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. Among 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!

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Long About Now

Bruce Ruffin

2.Real Real

Lloyd Robinson

3.Come See About Me

Lloyd Charmers & The Soul Stirrers

4.House in Session

Tommy Cowan

5.They Got to Move

Lloyd Robinson

6.Why Baby Why

Lloyd Charmers

7.Hot Shot

Karl Bryan

8.Trouble Trouble

Lloyd Robinson

9.Last Laugh

The Jokers

10.The Sweeter She Is

The Charmers

11.Doggone Right

Bobby Davis

12.Sindy

Lloyd Charmers

13.Since I Lost My Baby

Bob Andy

14.Colour Him Father

Lloyd Charmers

15.Going in Circles

Bobby Davis

16.Black Power

Lloyd & Dave

17.Baby I Need Your Loving

Bob Andy

18.Birth Control

Lloyd Charmers

19.I'm Gone

Lloyd & Hortense

20.I Can't Get Next to You

The Charmers

21.I Love You Madly

Busty Brown

22.Love I Madly

Bongo Tony

23.All Kinds of Everything

Lloyd Charmers

24.California Dreaming

Lloyd Charmers

25.Just As Long As You Need Me

Busty Brown

26.Just My Imagination (Take 2)

Dave Barker

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.Oh Me Oh My

Lloyd Charmers

2.What Should I Do

Dave Barker

3.Going in Circles

Lloyd Charmers

4.Cool and Easy

U-Roy Junior

5.One Woman

Lloyd Charmers

6.Reggae in Wonderland

Lester Williams

7.I've Gotta Get a Message to You

The Charmers

8.Ever Strong

Bongo Tony

9.Skinhead Train

Lloyd Charmers

10.Life of a Millionaire

Dave Barker

11.Rock Steady

The Marvels

12.Travelling On

Lloyd Charmers

13.Summertime

Dave Barker

14.Humpty Dumpty

Bongo Tony

15.One Big Unhappy Family (Part One)

Lloyd Charmers

16.One Big Unhappy Family (Part Two)

Lloyd Charmers

17.Harry's Mood

Lloyd Charmers

18.Be My Baby

The Marvels

19.One, Two, Three

Roy Shirley

20.Plus One

Roy Shirley

21.Shaft

Lloyd Charmers

22.Rasta Never Fails

Lloyd & Ken

23.Africa Is Paradise

Lloyd & B.B.

24.Owen Gray's Greatest Hits (Part 1)

Owen Gray

25.Owen Gray's Greatest Hits (Part 2)

Owen Gray

26.The End

Lloyd Charmers

27.Just My Imagination (Take 1)

Dave Barker

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