Reggae in Wonderland: The Splash Singles Collection 1969-1971

The late '60s and early '70s witnessed a transformation of the Jamaican music industry, with the global popularity of the new reggae sound opening the way for a host of ambitious independent record producers to make their mark on the local scene and shores beyond. Among this new breed of record-makers were a number of former recording artists whose influence on the future direction of reggae would prove profound, with their number including Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Winston 'Niney' Holness, Clancy Eccles, Derrick Harriott and the man whose early reggae productions are showcased on this set, Lloyd Charmers. 'Reggae In Wonderland' collects the cream of Charmers' early output as an independent producer from a fascinating period in Jamaican music history, during which reggae underwent a series of transformations that commenced with the driving rhythms of boss reggae and closed with a more measured style that echoed the rock steady sound of the late '60s. Among the recordings featured here are major hits and long forgotten rarities, performed by some of Jamaica's most accomplished artists, most notably Bob Andy, Ken Boothe, Dave Barker, Owen Gray, B.B. Seaton, Bobby Davis and of course Charmers himself. To quote the legendary Paul Nicholas, this is reggae like it used to be!

Disc 1
1: Long About Now
2: Real Real
3: Come See About Me
4: House in Session
5: They Got to Move
6: Why Baby Why
7: Hot Shot
8: Trouble Trouble
9: Last Laugh
10: The Sweeter She Is
11: Doggone Right
12: Sindy
13: Since I Lost My Baby
14: Colour Him Father
15: Going in Circles
16: Black Power
17: Baby I Need Your Loving
18: Birth Control
19: I'm Gone
20: I Can't Get Next to You
21: I Love You Madly
22: Love I Madly
23: All Kinds of Everything
24: California Dreaming
25: Just As Long As You Need Me
26: Just My Imagination (Take 2)

Disc 2
1: Oh Me Oh My
2: What Should I Do
3: Going in Circles
4: Cool and Easy
5: One Woman
6: Reggae in Wonderland
7: I've Gotta Get a Message to You
8: Ever Strong
9: Skinhead Train
10: Life of a Millionaire
11: Rock Steady
12: Travelling On
13: Summertime
14: Humpty Dumpty
15: One Big Unhappy Family (Part One)
16: One Big Unhappy Family (Part Two)
17: Harry's Mood
18: Be My Baby
19: One, Two, Three
20: Plus One
21: Shaft
22: Rasta Never Fails
23: Africa Is Paradise
24: Owen Gray's Greatest Hits (Part 1)
25: Owen Gray's Greatest Hits (Part 2)
26: The End
27: Just My Imagination (Take 1)

Number of Discs: 2

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