Some new Mento just in..

[bmd]

The wonderful Richard Noblett just sent me Vol. 2 of his MRS 78's 1-24
I'm going to put a Radio show together of pur Mento sometime soon and play some serious rarities... here are the tunes Richard just sent me..

Ticklers, The with Harold Richardson (Vocal) Four Days Love
Ticklers, The with Harold Richardson (Vocal) Healing In The Balm Yard
Ticklers, The with Harold Richardson (Vocal) What A Hard Time
Ticklers, The with Harold Richardson (Vocal) Advice To Men
Ticklers, The with Harold Richardson (Vocal) Parish Gal
Ticklers, The with Harold Richardson (Vocal) Hard Hearted Lover
Lord Power with his Calypso Quartet Solas Market
Lord Power with his Calypso Quartet Miss Goosey
Shaw Park Calypso Band with Robin Plunkett (Vocal) Take Her To Jamaica
Shaw Park Calypso Band with Robin Plunkett (Vocal) Shaw Park Blues
Ben Bowers with Bubba Mota & All Stars Quintet Tie Tongue Mopsie
Ben Bowers with Bubba Mota & All Stars Quintet Push Ka Pee Shee Pie
Cecil Knott & his Joybell Orchestra Banana
Cecil Knott & his Joybell Orchestra Soldier Man
Cecil Knott & his Joybell Orchestra When You Come America, Cowhead,Ten Penny Nail
Cecil Knott & his Joybell Orchestra Bellylick Bargie
Cecil Knott & his Joybell Orchestra Teacher Lick The Gal Ada
Cecil Knott & his Joybell Orchestra Sammy Dead, Get Up Adina, Mr. Ramgoat, Oh
Boysie Grant with Reynold's Calypso Clippers Linstead Market
Boysie Grant with Reynold's Calypso Clippers Solus Market
Boysie Grant with Reynold's Calypso Clippers Naughty Little Flea, The
Boysie Grant with Reynold's Calypso Clippers Nosiy Spring
Baba Motta & his Jamaicans Susie
Baba Motta & his Jamaicans She 'Pon Top


Some you and I will know, others are as rare as a Venutian Mosquito turd.. also thanks to Ian, and... for the Lord Antics cds.

[ekki]

Wow, that list looks great Mikey!
I got the 2 Lord Antics albums from Zoki, but they were put to cdr by Ska Nick!

[bmd]

Aha, thanks Ekki I was wondering.... I should have guessed as the two Lord Antics ska tunes on one of the two cds are STORMIN' tunes,...

[Mrs Trellis]

Wow Mikey, that looks like a cool cd! There's some great song titles in there. I trust the music is as good.

and yep, it was Ska Nick who kindly sent me the Lord Antics stuff.

Also, I've just copied the scans onto cd and they will be in the post tomorrow....

Speak soon,
Ian

[professor]

Drool - can't get enough mento round these parts

[bmd]

Neither can I Prof.. !!

[BMC]

What, other than Mento Madness, mento releases are easily available? I love that CD and love to get more in the same style. Any tips?

[bmd]

Yes Marc these two are both good and pretty available at the moment.
Cd Album Count Owen And His Calypsonians Calypso Down Jamaica Way - Music By... Dub Store Records / Kalypso DSR CD 502
Cd Album Various Boogu Yagga Gal interstate heritage htcd 45

[bmd]

I have quite a lot of stuff on cdr, and I also have some more of Charlie Regga'es early reggae compilations, I have a feeling we may have to chat ;-)

I also got your cdr to me this morning BMC. so thanks for that, I shall listen to it at work this afternoon...

Various, Lester Sterling, Tommy McCook, Pat Kelly, Tartans Pama Unity 7" Rarities Vol. 1
Various, Lloyd Willis, Stranger Cole, Pioneers. niney Reggae Jeggae
Various, Kid Gungo, Karl Bryan, Cables, Jay Boys Jay Fever / Harry J Productions '68-'70
Laurel Aitken Laurel Aitken's Pama Nu Beat Collection 1968-70
Various, Roland Alphonso, Derrick morgan, Ernest Wilson, Ethiopians Pama Reggae Hits '69 Vol. 1 / Pama Reggae Hits '69 Vol. 2
Various, Freddie McGregor, Tommy McCook, Reggae Boys, Errol Dunkely Reggae In The Wind Bunny Lee Productions 1968-70
Various, Vibrators, Paragons, Viceroys, Creations Voyage From The Moon Lloyd Daley Productions '68-'70
Various, Maytals, Inspirations, Silvertones Skinhead Reggae Classic Vol. 1
Various, Maytones, Charlie Ace, Cornell Campbell And The Eternals Musical Shot - Alvin 'GG' Productions ''69-'70

[BMC]

That's a nice looking list of comps right there, Mike! Yep, a chat would be good I think.

So you already got my discs? That's impressive once again! I sent 'm out on tuesday-morning! Another two-dayer. Nice.

[lankou2]

i have a few mento things myself, current or old, if any trade suits you, well, pm me.

[ekki]

Although more on the calypso side, this is a top release:
www.putumayo.com/cd_caribbean/calypso.html

And I always recommend the 2 albums by Stanley Beckford.

[bmd]

lankou2 said:

i have a few mento things myself, current or old, if any trade suits you, well, pm me.

I'm happy to so some stuff, trades or not... I like to spread the 'word', but.... my cd burner is being a bitch at the moment, and I've all but given up trying to burn anything... I do however plan to get a new one, pehaps after the next paycheck, things are getting tight...
Perhaps bring the subject up for trading Mento here in about month if you remember, and we'll get something together then..

[lankou2]

as i know that the Stanley Beckford albums released in France are not always easy to get at a decent price abroad, i can also help those of you who would like them to get them for not too much.
i saw him and the Blue Glaze Mento Band two times and they were great. last time they came here, their clarinet player had died, so a part of the charm went with him.
I even played some mento and mento-related tunes at the release party of the second album but the crowd was mainly trendies who couldn't bother. Still, as it was in a wine bar, there were good drinkS and decent food. after me, another guy played mainly Studio 1 selections that didn't have much to do with mento...strange to play to people who couldn't care less.
another time, i spent several hours chatting with Mr Beckford and it was such great fun!
he even played songs on his guitar just for us : i could make exclusive dub plates out of them (just kidding!!!).the stories behind certain lyrics are just hilarious!

[alireggae]

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