{"product_id":"byron-lee-the-dragonaires-mash-mr-lee-the-early-recordings-1960-1962-uk","title":"Byron Lee  \u0026 The Dragonaires- Mash Mr Lee: The Early Recordings 1960-1962 (Uk) (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn tandem with our Owen Gray collection this month Jasmine dips more toes into the waters of early Jamaican popular music with this collection featuring the island's premier 'uptown' band for almost half a century, Byron Lee and the Dragonaires (or 'the Dragonnairs' as they were known originally. Byron and his band can claim a similar 'first' to their countryman Owen Gray as they were the first musicians to release an album in Jamaica in stereo - at a time when few Jamaicans had the facility to play anything other than mono! Needless to say, it sold poorly compared to the mono version and is now vary scarce. This Jasmine collection features the rare stereo edition of the \"Joy Ride\" album in it's entirety alongside the group's early non-album A's and B's (among them an ultra-rare 1962 'giveaway' 45 featuring their big belated club hit 'Bata Cha Cha Cha') and as much of the Dragonaires' 1962 album \"Come Fly With Lee\" as could be slotted into the finite running time of a CD. Almost everything here is making it's digital debut. As befits an uptown band, the entire spectrum of early Jamaican music is covered, from Calypso and 'Jump Up' to R\u0026amp;B, ballads and even some early ska, all of it performed with precision and professionalism. The sound is great, and the music is great too! Attractively packaged and - as always - comprehensively annotated, \"Mash Mr. Lee\" is a release that no collector of music that is referred to as 'The Blue Beat Era' will want to miss\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoy Ride (Stereo LP Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDamela Cha Cha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYellow Bird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMerengue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCha Cha Medley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Belong to My Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Happened in Monterey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouth of the Border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAy Cosita Linda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaby What You Want Me to Do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoretta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet True Love Begin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinale Medley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirefly Jump Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaltzing Matilda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColonel Bogey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDumplins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKissin' Gal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMash Mr. Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelp Me Forget\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOver the Rainbow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoy Ride (Mono Single Version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRiver Bank Jump Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNight Train\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDan Is the Man (In the Van)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFunny How Time Slips Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunjet Jump Up A.K.A. St Thomas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEast to West\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalk Like a Dragon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForget Her\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don't Love You Anymore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBata Cha Cha Cha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiesta Twist (What'd I Say\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46984079311069,"sku":"604988280920","price":124.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/4245999-3039683.jpg?v=1762926653","url":"https:\/\/darksiderecords.myshopify.com\/zh-cn\/products\/byron-lee-the-dragonaires-mash-mr-lee-the-early-recordings-1960-1962-uk","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}