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

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

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Steven Reichling Heartwarming old-school pop! Nice selection here so I'll have to check out Vol. 2 I guess! Favorite track: Diamonds & Pearls.

Charlie Moonbeam The first in a 3 volume series of excellent Jamaican doo-wop from the Death is Not the End label... don’t sleep on these unbeatably listenable nostalgic harmonies 🙏 Favorite track: Heavenly Angel.

Smugo In the realms of sappy music, this comp is good taste!

Max Doo wop is great music - and this is great doo wop.

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1.	Alton & Eddie - Muriel 03:23	buy track
2.	Jiving Juniors - Dearest Darling 02:24	buy track
3.	The Echoes Celestials - Are You Mine 03:09	buy track
4.	Jimmy Cliff - Dearest Beverley 02:39	buy track
5.	Keith & Enid - Send Me 03:12	buy track
6.	The Downbeats - Midnight Love 02:45	buy track
7.	Chuck & Dobby - 'Til the End of Time 02:09	buy track
8.	The Mellowlarks - Album of Memory 03:03	buy track
9.	Horthens & Stranger - True Love 02:28	buy track
10.	Dobby Dobson - Diamonds & Pearls 02:28	buy track
11.	The Charmers - I'm Going Back 02:25	buy track
12.	The Blues Busters - Pleading for Mercy 03:17	buy track
13.	Owen & Millie - Do You Know 02:50	buy track
14.	Laurel Aitken - Heavenly Angel 02:55	buy track

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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&B sound that had been reaching the island from American shores & 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.

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released November 16, 2018

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