When it comes to handling smooth ballads, Lord Creator always
was a class of his own. In the 60’s he recorded Calypso
and also Ska, but his style was quite different from what
others were doing those days. Lord Creator was born Kentrick
Patrick in San Fernando, Trinidad, but spent a lot of years in
Jamaica. “When UB40 honoured the quality of his ‘Kingston Town’,
and included it on their ‘Labour of Love’ cover version album,
Creator was able to buy a house in Jamaica from the Royalties.”
( Rough Guide )

tracks;

1 Jamaica farewell
2 Big bamboo
3 Archie
4 Bad lucky
5 Blowing in the wind
6 Don’t go away
7 End of the world
8 Independent Jamaica
9 Sweet Jamaica
10 Island woman
11 Yellow bird
12 The queen’s canary
13 Ma and pa
14 John B.

Lord Kitchener’s or Kitch’s albums you don’t find every day.
I got kinda lucky, last week I already posted ‘Spirit of Carnival’
which I recently found and today here’s ‘Curfew Time’. I bought
this one last sunday when I explored some of my favourite
Amsterdam recordshops. Curfew Time is from 1971, it’s Calypso
at it’s best.

tracks;

1 Curfew time
2 Play Mas’
3 Whait teacher
4 Let them crow
5 P.P. 99
6 Mas’ at Madison
7 True confession
8 Ah go tell granny
9 Jealous Cathy
10 Black power

THIS IS A REPOST !

I got a few comments on this LP that was posted already some
time ago at Global Groove. There seemed to be something wrong
with the quality, so I decided to rip it again to the latest
standards. Cover scans are also better.

This is an oldie. From 1967 this is Byron Lee with some very
happy music. Jump Up is Calypso related and originally not
from Jamaica. But Byron Lee controlled all Caribbean styles.
If you need to upgrade your party summerstyle, this one is
guaranteed 100 % Jump Up !

tracks;

1 Riverbank Jump Up
2 Benwood Dick
3 El negrito
4 The road march
5 Jamaica Jump Up
6 Happy wanderer
7 Elaine, Harry and mama
8 Second hand piano
9 St. Thomas
10 Village ram
11 Surprise merengue
12 Laziest man

It took me a couple of days again to get back to you Groovers,
we all need to work now and then. Here’s another Calypso collector
from somewhere down the cabinet. Again there’s no year stated here.
Ripping this one turned a big smile on my face, check out ‘the Mighty
Duke’s Woop Wap, fantastic lyrics.

tracks;

1 The Mighty Sparrow – Old man and the donkey
2 Lord Nelson – I’ve got the itch
3 Starlift – The outcast
4 The Mighty Beaver – Rose
5 The Mighty Duke – Woop Wap
6 The Mighty Sparrow – Calypso twist
7 The Mighty Duke – Racial segregation
8 The Mighty Beaver – Book of love
9 Starlift – I feel pretty
10 Lord Nelson – Problems on my mind

Okay okay, I get it, that was a bit too dark for y’all,
so I’ll make it up to ya.
Here’s a more sunny record, Lord Jellico makes the sun shine again.
Jamaican Calypso.

tracks;

1 papa Jack
2 Miss tourist
3 Yellow bird
4 Hold on to your man
5 Cuando cuando
6 Chi chi bud
7 Bungo free form
8 Obeah wedding
9 Land of the sea and sun
10 Man piaba

PAY ATTENTION
Before you start downloading this rare Calypso Collector, please
take notice of the fact that track # 8, ‘Don’t touch me nylon’, is
unfortunately broken. It jumps a few times. I had to trick track #
10 too, it was too broken to place. This is a rare collector of old
calypsos, no year is given. An LP full of ‘naughty songs’, you don’t
need too much imagination to hear between the lines. Taken the
condition and some cracks and hiss, this is still a spin worth it’s
while, and how about that great cover ?

tracks;

1 Lord Kitchener – Kitch
2 Duke of Iron – Big bamboo
3 Lord Kitchener – Muriel and the bug
4 Duke of Iron – I left her behind for you
5 Hayden – He like it, she like it
6 Duke of Iron – Parakeets
7 Marie Bryant – Mommie out the light
8 The Charmer – Don’t touch me nylon
9 The Charmer – Is she is, or is she ain’t
10 Marie Bryant – Don’t touch me tomato
11 Duke of Iron – Music lesson
12 Duke of Iron – Postman

While I was working on this post, gathering information, I found ou
that ‘Miss Baikinange’ of ‘Schadenfreudian Therapy’ already placed
it. I guess I knew but didn’t pay attention. Check her page, linked at
the sidebar. This is a great album, worthy of a second posting !
‘Aldwyn Roberts’ or ‘Lord Kitchener’ is the main man in
Calypso. Fantastic songs without exeption.

tracks;

1 Wife and mother
2 Red head
3 My wife’s nightie
4 Kitch take it easy
5 Piccadilly folk
6 Alphonso in town
7 Don’t kiss me too low
8 Woman’s figure
9 Muriel & the bug
10 Is trouble
11 Too late Kitch
12 January girls
13 Old lady walk a mile
14 Carnival

Ever since I found this LP, I was a youngster, I fel in love
with it’s cover, what a gorgeous drawing by Abigail Maucotel.
And then that sound, ‘Jump Up’ is Trinidad music, the happiest sound
you’ve ever heard. This is serious Party material,
Jump UP !

tracks;

1 Riverbank Jump Up
2 Benwood Dick
3 El negrito
4 The road march
5 Jamaica Jump Up
6 Happy wanderer
7 Elaine, Harry and mama
8 Second hand piano
9 St. Thomas
10 Village ram
11 Surprise merengue
12 Laziest man

I’d have to gamble on the year on this LP, I’d say 1969, if any one
knows.. If you listen to the hilarius song ‘Child training’ on the album,
‘All time Calypso from Trinidad and Tobago’, posted earlier this week,
you know what to expect here, Composer is a funny guy,

tracks;

1 Permission
2 I love you
3 Reconstruction
4 Prove your love
5 Blow the whole place down
6 Workers lament
7 The argument
8 Proper teaching
9 Forgive me
10 Men on strike

The late Sixties was the time Calypso flourished the most in my opinion.
This LP sounds a bit like a fireside recording ( lot’s of cracks )
but still, it’s the best calypso I’ve ever heard,
Lord Kitchener is the Master.

tracks;

1 ’67
2 Panorama night
3 Grenadian May
4 Take you’ meat out me rice
5 Get up and get
6 Tobago lollipop
7 Yankee gone
8 No more calypsong
9 Cricket champions
10 Don’t come back again