Newbie query.

[murphydog]

Hello there, found my way here after lurking long time on the BAF site and wondering what happened to Bedward's recommendations, a very reliable source I have found. To the matter in hand, can anybody give me an opinion on a 4 disc box of 'Striker' Lee tracks from Jetstar which is tantalisingly cheap on my local cd stall? Cheers guys I've enjoyed catching up with the posts so far. Paul

[bmd]

yes, I have this..

If you havn't got that much Bunny lee in your collection yet then it's a good buy. It's a hotch potch selection of various eras of Striker's productions, with Rocksteady, Early Reggae, Roots and such.. lots of different artists on it.. Saying that though there were still quite a few tunes on it that I didn't yet have, that's for sure..
The sound quality is ok, but nothing awfully special..and thoughthe sleeve notes aren't extensive, they are by Penny Reel, who posts here on this board as Scotty.
If you are particularly interested in Bunny Lee as a producer there is a 3 cd series dedicated to his productions on the Jamaican Gold label, Most are Rocksteady productions, ... I can recoomend that as well..

here is a track list of everything on the 4! cd box set if that helps..

CD1
1 Johnny Clarke Every Knee Shall Bow
2 U Roy Every Knee Shall Bow
3 Lascelles Perkins Mood For Love
4 Cornell Campbell Gorgan, The
5 U Roy Gorgon Wise
6 Johnny Clarke Rock With Me Baby
7 U Roy Rock With I
8 Johnny Clarke Ride On Girl
9 Tappa Zukie Phensic
10 Cornell Campbell Stars
11 King Tubby Roots of Dub
12 Slim Smith Everybody Needs Love
13 Roland Alphonso 1000 tones of Megaton
14 Pat Kelly How Long
15 Roland Alphonso Payton Place
16 Roy Shirley Music Feel
17 T.T. Ross When I Was A Little Girl
18 Ken Parker Sad Mood
19 Count Prince Miller Mule Train
20 Dennis Alcapone Horse and Buggy
21 Linval Thompson Don’t Cut Off Your Dreadlocks
22 U Roy Joyful Locks
23 I Roy Cow Town Skank
24 Augustus Pablo Cow Town Instrumental
25 Derrick Morgan Rough Rider
26 Augustus Pablo Rough Rider Dub
CD2
1 Val Bennett Russians Are Coming, The
2 Derrick Morgan Great Musical Battle
3 Lester Sterling / Lloyd Charmers / Stranger Cole Bangarang
4 U Roy & Glen Adam Bangarang Version
5 Delroy Wilson Better Must Come
6 Dennis Alcapone It Must Come
7 Johnny Clarke Creation Rebel
8 U Roy Creation Rebel Version
9 Slim Smith Just A Dream
10 Cornell Campbell Dearest Darling
11 Dennis Alcapone East 2 West
12 Max Romeo Wet Dream
13 U Roy Wet Dream (version)
14 Glen Adams Wet Dreams Inst.
15 Slim Smith Will You Still Love Me
16 John Holt Stick By Me
17 Dennis Alcapone King Of The Track
18 Slim Smith Ain’t 2 Proud to Beg
19 U Roy 2 Proud to Beg Version
20 Ken Boothe Satta Massagana
21 I Roy Satta Massagana Version
22 Ernest Wilson Sentimental Man
23 Jeff Barnes Jeff Barnes Thing, The
24 Nora Dean Oh Mama
25 Augustus Pablo Sting, The
CD3
1 Ken Boothe Help Me Make it Through The Night
2 Ken Boothe Train is Coming
3 Johnny Clarke Move Out A Babylon
4 Johnny Clarke None Shall Escape
5 Owen Gray Natty Bongo
6 John Holt Till I’m Gone
7 Leroy Smart Shame and Pride
8 Dennis Brown & John Holt Fancy Make Up
9 Jackie Edwards I’m Still Waiting
10 Jackie Edwards I Do Love You
11 Slim Smith & the Uniques Let Me Go Girl
12 Dawn Penn I’ll Let You Go Boy
13 Ethiopians, The Reggae Hit The Town
14 Cornell Campbell Investigator
15 Johnny Clarke Love Me Forever
16 Jackie Edwards Julie On My Mind
17 Derrick Morgan & Hortence Ellis I Do
18 Cornell Campbell I’ll Never Let You Go
19 Pat Kelly Queen Majesty
20 Jackie Edwards & Judy Mowatt In Paradise
21 Johnny Clarke No Man Is An Island
22 Alton Ellis I’ve Got Love
23 Jackie Edwards Who Told You So
24 Bob Marley & the Wailers Mr. Chatterbox
25 Rita Marley & the Sollettos You’re My Desire
CD4
1 Lascelles Perkins & Hortense (Ellis?) Mighty Organ
2 Lascelles Perkins Pledging My Love
3 Slim Smith & The Uniques People Get Ready (To Do Rocksteady)
4 Errol Dunkley Prodigal Returns, The
5 Sugar Minott Lovers Rock Medley Part 1
6 Tyrone Evans & the Paragons Lovers Rock Medley Part 2
7 Cornell Campbell Duke of Earl, The
8 I Roy Duke, The
9 Tommy Mc Cook & The Agrovators Duke Of Dub, The
10 Jackie Edwards Ali Baba
11 John Holt I’ve been Admiring You
12 Slim Smith & The Uniques Blessed Are The Meek
13 Derrick Morgan Seven Letters
14 Don T. Lee (as Donald Lee) Reggae Time
15 Horace Andy Just Say Who
16 Jah Stitch Black Harmony Killer
17 Horace Andy Skylarking
18 Cornell Campbell My Confession
19 Slim Smith & The Uniques My Conversation
20 Lenox Brown My Conversation Inst.
21 Pat Kelly If It Don’t Work Out
22 Horace Andy You’re My Angel
23 Pat Kelly Little Boy Blue
24 Mighty Diamonds, The Jah Jah Bless The Dread
25 Tommy McCook & Stranger Cole Last Flight To Reggae City

[murphydog]

Thanks thats very helpful!

[lankou2]

the rocksteady comp on Moll Selecta is also very good too!
Of course, a number of tunes are common to all those anthologies.

[rosko]

The 4cd set is a killer - plain and simple.