Two CDs. First serious anthology of Lloyd Charmers' earliest productions. Twelve tracks new to CD. Features some of reggae music's greatest Jamaican performers. 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. 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!

Tracklist:

Long About Now - Bruce Ruffin
Real Real - Lloyd Robinson
Come See About Me - Lloyd Charmers ; the Soul Stirrers
House in Session - Tommy Cowan
They Got to Move - Lloyd Robinson
Why Baby Why - Lloyd Charmers
Hot Shot - Karl Bryan
Trouble Trouble - Lloyd Robinson
Last Laugh - the Jokers
The Sweeter She Is - the Charmers
Doggone Right - Bobby Davis
Sindy - Lloyd Charmers
Since I Lost My Baby - Bob Andy
Colour Him Father - Lloyd Charmers
Going in Circles - Bobby Davis
Black Power - Lloyd ; Dave
Baby I Need Your Loving - Bob Andy
Birth Control - Lloyd Charmers
I'm Gone - Lloyd ; Hortense
I Can't Get Next to You - the Charmers
I Love You Madly - Busty Brown
Love I Madly - Bongo Tony
All Kinds of Everything - Lloyd Charmers
California Dreaming - Lloyd Charmers
Just As Long As You Need Me - Busty Brown
Just My Imagination (Take 2) - Dave Barker
Oh Me Oh My - Lloyd Charmers
What Should I Do - Dave Barker
Going in Circles - Lloyd Charmers
Cool and Easy - U Roy Junior
One Woman - Lloyd Charmers
Reggae in Wonderland - Lester Williams
I've Gotta Get a Message to You - the Charmers
Ever Strong - Bongo Tony
Skinhead Train - Lloyd Charmers
Life of a Millionaire - Dave Barker
Rock Steady - the Marvels
Travelling on - Lloyd Charmers
Summertime - Dave Barker
Humpty Dumpty - Bongo Tony
One Big Unhappy Family (Part One) - Lloyd Charmers
One Big Unhappy Family (Part Two) - Lloyd Charmers
Harry's Mood - Lloyd Charmers
Be My Baby - the Marvels
One, Two, Three - Roy Shirley
Plus One - Roy Shirley
Shaft - Lloyd Charmers
Rasta Never Fails - Lloyd ; Ken
Africa Is Paradise - Lloyd ; B.B
Owen Gray's Greatest Hits (Part 1) - Owen Gray
Owen Gray's Greatest Hits (Part 2) - Owen Gray
The End - Lloyd Charmers
Just My Imagination (Take 1) - Dave Barker

UPC: 5013929284449
Label: Doctor Bird
Release Date: 7.12.24
Format: CD

Lloyd Charmers & Friends - Reggae In Wonderland The Splash Singles 1968-1973 (CD)