2009 edition on Honest Jon's Records (originally released in 2003). This compilation is drawn from extremely rare singles and LPs featuring the work of Cedric "Im" Brooks - an old boy of the Alpha School in Kingston, Jamaica, alongside alumni like Don Drummond, Johnny Moore and Tommy McCook of The Skatalites, jazz-men Joe Harriott and Harold McNair, and too many other musical giants to mention. He was a member of The Vagabonds before Jimmy James moved the group to England, and during the '60s, toured Carib...   [ read more ]

CD $17.99

VINYL FORMAT. Gatefold double LP version. New 2009 edition on Honest Jon's Records (originally released in 2003). This compilation is drawn from extremely rare singles and LPs featuring the work of Cedric "Im" Brooks - an old boy of the Alpha School in Kingston, Jamaica, alongside alumni like Don Drummond, Johnny Moore and Tommy McCook of The Skatalites, jazz-men Joe Harriott and Harold McNair, and too many other musical giants to mention. He was a member of The Vagabonds before Jimmy James moved the group...   [ read more ]

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Meredith Brooks' debut album, Blurring the Edges is an example of post-Alanis Morissette marketing by the record industry, although, at her musical core, Brooks is more like Sheryl Crow -- namely, a classic rocker with slightly edgy lyrics. She even works with producer David Ricketts, the former partner of Crow's Tuesday Night Music Club collaborator, David Baerwald. Ricketts gives Blurring the Edges a radio-friendly polish, and on the album's first single, "Bitch," {$Br...   [ read more ]

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