Reggae Is Tight and Reggae Charm

By the close of the 1960's, Lloyd 'Charmers' Tyrell was firmly established as one of Jamaica's premier talents, having previously made his mark as a key member of leading vocal outfits, The Charmers and The Uniques. His move into record production in 1968 swiftly resulted in numerous Jamaican hits, with his success attracting the attention London-based reggae music giant, Trojan Records, with whom he swiftly signed a licensing deal in 1969. As the '60s drew to a close, Trojan released the first two best-selling instrumental albums, 'Reggae Is Tight', on which the multi-talented Charmers demonstrated his keyboard-playing talents over a dozen fast-passed rhythm tracks. Hot on its heels came a second non-vocal collection, on which the performer-turned-producer displayed an equal degree of dexterity on piano, with leading Jamaican band, The Dragonaires backing him on a dozen instrumental cuts of early reggae favourites. Both these hugely popular LPs feature on this double-disc set, which also includes the remainder of his instrumental output from the golden age of boss reggae sounds. With over 23 tracks making its long overdue CD debut and the 'Reggae Charm' album finally its long overdue digital debut, the collection is must for all true fans of vintage Jamaican sounds.

Disc 1
1: 5 to 5
2: Follow This Sound
3: Golden Moon
4: Higher Heights
5: Psychedelic Reggae
6: Summer Face
7: Crimson and Clover
8: Rap Trap
9: Everybody Needs Love
10: Safari
11: Reggae Is Tight
12: Stronger
13: Freedom Sounds
14: After Dark
15: Ling Ting Tong
16: (Get) in the Spirit
17: Sound of Silence
18: Ducky Lucky
19: African Zulu
20: Soul of England
21: Cooyah
22: Confidential
23: Shanghai
24: Cat Nip
25: Extension 303
26: Fire, Fire
27: Walk On By
28: Memphis Underground

Disc 2
1: Try to Remember
2: Dr No Go
3: Oh Happy Day
4: Honey
5: Israelites
6: Last Date
7: If I Only Had Time
8: Chokin' Kind
9: Mama Look
10: How Long
11: Love Can Make You Happy
12: Soul at Large
13: Who Done It
14: Reggae a Bye Bye
15: Dollars and Bonds
16: Ensure
17: Big Five
18: Sound Familiar
19: Colour Him Father Version II
20: Cloud Burst
21: Real Cool
22: Vengeance
23: Ready Talk
24: Oh Me Oh My
25: Cool and Easy
26: Blue Moon
27: Ishan Cup Aka Hi Shan

Number of Discs: 2

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