Name: If I Had a Pair of Wings: Jamaican Doo Wop, Vol. 1
Brand: Various

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DEATH025LP

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Colour

black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-09-18

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Kudos

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

5050580733015

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

DEATH025

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Tape

5050580704435

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1 / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / Tape

Artist

Various

Genre GB

Blues / Gospel

Label GB

Death Is Not The End

Limited Vinyl LP edition available now following on from the cassette release.

This collection of Jamaican doo wop from the late 1950s through to the early 1960s represents a period in which sound systems had begun to dominate the island, and were starting to step up their rivalry by beginning to record and release their own platters rather than rely on imported records to gain the competitive edge.

With the uniquely Jamaican ska explosion yet to completely catch hold, these tracks are largely imitative of the doo wop and R&amp;B sound that had been reaching the island from American shores &amp; radiowaves, albeit peppered with hints of what was to come ~ some of the future stars of ska, rocksteady and reggae are starting to cut their teeth on these tracks, providing a great view into the fledgling record industry on the island.

If I Had a Pair of Wings: Jamaican Doo Wop, Vol. 1

Music GB