tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post3113664016182595601..comments2024-03-20T18:37:49.933-04:00Comments on The Duff Guide to Ska: Sony Reissues Prince Buster Sings His Hit Song "Ten Commandments"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-67791418828510506202009-10-05T18:07:53.083-04:002009-10-05T18:07:53.083-04:00Yes this problem has been discussed for many years...Yes this problem has been discussed for many years by many Jamaican music fans. Mr. Campbell thinks a bit too highly of himself and of the commercial value of his recordings. (I met him once in Jamaica, in his shop.) Aside from his own songs, there are indeed scores of great sides by other artists that he produced throughout the 60s, covering ska right to early reggae. There is enough high-quality material to fill dozens of CDs, at one time I had many of the original singles so I am familiar with what would be possible. It's really unfortunate that most people won't get to hear this music, I don't think he values this stuff highly at all as art, just for it's money-making potential.wowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551577326531632447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-11459852851332087862009-05-29T09:21:52.996-04:002009-05-29T09:21:52.996-04:00Anon:
Thanks for the link! Interesting post...
...Anon:<br /><br />Thanks for the link! Interesting post...<br /><br />Best, <br /><br />SteveSteve from Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074565580429334218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-18309203067535099632009-05-28T22:48:00.827-04:002009-05-28T22:48:00.827-04:00http://www.somanyrecordssolittletime.com/?p=2295http://www.somanyrecordssolittletime.com/?p=2295Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-49064695896649536452009-04-07T21:42:00.000-04:002009-04-07T21:42:00.000-04:00Jon:Thanks for your comments. I've had similar su...Jon:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments. I've had similar suspicions about this, too--and it explains why I've never seen him play a show in NYC. (A real shame...he would have sold a whole mess of tickets had he put on a gig here in say 1997...) You gotta have deep pockets to hire/license The Prince.<BR/><BR/>I have the excellent Rock A Shacka Prince Buster compilations ("Dance Cleopatra" and "Voice of the People"), which collect many of his harder to find singles, plus the live Prince Buster recording with The Determinations, "Prince of Peace." I was lucky enough to find that Ernie B's Reggae had these CDs in stock a few years ago for a very reasonable price. Rock A Shacka also reissued a whole bunch of his vinyl singles (which carefully reproduced the paper labels from many of his imprints), but I never found them in the US (and they were really too expensive to mail order).<BR/><BR/>Prince Buster--give your fans in the USA what they want: some gigs and a top-notch box set!<BR/><BR/>Cheers.<BR/><BR/>SteveSteve from Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074565580429334218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-14934029236366089102009-04-07T21:21:00.000-04:002009-04-07T21:21:00.000-04:00Danjo:Thanks for your comment. I second your requ...Danjo:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment. I second your request to release more Tanamo upon the world.<BR/><BR/>SteveSteve from Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074565580429334218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-32440182749331080372009-04-07T16:40:00.000-04:002009-04-07T16:40:00.000-04:00Unfortunately it seems the biggest block to Prince...Unfortunately it seems the biggest block to Prince Buster's material being reissued is Prince Buster himself. Many labels have tried to license his productions, but apparently he charges an amount of money which the labels feel they wouldn't be able to recoup in sales. It's really a shame as apparently aside from his (mostly) sub-standard vocal outings, his productions of other artists is top rate stuff. No one gets to hear it though. <BR/>There is a label in Japan that he works with, they've put out a couple CDs and a bunch of 45s, but getting those outside of Japan is very expensive. Maybe one of these days he'll wake up and realize that he missed the boat on the Reggae/Ska reissue scene, which seems to have peaked about 5 years ago, and get a deal put together before the whole market dries up completely.Jonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-67060935644276759612009-04-07T11:11:00.000-04:002009-04-07T11:11:00.000-04:00(BTW, "Come Come Come To Jamaica" was originally i...(BTW, "Come Come Come To Jamaica" was originally issued on RCA.)danjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109996088829270540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744444020349998004.post-35045410401705376182009-04-07T11:09:00.000-04:002009-04-07T11:09:00.000-04:00And if the people at RCA are listening, consider r...And if the people at RCA are listening, consider reissuing Lord Tanamo's outrageously rare lp "Come Come Come To Jamaica."danjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109996088829270540noreply@blogger.com