Jamaican Gold
Encyclopedia
Jamaican Gold is an independent record label
from Netherlands
specialized in Jamaican music
reissues.
Aad Van Der Hoek founded the label in 1992
and has since been working closely with Jamaican producers
and sound engineers, transferring usually the music directly from the original mastertape
in Jamaica
.
All the albums are compilations
with new liner notes based on interviews done with the artists or producers highlighted.
It includes works from Byron Lee
, Alvin Ranglin
, Derrick Harriott
, Clancy Eccles
, Lloyd Daley
, Bunny Lee
, Lee Perry or Clement Dodd among others.
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
from Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
specialized in Jamaican music
Music of Jamaica
The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular genres, such as mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub music, dancehall, reggae fusion and related styles. Jamaica's music culture is a fusion of elements from the United States , Africa, and neighboring Caribbean islands such as...
reissues.
Aad Van Der Hoek founded the label in 1992
1992 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.-January–February:*January 11**Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s....
and has since been working closely with Jamaican producers
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and sound engineers, transferring usually the music directly from the original mastertape
Master recording
A multitrack recording master tape, disk or computer files on which productions are developed for later mixing, is known as the multi-track master, while the tape, disk or computer files holding a mix is called a mixed master.It is standard practice to make a copy of a master recording, known as...
in Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
.
All the albums are compilations
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
with new liner notes based on interviews done with the artists or producers highlighted.
It includes works from Byron Lee
Byron Lee
Byron Lee OD, OJ was a musician, record producer, and entrepreneur, best known for his work as leader of Byron Lee and the Dragonaires.-Biography:Lee was born in Christiana in Manchester Parish to an Afro-Jamaican mother and a Chinese father Byron Lee OD, OJ (born Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee, 27...
, Alvin Ranglin
Alvin Ranglin
Alvin 'GG' Ranglin is a Jamaican reggae singer and record producer.-Biography:Ranglin started to sing in public in his teens with an Adventist Church background. As a radio and television technician involved in the jukebox industry, he soon acquired his own sound system he named "GG"...
, Derrick Harriott
Derrick Harriott
Derrick Harriott is a singer and record producer. He has produced recordings by Big Youth, Chariot Riders, The Chosen Few, Dennis Brown, The Ethiopians, Keith & Tex, The Kingstonians, Rudy Mills, Scotty, Sly & Revolutionaries, and Winston McAnuff.-Biography:As a student at Excelsior High School,...
, Clancy Eccles
Clancy Eccles
Clancy Eccles was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, songwriter, arranger, promoter, record producer and talent scout. Known mostly for his early reggae works, he brought a political dimension to this music...
, Lloyd Daley
Lloyd Daley
Lloyd Daley also known as Matador is a Jamaican electronic technician, sound system pioneer and reggae producer.-Career:...
, Bunny Lee
Bunny Lee
Edward O'Sullivan Lee, better known as Bunny "Striker" Lee is a prominent, prolific and successful record producer best known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:...
, Lee Perry or Clement Dodd among others.
Discography
- JMC 200.101 - Various Artists - From 'Bam-Bam' To 'Cherry Oh! Baby' - 1992
- JMC 200.102 - Delroy WilsonDelroy WilsonDelroy Wilson was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer.-Biography:Wilson released his first single "Emy Lou" in 1961 for record producer, Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, at the age of thirteen...
- Greatest Hits - 1992 - JMC 200.103 - The EthiopiansThe EthiopiansThe Ethiopians were a ska, rocksteady, and reggae vocal group, founded by Leonard Dillon , Stephen Taylor and Aston Morris.-History:...
- Engine '54 Let's Ska And Rock Steady - 1992 - JMC 200.104 - Byron Lee And The Dragonaires & Friends - Jamaica's Golden Hits Vol.1 The Best Of Ska - 1992
- JMC 200.105 - Byron Lee And The Dragonaires & Friends - Jamaica's Golden Hits Vol.2 The Best Of Ska Rock Steady - 1992
- JMC 200.106 - Byron Lee And The Dragonaires & Friends - Jamaica's Golden Hits Vol.3 The Best Of Rock Steady & Reggae - 1992
- JMC 200.107 - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires - Reggay Eyes (1969) - 1993
- JMC 200.108 - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires - Reggay Blast Off (1970) - 1993
- JMC 200.109 - Hopeton LewisHopeton LewisHopeton Lewis is a Jamaican singer. Lewis' rich baritone has had a profound impact on Jamaican music, and his mixture of gospel and soul elements helped set the template for early rocksteady.-Biography:...
- Grooving Out On Life (1971) - 1993 - JMC 200.110 - Boris GardinerBoris GardinerBoris Gardiner is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and bass guitarist.-Career:Gardiner performed on the tourist circuit for much of the 1960s and was a member of Carlos Malcolm & the Afro Caribs and Byron Lee's Dragonaires...
- Reggae Happening (1970) - 1993 - JMC 200.111 - Mighty SparrowMighty SparrowMighty Sparrow or Birdie is a calypso singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World," he is one of the most well-known and successful calypsonians...
& Byron Lee - Only A Fool (1969) - 1993 - JMC 200.112 - The MaytalsToots & the MaytalsToots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group and one of the best known ska and reggae vocal groups. According to Sandra Brennan at Allmusic, "The Maytals were key figures in reggae music...
- Sensational Ska Explosion (1964–1965) - 1993 - JMC 200.113 - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires - People Get Ready This Is Rock Rock-Steady! (1967) - 1993
- JMC 200.114 - The Blues BustersThe Blues BustersThe Blues Busters were a Jamaican vocal duo formed in 1960, comprising Philip James and Lloyd Campbell. The Blues Busters were the most consistently popular Jamaican male duo of the early 1960s, and were part of the Jamaican party that performed at the 1964 New York World's Fair...
- In Memory Of Their Best Ska & Soul Hits (1964–1966) - 1993 - JMC 200.115 - Dennis AlcaponeDennis AlcaponeDennis Alcapone is a reggae DJ and producer.-Career:Smith initially trained as a welder and worked for the Jamaica Public Services...
- Guns Don't Argue (1971) - 1993 - JMC 200.116 - Eric DonaldsonEric DonaldsonEric Donaldson is a Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter.-Biography:Donaldson has won the Jamaican Festival Song Competition six times, in 1971, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1993 and 1997. His winning 1971 entry, "Cherry Oh Baby", launched him into the limelight, although he had been composing and recording...
- Love Of The Common People (1971) - 1993 - JMC 200.117 - Barry BiggsBarry BiggsBarry Biggs is a reggae singer, best known in the UK for his cover of the Blue Magic song, "Sideshow", which got to #3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1976.-Career:...
- Sideshow - 1995 - JMC 200.118 - Byron Lee And The Dragonaires - Reggae Hot Shots Vol 01 (1970–1971) - 1995
- JMC 200.119 - Various Artists - From The Dynamic Treasury 16 Ska-Rock Steady-Folk Hits (1964–1968) - 1995
- JMC 200.120 - Various Artists - From The Dynamic Treasury 16 Rock Steady-Pop 'n' Funk Hits (1967–1968) - 1995
- JMC 200.121 - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires - Rock Steady Intensified! (1969) - 1998
- JMC 200.122 - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires - Reggae Hot Shots (1971–1973) - 1998
- JMC 200.201 - CultureCulture (band)Culture was a Jamaican roots reggae group founded in 1976. Originally they were known as the African Disciples.The members of the trio were Joseph Hill , Albert Walker and Kenneth Dayes ....
- In Culture - 1992 - JMC 200.202 - Dennis BrownDennis BrownDennis Emmanuel Brown was a Jamaican reggae singer. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged eleven, he recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of lovers rock, a sub-genre of reggae...
- If I Didn't Love You - 1992 - JMC 200.203 - Stanley & The Turbines - Big Bamboo - 1992
- JMC 200.204 - Gregory IsaacsGregory IsaacsGregory Anthony Isaacs was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in the New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae". His nicknames include Cool Ruler and Lonely Lover....
- Willow Tree - 1992 - JMC 200.205 - Gregory Isaacs - Lonely Days - 1992
- JMC 200.206 - The MaytonesThe MaytonesThe Maytones are a Jamaican reggae vocal duo who were active between the late 1960s and until 1980.-History:...
- Funny Man (1973–1976) - 1993 - JMC 200.207 - Leroy SmartLeroy Smart-Biography:Smart was born in 1952 and orphaned aged 2. He was raised at Maxfield Park Children's Home and educated at Alpha Boys School, where he studied singing, drums and dancing....
- Let Everyman Survive (1979) - 1993 - JMC 200.208 - TrinityTrinity (musician)Trinity aka Junior Brammer is a reggae deejay and producer, whose career began in the mid-1970s and continued into the 1990s.-Biography:Born in 1954, Brammer was educated at the Alpha Boys School...
- African Revolution - 1993 - JMC 200.209 - George FaithGeorge FaithEarl George Lawrence , also known as George Faith, Earl George, and George Earl, was a Jamaican reggae singer best known for his work in the 1970s with producers such as Lee "Scratch" Perry and Bunny Lee....
- Loving Something (1978) - 1993 - JMC 200.210 - Dennis BovellDennis BovellDennis Bovell is a reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer. He was a member of the British reggae band Matumbi, and released dub-reggae records under his own name as well as the pseudonym 'Blackbeard'....
- Dub Master - 1993 - JMC 200.211 - Derrick Harriott & The Crystalites - For A Fistful Of Dollars - 1993
- JMC 200.212 - Derrick Harriott And The Jiving Juniors - The Donkey Years (1961–1965) - 1993
- JMC 200.213 - Derrick Harriott - The Sensational Derrick Harriott Sings Jamaican Rock Steady Reggae - 1993
- JMC 200.214 - Various Artists - From Chariot's Vault - Vol. 1 - 16 Rock Steady Hits - 1993
- JMC 200.215 - Various Artists - From Chariot's Vault - Vol. 2 - 16 Reggae Hits - 1993
- JMC 200.216 - Barbara Jones - For Your Ears Only - 1994
- JMC 200.217 - I-RoyI-RoyRoy Samuel Reid better known as I-Roy was a Jamaican DJ who had a very prolific career during the 1970s.-Biography:...
- Black Man Time - 1994 - JMC 200.218 - The RevolutionariesThe RevolutionariesThe Revolutionaries is a Jamaican reggae band.-Career:Set up in 1975 as the house band of the Channel One Studios owned by Joseph Hoo Kim, The Revolutionaries with Sly Dunbar on drums and Robbie Shakespeare on bass, created the new "rockers" style that would change the whole Jamaican sound The...
- Macca Rootsman Dub - 1994 - JMC 200.219 - Various Artists - The Best Of Jamaican Gold 1 - 1994
- JMC 200.220 - Various Artists - The Best Of Jamaican Gold 2 - 1994
- JMC 200.221 - Lloyd Daley - It's Shuffle 'n' Ska Time With Lloyd "The Matador" Daley (1960–1966) - 1994
- JMC 200.222 - Various Artists - From Matador's Arena 1968-1969 Vol 01 - 1994
- JMC 200.223 - Various Artists - From Matador's Arena 1969-1970 Vol 02 - 1994
- JMC 200.224 - Various Artists - From Matador's Arena 1971-1979 Vol 03 - 1995
- JMC 200.225 - Dennis Alcapone - Musical Liquidator - 1995
- JMC 200.226 - King StittKing StittKing Stitt, born Winston Spark , is a Jamaican DJ.- Biography :King Stitt is the oldest living Jamaican deejay. Sparkes was given the nickname Stitt as a boy and decided to use it as his stage name, becoming King Stitt when he was crowned 'king of the deejays'...
- Reggae Fire Beat (1969–1970) - 1996 - JMC 200.227 - The Dynamites Are... - The Wild Reggae Bunch (1967–1971) - 1996
- JMC 200.228 - Clancy Eccles - Joshua's Rod Of Correction (1967–1983) - 1996
- JMC 200.229 - Bob Marley & The WailersBob Marley & The WailersBob Marley & The Wailers were a Jamaican reggae, ska and rocksteady band formed by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963. Additional members were Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, Cherry Smith and Aston and Carlton Barrett...
- The Rarities - Vol 01 - 1996 - JMC 200.230 - Bob Marley & The Wailers - The Rarities - Vol 02 - 1996
- JMC 200.231 - The Jamaicans - Ba Ba Boom Time (1967–1972) - 1996
- JMC 200.232 - Sonny BradshawSonny BradshawCecil "Sonny" Bradshaw C.D. , known as the "dean of Jamaican music", and the "musician's musician", was a Jamaican bandleader, trumpeter, broadcaster, and promoter who was a major figure in Jamaican music for more than sixty years.-Biography:Bradshaw was born in 1926 in Kingston, the only child of...
7 - Do It Reggae (1969–1975) - 1996 - JMC 200.233 - Gregory Isaacs - Happiness Come (1974 & 1977) - 1996
- JMC 200.234 - Various Artists - Jamaican Dance Party - 1996
- JMC 200.235 - Clancy Eccles - Feel The Rhythm (1966–1968) - 1997
- JMC 200.236 - Clancy Eccles & The Dynamites - Nyah Reggae Rock (1969–1970) - 1997
- JMC 200.237 - Various Artists - Jamaica's Reggae Stars Volume 1 - The Singers (1978–1983) - 1997
- JMC 200.238 - Various Artists - Jamaica's Reggae Stars Volume 2 - The DJs (1979–1983) - 1997
- JMC 200.239 - Carlos MalcolmCarlos MalcolmCarlos Malcolm is a Jamaican trombonist, percussionist and bandleader who was most popular in the late 1950s and 1960s.-Biography:Carlos Malcolm was born in Panama c.1935 to Jamaican parents and grew up in Kingston. His father, Wilfred Malcolm , went to Panama and worked as a bookkeeper in the...
And His Afro-Jamaican Rhythms - The Royal Ska (1963–1965) - 1997 - JMC 200.240 - Ken BootheKen BootheKen Boothe OD is a Jamaican recording artist.-Biography:Ken Boothe was born in the Denham Town area of Kingston in 1948, the youngest of seven children, and began singing in school...
- Groove To The Beat (1963–1970) - 1999 - JMC 200.241 - Alton EllisAlton EllisAlton Nehemiah Ellis, OD, was a Jamaican musician best known as one of the innovators of rocksteady music and was often referred to as the "Godfather of Rocksteady". In 2006, he was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame.-Biography:Ellis was born in 1938 and...
- Get Ready For Rock-Reggae-Steady! (1967–1974) - 1999 - JMC 200.242 - Max RomeoMax RomeoMax Romeo is a reggae and roots reggae recording artist who has achieved chart success in his home country, and in the UK. Romeo was responsible for launching an entirely new sub-genre of reggae, whose overtly suggestive lyrics caused an outcry but took a massive hold of the music scene regardless...
- The Many Moods Of Max Romeo (1967–1971) - 1999 - JMC 200.243 - Theo BeckfordTheophilus BeckfordTheophilus Beckford , also known by the nickname "Snappin'", was a Jamaican pianist who was one of the pioneers of indigenous Jamaican music.-Biography:...
& Friends - Trench Town Ska (1961–1965) - 1999 - JMC 200.244 - Delroy Wilson - Better Must Come... One Day (1970–1973) - 1999
- JMC 200.245 - Various Artists - From GG's Reggae Hit Stable Vol 01 (1968–1973) - 1998
- JMC 200.246 - Various Artists - From GG's Reggae Hit Stable Vol 02 (1969–1973) - 1998
- JMC 200.247 - Various Artists - From Chapter To Version - 20 Reggae DJ Classics (1970–1974) - 1998
- JMC 200.248 - Various Artists - Sir Lee's Rocksteady Party - At Buckingham Palace (1967–1968) - 2000
- JMC 200.249 - Various Artists - Sir Lee's Rocksteady Party - At Kings House (1967–1968) - 2000
- JMC 200.250 - Various Artists - Sir Lee's Rocksteady Party - At Greenwich Farm (1967–1968) - 2000
- JMC 200.251 - Clancy Eccles' Rock Steady & Reggae Revue At The Sombrero Club (1967–1969) - 2001
- JMC 200.252 - Clancy Eccles' Reggae Revue At The Ward Theatre (1969–1970) - 2001
- JMC 200.253 - Clancy Eccles' Reggae Revue At The V.I.P. Club (1970–1973) - 2001
- JMC 200.254 - Clancy Eccles' Reggae Revue At The Carib Theatre (1973–1986) - 2001
- JMC 200.276 - Byron Lee And The Dragonaires - Play Dynamite Ska With The Jamaican All-Stars (1963–1966) - 1993
- JMC 200.277 - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rebel Revolution (1976)
- JMC 200.278 - John HoltJohn Holt (singer)John Holt is a reggae singer and songwriter.-Biography:Holt was born in Kingston in 1947. By the age of 12, he was a regular entrant in talent contests run at Jamaican theatres by Vere Johns...
- Can't Keep Us Apart (1970–1977) - 1999