan Battlefield: King Pioneer Ska Productions'' (2004) Trojan

References

Category:1935 births Category:2001 deaths Category:Jamaican pianists Category:Jamaican reggae musicians Category:People from Kingston, Jamaica Category:Trojan Records artists Category:Deaths by stabbing

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name	Mikey Dread
landscape	Yes
background	solo_singer
birth name	Michael George Campbell
born	June 04, 1954Port Antonio, Jamaica
died	March 15, 2008Stamford, Connecticut, United States
occupation	Singer, Author, Composer, producer, and broadcaster
years active	1978–2008
associated acts	The Clash
website	mikeydread.com }}

Michael George Campbell (born 4 June 1954 in Port Antonio, Jamaica - died 15 March 2008 in Connecticut, United States), better known as Mikey Dread, was a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster. He was one of the most influential performers and innovators in reggae music. His abilities, technical expertise, and unique vocal delivery combined to create a unique sound that tells the listener emphatically that it is the "Dread at the Controls".

Biography

From an early age, Campbell showed a natural aptitude for engineering and electronics. In 1976, after he finished college, Campbell started out as an engineer with the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC). Campbell wasn't impressed that the JBC's playlists mainly consisted of bland, foreign pop music at a time when some of the most potent reggae was being recorded in Jamaica. He convinced his JBC bosses to give him his own radio program called ''Dread At The Controls'', where he played nothing but reggae. Before long, Campbell (now using the DJ name Mikey Dread) had the most popular program on the JBC. Well-known for its fun and adventurous sonic style, ''Dread At The Controls'' became a hit all over Jamaica. Inevitably, JBC's conservative management and Campbell clashed, and he quit in protest.

A lot of Mikey Dread's distinctive radio chatter can be heard on the US release of the RAS label LP ''African Anthem Dubwise''. Unlike its Jamaican counterpart ''Mikey Dread At The Controls Dubwise'', his radio exclamations and chatter have been included and add quite a bit of atmosphere to the dubwise proceedings.

By 1979-80, Campbell had earned a solid reputation as a singer and producer and began recording his own material. Distinctive albums such as ''Dread at the Controls'', ''Evolutionary Rockers'', and ''World War III'' all became favorites amongst reggae fans. His collaboration with producers King Tubby and Carlton Patterson stand out as some of the best work each party has done.

Campbell's music attracted the attention of British punk rockers The Clash, who invited him over to England to produce some of their music. Although initially suspicious of the strangers, Campbell soon became the best of friends with the band, producing their famous "Bankrobber" single and performing on several songs on their 1980 album ''Sandinista!''. Campbell also toured with The Clash across Britain, Europe, and the US, gaining many new fans along the way.

He studied at the National Broadcasting School in London where he perfected his media production/radio broadcasting skills, graduating with special commendations in 1980.

During the early 1980s he provided vocals with the reggae collective Singers And Players on Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound record label.

Dread produced ten dub tracks for UB40 and toured Europe and Scandinavia as their support artist.

Some of his works in the United Kingdom include narrating reggae documentaries, hosting series such as ''Rockers Roadshow'' and the ever popular six-part Channel 4 reggae documentary series ''Deep Roots Music''. He later recorded "The Source (Of Your Divorce)" for Warner Brothers Records USA, which obtained regularly rotated video airplay.

In 1991, Dread recorded ''Profile'' and ''African Anthem Revisited''. He also toured in Europe and the USA with Freddie McGregor, Lloyd Parks, We The People Band, and the Roots Radics Band.

In 1992, he collaborated with former Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin on a duet entitled "Can't Hear 'Em". He was nominated for a NAIRD award, an award from the Billboard Magazine, for his work on his 1990 compilation album ''Mikey Dread's Best Sellers''.

In 1993, Mikey Dread was involved in several projects, including his tour supporting the album ''Obsession'' and working in TV with the Caribbean Satellite Network (CSN) where he was Program Director and On Air personality as well as Producer of various shows.

In 1994 he presented The Culture Award of Honor in the Martin’s International Reggae Music Awards in Chicago. In 1995, he worked as a Radio DJ for WAVS 1170 AM and WAXY-AM 790 in Miami, Florida. In 1996 he participated in the Essential Music Festival as a performer in Brighton, UK.

Mikey furthered his knowledge of TV/Video Production at the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale, where he graduated in 1996 with Honors and at Lynn University in Boca Raton / Florida where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Communications, with Magna Cum Laude honors.

He did live appearances with The Clash, UB40, Bob Dylan, Carlos Santana, Macka B, Channel One, and many other bands and artists. He also produced artists such as Sugar Minott, Junior Murvin, Earl Sixteen, Wally Bucker, Sunshine, Jah Grundy and Rod Taylor. He also worked closely with producer Trevor Elliot to launch musical career of singer Edi Fitzroy. Mikey Dread was the featured artist on "Lips Like Sugar" with Seal for the soundtrack of the 2004 film, ''50 First Dates''.

After many years working as a producer and singer, Campbell withdrew from the business and moved to Miami where he furthered his college education with courses in electronics and business. Disgusted with several unfair contracts with record companies, Campbell shrewdly waited until all of the existing contracts expired and then regained control over his entire catalogue. Since then, he has been re-releasing much of it on his own Dread At The Controls record label.

Dread, together with The Blizzard of 78, featured on ''The Sandinista! Project'', a tribute to the 1980 Clash album ''Sandinista!'', with the song "Silicone on Sapphire". The tribute album, recorded in 2004, was released on 15 May 2007 by the 00:02:59 Records (a label named after a lyric from the Sandinista! song "Hitsville UK").

In October 2007, it was announced that Campbell was being treated for a brain tumour. He died on 15 March 2008, surrounded by his family, at the home of his sister in Stamford, Connecticut.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	! Album
	''African Anthem''

Additional information

Released: 1979

Recorded: 1978

Label: Dread at the Controls (DATC LP 002)

LP album>LP

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Saturday Night Style" (Campbell) – 4:55

# "Industrial Spy" (Dread) – 4:25

# "Headline News" (Campbell) – 3:06

# "Mikey Dread in Action" (Campbell) – 5:10

# "Resignation Dub" (Campbell) – 5:01

# "Technical Selection" (Campbell) – 3:50

# "Comic Strip" (Campbell) – 3:02

# "Pre-Dawn Dub" (Campbell) – 3:21

# "Operator's Choice" (Campbell) – 4:45

2004 and 2005 reissues bonus tracks

"Ancestral Dub" – 2:51

"Raggamuffin Dubstyle" – 3:48

"JBC Days" / "Proper Education Dub" – 5:24

"Freelancer Dub" – 4:34

"Jumping Master Dub" – 1:44

"Peacemaker Dub" – 4:07

Reissues

CD Audio>CD)

*2004 Auralux (LUXXCD 005) (CD, alternative cover, bonus tracks, deluxe edition)

*2005 Dread at the Controls (DATC CD 1033) (CD, alternative cover, bonus tracks, deluxe edition)

|- | ''Dread at the Controls''

Additional information

Released: 1979

Recorded: 1979

Trojan Records>Trojan (TRLS 178), Dread at the Controls

LP album>LP

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Everybody Needs a Proper Education" – 7:20

# "Dread Combination" (Campbell) – 4:12

# "Love the Dread" (Campbell) – 2:55

# "The Voice of Jah" – 3:42

# "Step by Step" – 4:52

# "Walk Rastafari Way" (Campbell) – 3:45

# "King in the Ring" – 3:58

# "Barber Saloon" (Campbell) – 7:20

2005 reissues bonus tracks

"African Map" – 4:17

"School Girl" – 4:06

"East Portland Dub" – 4:06

"Bull Bay Dubwize" – 3:28

"DATC Tribute to King Tubby" – 3:17

"Voice of Dub" – 3:30

"Internal Energy Dubmix" – 2:54

"Rastadub" – 2:58

"School Girl Dub" – 4:11

Reissues

*1979 (as ''Evolutionary Rockers'') Dread at the Controls (LP)

*1989 (as ''Evolutionary Rockers'') Dread at the Controls (CD, bonus tracks)

LP album>LP)

CD Audio>CD, bonus tracks)

*2007 (as ''Evolutionary Rockers'') Dread at the Controls (CD, bonus tracks)

Notes: ''Dread at the Controls'' has been released by DATC as ''Evolutionary Rockers'' in 1979, 1989, and 2007 with different cover arts and track lisitings.

|- | align="center" | 1980 | ''World War III''

Additional information

Released: 1980

Recorded: 1980

Label: Dread at the Controls (TNT1)

LP album>LP

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "The Jumping Master" (Campbell) – 5:09

# "Break Down the Walls" (Campbell) – 5:28

# "Jah Jah Love (In the Morning)" (Campbell) – 6:47

# "Israel" (12 Tribe) / "Stylee" (Extended Play) (Campbell) – 3:40

# "Money Dread" (Campbell) – 3:34

# "Mental Slavery" (Campbell) – 6:06

# "Skin Head Skank" (Campbell) – 3:22

# "Losers Weepers, Finders Keepers" (Campbell) – 6:45

# "World War III" (Extended Play) (Campbell) – 6:13

2002 reissue bonus tracks

"Warrior Stylee" (Campbell) – 5:17

"DATC Masterpiece" (Campbell) – 3:36

"Break Down the Dub" (Campbell) – 3:14

"Seekers Dub" (Campbell) – 3:13

"Jamaican Dub" (Campbell) – 2:53

"Flat Fee Dub" (Campbell) – 3:02

Reissues

*1981 Hearthbeat (HB-02) (LP)

CD Audio>CD, bonus tracks)

|- | align="center" | 1981 | ''Beyond World War III''

Additional information

Released: 1981

Recorded: 1980–1981

Big Cat Records>Big Cat

LP album>LP

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Break Down the Walls" (Campbell) – 5:47

# "Jah Jah Love (In the Morning)" (Campbell) – 7:14

# "The Jumping Master" (Campbell) – 5:39

# "Israel" (12 Tribe) / "Stylee" (Extended Play) (Campbell) – 8:44

# "Warrior Stylee" (Extended Stero Style) (Campbell) – 7:51

# "Money Dread" (Campbell) – 3:33

# "Rockers Delight" (Extended Play) (Campbell) – 8:05

# "Mental Slavery" (Campbell) – 6:35

# "World War III" (Campbell) – 3:43

Reissues

*1996 Big Cat (23131521)(LP)

CD Audio>CD)

*1997 Big Cat (80109)(CD)

*1999 Big Cat (109)(CD)

*unknown date Heartbeat (CD-HB-02)(CD)

|- | rowspan="5" align="center" | 1982 | ''Dub Catalogue Volume 1''

Additional information

Released: 1982

Recorded: 1982

Label: Dread at the Controls (DATC LP 005)

LP album>LP

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Demo Dub" – 5:35

# "Raving Style" – 3:12

# "Dub Addict" – 3:21

# "Stereo Dub" – 3:04

# "Brain Wave" – 2:32

# "Two Track Dub" – 6:13

# "Front Room Dub" – 3:17

# "Control Tower Dub" – 3:26

# "Reflexion Dub" – 3:36

# "Dreadlocks Dub" – 3:23

2006 reissue bonus track

"Queen Dub" (Campbell) – 4:13

Reissue

CD Audio>CD, bonus tracks)

Notes: The 2006 reissue has "Front Room Dub" on track number 6 and "Two Track Dub" on track number 7.

|- | ''Dub Merchant''

Additional information

Released: 1982

Recorded: 1982

Label: Dread at the Controls (DATC LP 009)

LP album>LP

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Freestyle Dubatak" – 5:38

# "Theme from Solidarity" – 4:09

# "Dub Trakarak" – 4:03

# "Klappaz Konekshan" – 4:03

# "3 O'Clock Dubatak" – 5:25

# "Gully Bank Dub" – 3:24

# "River Nile Style" – 3:05

# "Radix Revenge" – 3:03

# "Tricky Track" – 4:20

# "Dub Venture" – 3:47

# "Jamba Dub" – 1:48

# "Dubservation" – 3:20

Reissue

CD Audio>CD)

|- | ''Jungle Signal''

Additional information

Released: 1982

Recorded: 1982

Label: Dread at the Controls

LP album>LP

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Signal One" – 6:12

# "Jungle Signal" – 5:48

# "Signal Three Dub" – 6:12

# "Rainbow Jungle" – 2:40

# "Star Chaser" – 4:40

# "Jungle Gym" – 5:01

# "Jungle Juice" – 3:05

# "Dub Jungle" – 3:59

# "Theme Signal" – 5:34

# "Jungle Delight" – 3:20

Reissue

CD Audio>CD)

|- | ''Pave the Way''

Additional information

Released: 1982

Recorded: 1982

Label: Heartbeat

LP album>LP

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing (CD)

# "Pave the Way" – 4:17

# "Reggae" / "Hit Shot" – 5:12

# "Roots and Culture" – 6:06

# "Sunday School" – 3:37

# "Knock Knock" – 4:44

# "(Open the Gate) Come In" – 5:11

# "Freedom... Is Coming" – 4:37

# "(Dance) Face to Face" – 4:22

# "Forever and Ever" – 5:12

# "Everchanging World" – 4:20

# "Quest for Oneness" – 2:56

# "Time Waster" – 3:02

# "Relax/Enjoy Yourself" – 2:45

# "Have You Got a Minute to Spare?" – 3:19

# "Dizzy (Herb Smoker)" – 4:09

# "Paradise" – 4:19

# "Too Many Rulers" – 3:32

Reissues

CD Audio>CD)

Compact Cassette>Cassette

*1999 Heartbeat (CDHB) (CD)

*2005 Dread at the Controls (mikeydread8) (CD)

|- | ''S.W.A.L.K.''

Additional information

Released: 1982

Recorded: 1982

Label: Heartbeat (HB009 [U.S.] / HB09 [UK, alternate cover])

LP album>LP

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Rocky Road" – 3:15

# "S.W.A.L.K." – 8:27

# "Positive Reality" – 3:11

# "Heavy-Weight Sound" – 5:08

# "Problems" – 3:27

# "Zodiac Signs" – 6:12

# "Armagiddeon Style" – 3:41

# "In Memory (Jacob, Marcus & Marley)" – 3:20

2004 reissue bonus track

"Sweet Sixteen" – 4:32

"Come Along" – 4:42

"Strictly Rockers" – 5:20

"Heavy Weight Dub" – 5:58

"Star Sign Dub" – 8:33

Reissues

Compact Cassette>Cassette

CD Audio>CD, bonus tracks)

|- | align="center" | 1989 | ''Happy Family''

Additional information

Released: 1989

Recorded: 1989

Label: RAS

CD Audio>CD

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Happy Family" – 4:16

# "Your Love" – 4:06

# "Good-Bye" – 4:05

# "African Soldiers" – 4:17

# "Nelson Mandela" – 4:01

# "Perfect Woman" – 3:42

# "Come Back" – 3:50

# "Ready to Settle Down" – 4:11

# "The Seagull" – 3:42

# "I See Jah" – 4:06

|- | rowspan="2" align="center" | 1991 | ''Profile''

Additional information

Released: 1991

Recorded: 1991

Label: RAS (RAS CD 3081)

Format: [[CD Audio

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Break Down the Walls" (Dread)

# "Fatten Frogs for Snakes" (Campbell)

# "Pleasure Knowing U (Plus Dub for U)" (Campbell)

# "Profile" (Campbell)

# "Sugarcain" (Campbell)

# "I Need Your Loving" (Campbell)

# "Cater for Your Loving" (Campbell)

# "Still My #1" (Campbell)

# "Strangers in Love" (Campbell)

# "Cruizing" (Campbell)

# "Sentiments of Love" (Campbell)

# "Awake With Jab" (Campbell)

Reissue

*2005 Dread at the Controls (mikeydread6) (CD)

|- | ''African Anthem Revisited''

Additional information

Released: 1991

Recorded: 1991

Label: RAS (RAS CD 3082)

CD Audio>CD

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Pleased to Dub You" (Campbell) – 3:44

# "Break Down the Dub" (Dread) – 3:29

# "Fatten Dub for Snakes Campbell) – 2:52

# "Stangers in Dub" (Campbell) – 4:41

# "Dub File" (Campbell) – 5:05

# "The Source of Dub" (Campbell) – 3:08

# "Sweet Dub" (Campbell) – 5:19

# "Awake With Dub" (Campbell) – 3:44

# "Still My #1 Dub" (Campbell) – 3:56

# "So Much Dub" (Campbell) – 5:07

# "Need Your Dub" (Campbell) – 4:45

# "Cruizin Dub" (Campbell) – 4:02

Reissue

*2005 Dread at the Controls (mikeydread14) (CD)

|- | align="center" | 1992 | ''Obsession''

Additional information

Released: 1992

Recorded: 1992

Label: Rykodisc (20243)

CD Audio>CD

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Modern Africa" (Campbell)

# "Obsession" (Campbell, Sterrett)

# "Love Connection" (Campbell, Sterrett)

# "One Night Lover" (Campbell)

# "Muscle Up" (Campbell)

# "Museum of Love" (Campbell)

# "Love Encore" (Campbell, Sterrett)

# "This Inspiration" (Campbell)

# "So Many Hills to Climb" (Campbell)

# "Global Harmony" (Campbell)

# "Fighting for Truth and Rights" (Campbell)

# "iddung 'Pon Money" (Campbell)

# "Livin' in the Jungle" (Campbell)

# "Give the Children Education" (Campbell)

# "Tomorrow Will Be Better" (Campbell)

# "African Princess" (Campbell)

# "Line of King David" (Campbell)

# "Full Moon in the Desert" (Campbell)

|- | align="center" | 1995 | ''Come to Mikey Dread's Dub Party''

Additional information

Released: 1995

Recorded: 1995

Label: ROIR (8208)

CD Audio>CD

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Dub Party" (Campbell) – 3:58

# "Buh Yah Kah" (Campbell) – 5:00

# "Sound Check" (Campbell) – 3:31

# "Tourist Dub" (Campbell) – 4:09

# "Haile Selassie Centenary Dub (July 2, 1892-July 23, 1992)" (Campbell) – 4:14

# "Special Request Dub" (Campbell) – 4:06

# "Joyride" (Campbell) – 4:12

# "Everyday Dub" (Campbell) – 3:56

# "Cover Dub" – 3:53

# "Mother's Day Dub" (Campbell) – 3:48

# "Ragamuffin Style" (Campbell) – 3:13

# "Womanizer Dubtract" (Campbell) – 2:58

# "(Roir) Commercial Dub" – 4:14

# "Impulsive Emotions Dub" – 4:03

# "Cherry Pie" – 4:29

# "Black Supremacy for South Africa" (Campbell) – 4:38

Reissue

*2005 Dread at the Controls (mikeydread10) (CD)

|- | align="center" | 2000 | ''World Tour''

Additional information

Released: 2000

Recorded: 2000

Label: Dread at the Controls

CD Audio>CD

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Life Is Strange" – 5:09

# "Loving You" – 3:54

# "Weekend" – 4:14

# "Princess" – 4:31

# "My Religion" – 3:55

# "World Tour" – 4:01

# "Homeless People" – 4:02

# "As We Enter" – 3:46

# "Original General" – 7:35

# "I Love My Mother" – 4:49

# "Behold Jah" – 3:35

# "Water Molecule" – 3:34

# "Election Night" – 4:56

# "I'll Be Yours" – 4:18

# "Sorry" – 4:44

# "Chosen Few" – 5:01

|- | align="center" | 2002 | ''Rasta in Control''

Additional information

Released: 2002

Recorded: 2002

Label: Dread at the Controls (3000)

CD Audio>CD

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Rasta in Control" (Campbell) – 4:59

# "Inna Foreign" (Campbell, Hines, Myton, Reedy) – 3:16

# "Equal Rights" (Campbell) – 4:02

# "Like You" (Campbell) – 4:45

# "Give It a Chance" (Campbell) – 3:57

# "Reggae Session" (Campbell) – 3:56

# "Keep Smiling" (Campbell) – 4:51

# "Prophecy" (Campbell) – 4:35

# "Debut Performance" (Campbell) – 4:12

# "How We Used to Live" (Campbell, Easy, Vernal) – 4:10

# "Great God of Glory" (Campbell) – 3:16

# "Rasta Irie Oki" (Campbell) – 3:17

# "His Imperial Majesty" (Campbell) – 4:10

# "Sacrifice" (Campbell) – 2:48

# "Prediction" (Campbell) – 2:58

# "Hawaii Surfer" (Campbell) – 4:09

# "Year of Decision" (Campbell) – 3:26

# "Groove City" (Campbell) – 3:26

|- | align="center" | 2007 | ''Life Is a stage''

Additional information

Released: 2007

Recorded: 2007

Label: Dread at the Controls

CD Audio>CD

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Praise Jah Jah" – 4:09

# "Life Is a Stage" – 5:16

# "Pound a Weed" – 3:21

# "Destiny" – 4:34

# "Backstage Pass" – 4:34

# "Barcoding" – 4:22

# "Teenage Pregnancy" – 4:49

# "I'm Not the Kind" – 4:26

# "Oh No" – 4:58

# "Soundbwoy Special" – 5:16

# "Dread Next Door" – 4:56

# "Passing Through" – 5:11

# "First Generation" – 4:45

# "Point of View" – 5:17

# "Stem Cells" – 6:15

|}

Compilations

Year	! Album
	''African Anthem'' / ''Happy Family''

Additional information
	Released: 1989	Recorded: 1979-1989	Label: RAS Records (RASCD-3035)	Format: CD	Producer: Mikey Dread	Note: ''African Anthem'' (1979) and ''Happy Family'' (1989) on one CD.

|- | ''S.W.A.L.K.'' / ''Rockers Vibrations''

Additional information
	Released: 1989	Recorded: 1982-1989	Label: Heartbeat Records (HB 11568)	Format: CD	Producer: Mikey Dread	Note: ''S.W.A.L.K.'' (1982) is combined with a compilation of Dread productions on Heartbeat Records.

|- | align="center" | 1991 | ''Best Sellers''

Additional information

Released: 20 May 1991

Recorded: 1979-1989

Label: Rykodisc (RCD 20178 and RACS 0178-2)

Format: CD and cassette

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

All tracks written by Mikey Dread

# "Quest for Oneness" – 3:03

# "Break Down the Walls" – 4:43

# "Goodbye" – 3:59

# "Industrial Spy" – 4:24

# "Wake-Up Call" – 3:38

# "Warrior Stylee" – 4:30

# "S.W.A.L.K." – 5:17

# "Barber Saloon-Haircut" – 4:05

# "Choose Me" – 4:40

# "Jah Jah Love (In the Morning)" – 7:39

# "Sunday School" – 3:41

# "Positive Reality" – 3:22

# "Enjoy Yourself" – 3:25

# "Roots and Culture" – 6:10

# "Knock Knock" – 4:42

# "My Religion" (live with Roots Radics) – 3:45

2003 reissue bonus tracks

"Dizzy"

"The Source" (live with Roots Radics)

Reissue

*2003 Dread at the Controls (DATC CD 2003) (CD, alternative cover, bonus tracks, deluxe edition)

|- | align="center" | 1998 | ''The Prime of Mikey Dread: Massive Dub Cuts from 1978–1992''

Additional information

Released: 1998

Recorded: 1978-1992

Label: Dread at the Controls, Music Club

Format: CD

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Resignation Dub" (Michael Campbell)

# "Industrial Spy" (Mikey Dread)

# "Barber Saloon" (Campbell)

# "S.W.A.L.K." (Dread)

# "Modern Africa" (Campbell)

# "Saturday Night Style" (Campbell)

# "Sunday School" (Dread)

# "Dizzy (Herb Smoker)"

# "Pre-Dawn Dub" (Campbell)

# "Wake-Up Call" (instrumental) (Dread)

# "Roots and Culture" (Dread)

# "Buh Yuk Kah"

# "Technical Selection" (Campbell)

|- | rowspan="2" align="center" | 2006 | ''Best Sellers II''

Additional information

Released: 4 January 2006

Label: Dread at the Controls (DATC CD 2015)

Format: CD

Producer: Mikey Dread

Track listing

# "Natural Rasta" – 4:15

# "Childhood Days" – 3:59

# "African Map" – 4:24

# "Jungle Signal" – 6:06

# "Change Is Coming" – 4:10

# "Pound of Weed" – 4:05

# "Rub a Dub" – 3:50

# "Equal Rights" – 4:02

# "Rockers Delight" – 5:40

# "Get Up and Dance" – 2:30

# "Autobiography" – 6:41

# "Rockers Roadshow" – 2:54

# "Surfer" – 4:09

# "Backstage Dub" – 4:19

# "Vegetable Matter" – 4:42

# "Dub Is the Roots" – 5:49

|- | ''Dread at the Controls'' / ''Evolutionary Rockers''

Additional information

Released: 4 January 2006

Recorde: 1979

Label: Dread at the Controls

Format: CD

Producer: Mikey Dread

Note: ''Dread at the Controls'' (1979) and '''''Evolutionary Rockers'' (1979) on one CD.

Track listing

# "Dread Combination – 4:12

# "Walk Ras Tafari Way – 3:45

# "Proper Education – 7:20

# "King in the Ring – 3:58

# "Step by Step – 4:52

# "Love the Dread – 2:55

# "The Voice of Jah – 3:42

# "Barber Saloon – 7:20

# "African Map – 4:17

# "School Girl – 4:06

# "East Portland Dub – 4:06

# "Bull Bay Dubwize – 3:28

# "Datc Tribute to King Tubby – 3:17

# "Voice of Dub – 3:30

# "Internal Energy Dubmix – 2:54

# "Rastadub – 2:58

# "School Girl Dub – 4:11

|}

Singles

1982 "Roots & Culture" / "Jungle Dread" (DATCD 008)

1982 "Break Down the Walls" (DREAD 1)

Appears on

''The Trojan Story Vol. 2'' (1982; compilation album by various artists; TALL 200)

Singers and Players - ''Staggering Heights'' (1983; On-U Sound), "School Days"

Singers and Players - ''Leaps and Bounds'' (1984; Cherry Red), "Autobiography (Dread Operator)"

''Funky Reggae Crew - Strictly Hip-Hop Reggae Fusion'' (1989; compilation album by various artists; 926 011-1)

''The Roots of Reggae Vol. 1'' (1991; compilation album by various artists; MCCD 014)

''Larks From the Ark'' (1995; compilation album by Lee "Scratch" Perry; NTMCD 511)

''History of Trojan Records 1972-1995 Volume 2'' (1996; compilation album by various artists)

''Arkology'' (1997; compilation album by Lee "Scratch" Perry; CRNCD 6)

''Rockers Galore'' (1999; compilation album by The Clash; ESK 47144)

''Classic Reggae: The Producers'' (2000; compilation album by various artists; MCCD 444)

''Dub Reggae Essentials'' (2000; compilation album by various artists)

''Blunted in the Bomb Shelter Mix'' (2002; compilation album by Madlib; ANTCD102)

''Auralux Reggae Showcase'' (2004; compilation album by various artists; LUXXCD007)

''50 First Dates'' (2004; compilation album by various artists)

''Radio Clash'' (2004; compilation album by various artists)

''Best 1991-2004'' (2004; compilation album by Seal)

''Echodelic Sounds of Future Pigeon'' (2006; album by Future Pigeon)

''Singles Box'' (2006; compilation album by The Clash; Sony BMG)

''Down in a Tenement Yard: Sufferation and Love in the Ghetto 1973-1980'' (2007; compilation album by various artists; TJDDD352)

''Family Front'' (2008; Album by Habakuk; 5935240)

''Royale Rockers: Reggae Sessions'' (2008; album by Casino Royale)

''Iration - Generation Time (Ft. Mikey Dread)

References

External links

Official Artist website

Official Label website

Official Podcast with Insomnia Radio website

Mikey Dread Online Memorial

;Articles

Complicated Dread: the Mikey Dread interview Complicated Fun, 21 June 2006

Mikey Dread Interview: Mikey Dread at the controls trakMARX.com - Punk Rock... & Roll, trakMARX 21 — October 2005 — The No Time To Be 21 Issue

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Name	Toots and the Maytals
Landscape	yes
Background	group_or_band
Origin	Jamaica
Genre	ReggaeSkaRocksteady
Years active	1963 to early 1980searly 1990s to present
Label	Beverley'sTrojanV2Mango
Website	http://www.tootsandthemaytals.com/ http://www.myspace.com/tatm
Current members	Frederick "Toots" HibbertPaul DouglasCarl HarveyJackie JacksonMichelle EugeneLeba ThomasMarie "Twiggi" GittenNorris WebbCharles FarquarsonRadcliffe "Dougie" BryanAndy Bassford
Past members	Hux BrownHarold ButlerHenry "Raleigh" Gordon (deceased)Winston Wright (deceased)Nathaniel "Jerry" Matthias or McCarthyWinston Grennan (deceased) }}

Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group and one of the best known ska and reggae vocal groups. According to Sandra Brennan at Allmusic, "The Maytals were key figures in reggae music. Formed in the early 1960s when ska was hot, the Maytals had a reputation for having strong, well-blended voices and a seldom-rivaled passion for their music. Frontman Hibbert's soulful style led him to be compared to Otis Redding".

Career

Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, the frontman of the group, was born in May Pen, Clarendon, Jamaica in 1945, the youngest of seven children. He grew up singing gospel music in a church choir, and moved to Kingston in 1958 at the age of thirteen.

In Kingston, Hibbert met Henry "Raleigh" Gordon and Nathaniel "Jerry" Mathias, forming in 1961 a group whose early recordings were incorrectly attributed to 'The Flames' and 'The Vikings' in the UK by Island Records. The Maytals first had chart success recording for producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd at Studio One. With musical backing from Dodd's house band, The Skatalites, the Maytals' close-harmony gospel singing ensured success, overshadowing Dodd's other up-and-coming vocal group, The Wailers. After staying at Studio One for about two years, the group moved on to do sessions for Prince Buster before recording with Byron Lee in 1966. With Lee, the Maytals won the first-ever Jamaican Independence Festival Popular Song Competition with their original song "Bam Bam" (not to be confused with the Sister Nancy song of the same title). However, the group's musical career was interrupted in late 1966 when Hibbert was arrested and imprisoned for 18 months. He stated that he was not arrested for ganja, but whilst bailing a friend. He also stated that he made up the number 54-46 when writing "54-46 That's My Number" about his time in jail.

Following Hibbert's release from jail towards the end of 1967, the Maytals began working with the Chinese Jamaican producer Leslie Kong, a collaboration which yielded a string of hits throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. These included "Do the Reggay", one of several songs released in 1968 to first use the word 'reggae' (spelled 'reggay') in a Jamaican recording; "Pressure Drop"; "54-46 That's My Number" the 1969 Jamaica festival's popular song winner; "Sweet and Dandy"; and "Monkey Man", the group's first international hit in 1970. By 1971, they had not only become the biggest act on the island, they were also (thanks to signing a recording contract with Chris Blackwell's Island Records) international stars. In 1972 they won their third Jamaica festival popular song with "Pomps and Pride". The group was also featured twice in the soundtrack to ''The Harder They Come'', the 1972 film starring Jimmy Cliff, named as one of ''Vanity Fair'''s Top 10 soundtracks of all time.

After Kong's death in 1971, the group continued to record with Kong's former sound engineer, Warrick Lyn. Their re-instated producer Byron Lee renamed them Toots & the Maytals. The group released three best-selling albums produced by Lyn and Blackwell of Island Records, and enjoyed international hits with ''Funky Kingston'' in 1973 and ''Reggae Got Soul'' in 1975. Following the release of ''Reggae Got Soul'', Toots & the Maytals were invited to tour as the opening act for The Who during their 1975-76 North American tour. The tour went poorly and Toots & the Maytals never went on to the success of Bob Marley or Peter Tosh in the U.S.

Toots and the Maytals' compositions would be given a second airing in 1978-80 during the reggae punk and ska revival period in the UK, when The Specials included "Monkey Man" on their 1979 debut album and The Clash covered "Pressure Drop". They were also included in the lyrics to Bob Marley & The Wailers song, "Punky Reggae Party" - ''"The Wailers will be there, The Damned, The Jam, The Clash, The Maytals will be there, Dr. Feelgood too"''. In 1982, Toots & the Maytals' "Beautiful Woman", reached number one in New Zealand, but the group had already broken up.

They reformed in the early 1990s to continue touring and recording successfully.

In 2005, the group released ''True Love'', an album consisting of re-recorded versions of their earlier hits, alongside Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Trey Anastasio, No Doubt, Ben Harper, The Roots, and Shaggy. The album won the Grammy Award that year for best reggae album.

In 2006, they recorded a reggae/ska version of Radiohead's "Let Down" for the tribute album, ''Radiodread'', by the Easy Star All-Stars. The album was a song for song makeover of the English rock band's album ''OK Computer'' into reggae, dub and ska. In August 2007 Toots & the Maytals released ''Light Your Light'', which featured re-workings of older songs such as "Johnny Cool Man", as well as new material. The album was nominated in 2008 for a Grammy in the best reggae album category.

Toots & the Maytals hold the current record of number one hits in Jamaica, with a total of thirty one.

In March 2009 it was announced that Toots & the Maytals would be performing alongside Amy Winehouse, for their shared record label, Island Records' 50th anniversary. Winehouse had covered the band's "Monkey Man", and the act were supposed to support her at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London on 31 May 2009. However, Winehouse was forced to cancel, leaving the Maytals to play at the more intimate Bush Hall, round the corner from the Empire, to a sell-out crowd.

In the summer of 2009, Toots and the Maytals performed at the Mountain Jam festival at Hunter Mountain, New York.

On 8 July 2011, Toots and the Maytals played the Winnipeg Folk Festival to an outdoor dancing crowd of thousands.

In August 2011, Toots and the Maytals are due to appear at a small number of outdoor events, including Rhythm Festival

Discography

Studio albums

''Never Grow Old'' -- 1963 Coxsone Dodd production (N.D. Records/Coxsone 1963 JA. LP JBL1113) (Heartbeat 1997 US. CD HB143)

''Life could be a dream'' -- 1962-4 Coxsone Dodd production (Studio One 1992 JA.)

''The Original Golden Oldies Vol.3'' -- 1964 Prince Buster production (Prince Buster Record Shack 1974. LP PB11)

''The Sensational Maytals'' -- 1964-5 Byron Lee & Ronnie Nasralla production (Dynamic 1965. DBL1003) a.k.a. ''Sensational Ska Explosion'' (Hol. Jamaican Gold 1993. JMC 200.112)

''Do The Reggae'' -- 1966-70 Leslie Kong production (Attack 1988 U.K. ATLP103)

''Sweet and Dandy'' -- 1968 Leslie Kong production (Beverley's 1969 JA. LP005)

''From The Roots'' -- 1970 Leslie Kong & Warrick Lyn production (Trojan 1973 UK. TRLS65) (Sanctuary/Trojan 2003 UK. CD TJCCD091)

''Monkey Man'' -- 1970 Leslie Kong production (Beverley's/Trojan 1970 JA./UK. TBL107) (House Of 1997)

''The Maytals Greatest Hits'' -- 1970 Leslie Kong production (Beverley's 1971 JA. BLP021)

''Slatyam Stoot'' -- 1972 Warrick Lyn production (Dynamic Sounds 1972 US. DY3331)

''Funky Kingston'' -- 1972-3 Warrick Lyn, Chris Blackwell & Dave Bloxham production (Dragon 1973 UK. DRLS5002) (Mango 1973 JA. MLPS9330) (Island/Trojan 1975 US.)

''Roots Reggae'' -- 1974 Warrick Lyn production (Dynamic Sounds 1974 JA. DY3343)

''In the Dark'' -- 1974 Warrick Lyn production (Dragon 1974 UK. DRLS5004) (Trojan UK. CDTRL 202)

''Reggae Got Soul'' -- 1975-6 Warrick Lyn, Chris Blackwell & Joe Boyd production (Mango 1976. MLPS9374) (Island 1976 US. ILPS9374)

''Toots Presents The Maytals'' -- 1977 Warrick Lyn production (Chin Randy's 1977. CRRLP004) (State Records 1978. ETAT16)

''Pass the Pipe'' -- Karl Pitterson & Warrick Lyn production (Island 1979. ILPS9534) (Mango 1979)

''Just Like That'' -- Chris Blackwell, Karl Pitterson & Dicky Jobson production (Island 1980. ILPS9590) (Mango 1980)

''Knock Out!'' -- Chris Blackwell & Toots Hibbert production (Island 1981. ILPS9670) (Mango 1981. MLPS9670)

''Reggae Greats'' (Island 1984. IMCD38) (Mango 1985. MLPS9781) (Island 2001. CD remastered)

''Toots In Memphis'' (Mango 1988 US. 539818, CID9906, L38958)

''Recoup'' (Alla Son 1997. ASM CD01)

''Ska Father'' (Alla Son 1998)

''World Is Turning''(D&F; Music 2003) (XIII Bis 2005)

''True Love'' (V2 2004)

''Light Your Light'' 2005 Toots Hibbert production (D&F; Music 2007)

''Stinga 1'' (D&F; Music 2009)

''Flip and Twist'' (D&F; Music 2010)

Live albums

''Live'' (recorded 29 September 1980) (Island 1980, ILPS9647)

''Live at Reggae Sunsplash'' (recorded 4 August 1982) (Sunsplash Records 1983, VSLP8901, RS8901) (Mobile Fidelity 19??, MFCD753)

''An Hour Live "Straight from the Yard" Dedicated to Robert Nesta Marley'' (recorded 4 August 1982) (Sus 1990, SUS8924) (Genes 1997, GNS8924)

''Live in London'' (recorded 8 June 1998) (Trojan 1999, CDTRD420)

Compilation albums

''Roots Reggae (The Classic Jamaican Albums )'' (Trojan 2005) - six CD album boxset: Sensational Maytals, Sweet And Dandy, Monkey Man, Greatest Hits, Slatyam Stoot, Roots Reggae.

''The Best Of Toots And The Maytals'' (1979)

''Reggae Greats'' (1985)

''Do the Reggae 1966-70'' (1988)

''Bla. Bla. Bla.'' (1993)

''Time Tough: The Anthology'' (1996)

''Recoup'' (1997)

''The Very Best of Toots & The Maytals'' (2000)

''54-46 Was My Number: Anthology 1964-2000'' (2002)

Other Contributions

''Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino'' (Vanguard, 2007), performing Domino's "Let The Four Winds Blow"

Contemporary usage

Covers

The Clash, The Specials, Gov't Mule, Izzy Stradlin & the Ju Ju Hounds, Jack Johnson, Josh Heinrichs, Robert Palmer (on the album of the same name), and The Oppressed, have all covered "Pressure Drop".

The Specials, Peste & Sida, The Aggrolites, Reel Big Fish, Los Pericos, Big D and the Kids Table, Amy Winehouse, Melt Banana, No Doubt, Adam Ant (on the scrapped ''Save The Gorilla'' EP) and Ore Ska Band have all covered "Monkey Man".

The Australian musician Xavier Rudd covered "Famine".

"54-46 That's My Number" was covered by Sublime, Ernest Ranglin and Fermín Muguruza, plus the chorus is often played live by The Trews, in an extended version of their own song, "Tired of Waiting".

311 covered "Reggae Got Soul" on the soundtrack to the animated film, ''Surf's Up''.

"Bam Bam" has been covered by several artists, including Chaka Demus.

"Chaty chaty" was covered by the Basque band Kortatu in their song "Sarri Sarri"

Samples

The Manchester based band Sonic Boom Six sampled "Funky Kingston", for their song "Monkey See, Monkey Do", on the 2005 Champion Edition of their album, ''Sounds to Consume''.

Soundtrack appearances

The songs "Pressure Drop" and "Sweet and Dandy" were featured in the seminal Reggae soundtrack to the Jamaican film ''The Harder They Come'', (1972).

"Bam Bam" was featured in the soundtrack to the film ''Countryman''.

"Reggae Got Soul" was featured in the soundtrack to the film ''Surf's Up''.

"Funky Kingston" and "Pressure Drop" were featured on the reggae radio station, K-Jah Radio West in the video game, ''Grand Theft Auto San Andreas'' (2004). "Funky Kingston" was also featured in the video game, ''Scarface: The World Is Yours''; in the film, ''Notes on a Scandal''; and in 2004's Broken Lizard production , ''Club Dread''(which also had "Broadway Jungle"). In addition TLC's television series, ''Miami Ink'', used the song as its theme music.

Shane Meadows' 2007 film, ''This Is England'', featured the songs ''Louie Louie'', "Pressure Drop" and "54-46 Was My Number".

"Celia" was featured on ''Weeds: Music from the Original Series, Volume 4''.

"Time Tough" was featured in the soundtrack of ''Tony Hawk's Project 8''.

"54-46 Was My Number" was featured in the soundtrack to the film ''Repo Men'' (2009) and the game Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City on the reggae radio station RamJam FM (2009).

"It Must Be True Love" was heard in ''Skins (TV Series)'' Series 5, Episode 3 (Mini) (2011).

See also

List of reggae musicians

List of roots reggae artists

List of ska musicians

List of Caribbean music groups

References

External links

Official Toots Hibbert website

Toots Hibbert MySpace

Comprehensive discography at X-Ray Music

Maytals.net - fan site and lyrics

Toots interview by Daiana Feuer, L.A. Record

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