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Hi Everyone

I was asking myself a few questions about the following Lps.
I found these in Colin Larkin's Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae.
First, do they really exist (as usual, there's the Junior Brown lp mystery)?
Second, can some knowledged people here give me further info please (tracklisting, producer, backing band, etc ..)?
Many thanks for feedback.

One Love

Here's the list :

Dave Barker : Roadblock (Bushranger 1979)
Mike Brooks : True Love (Harvest 1977)
Al Brown : Here I Am Baby (Trojan 1978)
Junior Brown : Rockers Delight (Solid Groove 1982)
Johnny Clarke : I Man Come Again (Black Music 1982)
Michael Dan : Reggae Time (Rockers1976)
Ronnie Davis : Beautiful People (PRE 1977)
Ronnie Davis : How Can I Leave (Paradise 1979)
Dobby Dobson : Wonderful Sounds (Success 1977)
Junior English : Back On The Scene (Trojan 1975)
Fabulous Five Inc. : Fabulous Five Inc. (Ashanti 1973)
Dean Fraser & Willie Lindo : Double Dynamite (??? 1983)
Half Pint : Can't You wait Till I Get You Home (Powerhouse 1984)
Beres Hammond : Just A Man (Joe Gibbs 1981)
Beres Hammond : Coming At You (WKS 1983)
Sheila Hylton : Sheila Hylton (Harry J 1979)
Jah Woosh : Loaded With TNT (Trenchtown 1976)
Pat Kelly : From Both Sides (Ital 1980)
Massive Dread : Strictly Bubbling (Upfront 1982)
Judy Mowatt : Mr DJ (Ashandan 1982)
Sons Of Jah : Writings on The Wall (Natty Congo 1985)
Junior Tucker : It's A Small Small World (Top Ranking 1978)

At least the Massive Dread album does exist. Cover art available here;
http://flickr.com/photos/iamthegorgon/1496883998/

Beres Hammond : Just A Man (Joe Gibbs 1981)

http://www.strictly-vibes.com/beres-ham ... 11471.html

Should be added to RA I guess

I know the AL BROWN, JOHNNY CLARKE and SONS OF JAH LP's.
They were definitely released.

Half Pint : Can't You wait Till I Get You Home (Powerhouse 1984)


This one seems real odd though. Never heard tell of it.

i can´t really 100 procent confirm it´s existence, as i´ve never actually seen it ..but atleast the label and year for that half pint lp matches one i´ve seen on a few lists, with the title - can´t wait til i get you home. in case this album does indeed exist i have no doubt though that both the artists name and the title was inspired by frankie half pint jaxon and his tune - can´t you wait till you get home, recorded in chicago 1927.

www.algoriddim.com contains a wealth of info. Thia is for one of those you mentioned:

Son Of Jah: Writings On The Wall
LP [1983] NCLP 002
A1 Hard Times Love
A2 Living In Tact
A3 Writings On The Wall
A4 Come On
A5 Wise Man Says
A6 Memories & Melodies
A7 Freedom On The Horizon
A8 Rainy Day Love
A9 Love Is A Treasure
A10 By Any Means Necessary
Producer: T. Bow

A friend has the Al Brown LP but I'm sure it's earlier than 1978.

You can find tracklistings for the Johnny Clarke, Fabulous Five, Sheila Hylton and Sons Of Jah (including cover art for the last two) at Tapir's site.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~tapirs/

I'd really like to get my hands on that Harry J LP.

Seen the Al Brown, Fabulous Five, Judy Mowatt, both Beres Hammonds and the Sheila Hylton.