Brixton Cat

Includes many of the most collectable recordings of the boss reggae era. Comprehensive anthology of the Joe Mansano’s early productions. Many recordings new to CD.

After moving to London from his native Trinidad in 1963, Joe Mansano quickly made his mark as one of the UK’s leading West Indian music salesmen. Within five years, his reputation had grown to such an extent that he was head-hunted by Trojan Records to manage one of their key record shops.

Joe’s Records shop in Brixton soon became the place to buy reggae music in the capital and with his finger firmly on the country’s musical pulse, allied to a keen ear for sound, his move into record production seemed a natural progression. In the studio, Joe’s music-making skills equaled, if not surpassed his talents as a salesman and from late 1968 to 1970 his productions - issued on the Trojan Blue Cat, Duke and Joe subsidiaries - proved particularly popular among the country’s skinhead fans.

Since then, his work has become highly regarded among aficionados of the UK boss reggae sound, with his releases from this time fetching significant sums on today’s collector’s market.

This 3CD box set comprises the entirety of Joe’s productions from this golden age of reggae, including his seminal 1969 Brixton Cat album, and features numerous skinhead classics along with tracks that have remained unissued for well over half a century!

DISC ONE

BRIXTON CAT

1 "Since I Met You, Baby" - Joe’s All Stars

2 "Reggae On The Shore" - Joe’s All Stars

3 "The Judge" – Dice The Boss

4 "But Officer" - Dice The Boss

5 "The Bullet" - Rico & Joe’s All Stars

6 "The Proud One" – Rico & Joe’s All Stars

7 "Friendly Persuasion" – Rico & Joe’s All Stars

8 "Sugar Serenade" - Joe’s All Stars

9 "Hey Jude" - Joe’s All Stars

10 "Brixton Cat" - Dice The Boss

11 "Snake Poison" – Rico & Joe’s All Stars

12 "Funky Reggae (Part 1)" – Rico & Joe’s All Stars

13 "Reco’s Torpedo" - Rico & Joe’s All Stars

14 "Honky" - Rico & Joe’s All Stars

BONUS TRACKS

15 "Return Of The Bullet" - Rico & The Rhythm Aces

16 "Read The News" - Tito Simon

17 "Z.Z. Beat" - Rico & The Rhythm Aces

18 "Life On Reggae Planet" - Joe The Boss

19 "Rhythm In" - Rico & The Rhythm Aces

20 "Friends And Lovers" - Patti La Donne

21 "The Accused" - Joe The Boss & Rico

DISC TWO

1 "Hot Line" – Rico’s & Joe’s All Stars

2 "Lash Them" - Joe’s All Stars

3 "Musical Feet" - Pama Dice

4 "Battle Cry Of Biafra" - Pama Dice

5 "Funky Reggae, Part 2" - Joe’s All Stars

6 "Dracula, Prince Of Darkness" - King Horror

7 "Soul Of Joel" - Ron & Joe’s All Stars

8 "African Meeting" - Girlie & Junior

9 "Higher And Higher" - Josh & Joe’s All Stars

10 "Solitude" - Joe’s All Stars

11 "Gun The Man Down" - Dice The Boss

12 "The Thief" - Joe The Boss

13 "Your Boss D.J." - Dice The Boss

14 "Behold" - The Critics

15 "Tea, Patty, Sex & Ganja" - Sexy Frankie

16 "Since I Met You, Baby (vocal)" - Paula Dean

17 "Jughead" - Paula Dean

18 "Teahouse From Emperor Rosko" - Joe The Boss

19 "She Caught The Train" - Ray Martell

20 "Tony B’s Theme" - Joe’s All Stars

21 "Skinhead Revolt" – Joe The Boss

DISC THREE