Various - MASH IT! More Jamaican R&B and the Birth of Ska - DoCD

50 tracks on 2xCD - The sequel to Youths Boogie, and again compiled by genre specialist Mike Atherton (Echoes, Record Collector), Mash It! portrays the popular music of Jamaica in the period 1959 to 1962, before it became formerly known as ska, but by which time most of the characteristics of ska were present and correct. The music owes some debt to Jamaica’s earlier indigenous pop music, mento, but the strongest, most obvious ingredient of ska was American rhythm and blues.

TRACKLISTING:

CD ONE
1. Love Me Baby (Laurel Aitken)
2. Manny, Oh (Higgs and Wilson)
3. The Hop (Derrick Morgan)
4. Sitting Square (Chuck and Dobby)
5. Don’t You Know (The Moonlighters)
6. Omara Special (Rico)
7. Dearest Beverley (Jimmy Cliff)
8. Pretty Baby (Higgs and Wilson)
9. Love You The Most (Lloyd Clarke)
10. Please Don’t Talk About Me (Derrick Morgan)
11. Patricia (Darling Patricia) (Owen Gray)
12. Rico Special (Rico)
13. Miss Jamaica (Jimmy Cliff)
14. Change Of Mind (Higgs and Wilson)
15. Cherry Home (Derrick Morgan)
16. It Is A Day (Higgs and Wilson)
17. Julie (The Moonlighters)
18. Continental Shuffle (Rico)
19. Sha Ba Da (Higgs and Wilson)
20. I’m Free (Jimmy Cliff)
21. You Said You Loved Me (Lloyd Robinson)
22. Sweeter Than Honey (Chuck and Dobby)
23. Girls Rush (Lloyd Clarke)
24. Gypsy Woman (Derrick and Patsy)
25. Gees Boogie (Rico’s Combo)

CD TWO
1. Mash It (Parts 1 and 2) (Owen Gray)
2. Walking Down King Street (Walking Down the Street) (Theo Beckford)
3. Boogie Rock (Laurel Aitken)
4. Give Me Back (My Dough) (Derrick and Patsy)
5. Behold! (Blues Busters)
6. Bridge View (aka Bridgeview Shuffle) (Roland Alphonso)
7. Jacqueline (Al T Joe)
8. It’s No Infatuation (Jimmy Sinclair)
9. Give Me All Your Love (The Continentals)
10. Gee Baby (Jimmy James)
11. Dear Hearts (The Edwards Group)
12. Marylee (Laurel Aitken)
13. Snappin’ Is Back (Theo Beckford)
14. I’m In Love With You (The Hi-Tones)
15. Darling You’re So Fine (Danny and The Echos)
16. Little Vilma (Blues Busters)
17. Naked Earth (King Pioneer All Stars)
18. I’ll Always Call Your Name (Belltones)
19. Searchin’ (For You) (Top Grant)
20. I Want to Know (Beresford Ricketts)
21. No Money Down (Lloyd Williams)
22. Going Crazy (The Continentals)
23. I Wish Your Picture Was You (Lloyd Adams)
24. But Officer (Karl Walker)
25. The Clock (Sir Dee’s Group)