VARIOUS – Rude Boy Scorchers – LP – Vinyl

LP – Black Vinyl (14 Tracks).

The Rude Boy moniker has its roots firmly set in the downtown districts of Kingston, Jamaica. Alongside the regular Ska / Rocksteady sounds coming out of the sound systems, there was an undercurrent theme to some songs that spoke of the struggles of the youth, of their confrontation, arrests and run ins with the establishment. Some of these songs praised the Rude Boys for their stance and style while other songs were more in contempt with the Rude Boys attitiudes, comings ,goings and violent behaviour. For this release Kingston Sounds have put together a set of tunes that the Jamaican Rude Boys would have been listening to at the sound systems on the lawns and street corners. Not only the more obvious Rude Boy tunes likeGunmen Coming to Town, Dreader than Dread, Moon Hopbut also some of the tunes that made the sound systems rock well into the night. It features cuts from Rico, Derrick Morgan, Delroy Wilson, Phyllis Wilson, Justin Hindsand more!

Tracklist:

Side One
1. Fat Man – Derrick Morgan
2. Wine And Grine – Lloydie & The Lovebites
3. Love Is All I Have – Phyllis Dillon
4 Put Yourself In My Place – Delroy Wilson
5 Rainbow Into The Rio Mino – Rico Rodriguez
6. I Love You – Derrick Morgan
7. Dreader Than Dread – Honey Boy Martin

Side Two
1. Gunmen Coming To Town – The Heptones
2. Rub Up, Push Up – Justin Hinds
3. Soul Voyage – Lester Sterling
4. Moon Hop – Derrick Morgan
5. Fat Girl, Sexy Girl – John Holt
6. Reggae Hit The Town – The Ethiopians
7. How Long – Pat Kelly