Neville Taylor - Rockaroo! The (Almost) Complete Recordings 1958-1961 [CD]

Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.All items shipped within 3 working days of payment.Following on from Jasmine's well-received compilation of tracks by pioneering 1950s UK-based Jamaicans the Southlanders, they now bring you the first ever CD collection of tracks from their fellow Caribbean expatriate - and like them, a popular turn on 50s British television and a pioneer of UK R&B - Neville Taylor. Guyana born Neville came to the UK in the 1940s, before the arrival of the 'Windrush Generation', but made his name in the 1950s after a few TV appearances led to a residency, with his group the Cutters, on Jack Good's pioneering weekly pop show 'Oh Boy!' An integral part of Good's regular line up, the TV shows inevitably led to recording contracts and 'Rockaroo' brings you as many of Neville's recordings from 1957-1962 as we were able to fit on one CD. Throughout his recording career Neville led a 'double life' on 45s, recording his own 45s for labels like Parlophone, Decca and Oriole and covering many hits of the day for Woolworth's label Embassy as 'Hal Munro' - a disguise that would have fooled nobody who knew his voice from his own records or from TV broadcasts. All of 'Hal's Embassy sides are also featured here to make this as complete a collection of his work as the finite running time of a compact disc permits. 'Hal's 45s were budget priced and never chart-aimed, but Neville's were and given the high overall quality of them as displayed here = particularly the rock 'n' roll sides like 'Mercy Mercy Percy' and 'Crazy Little Daisy' and his original recording of the highly popular 'House Of Bamboo' - it's surprising that he didn't chart a single one. Jasmine continues to explore corners of British popular music that are long overdue for re-appraisal, and further released are already planned on other artists who arrived from the West Indies in the 40s and 50s to seek musical fame and fortune.

I Didn't Mean It - The Rock 'N' Rollers

Coffee Break - The Rock 'N' Rollers

Jailhouse Rock - Hal Munro

You Send Me - Hal Munro

Good Golly Miss Molly - Hal Munro

Don't - Hal Munro

Breathless - Hal Munro

Wear My Ring Around Your Neck - Hal Munro

House Of Bamboo - Neville Taylor

Mercy Mercy Percy - Neville Taylor

Tears On My Pillow - Neville Taylor

I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire - Neville Taylor

The Miracle Of Christmas - Neville Taylor

A Baby Lay Sleeping - Neville Taylor

I've Had It - The Cutters

Rockaroo - The Cutters

Crazy Little Daisy - Neville Taylor

The First Words Of Love - Neville Taylor

It's Late - Hal Munro

C'mon Everybody - Hal Munro

Where Were You On Our Wedding Day - Hal Munro

Dream Lover - Hal Munro

It Ain't Necessarily So - Neville Taylor

On A Slow Boat To China - Hal Munro

You Got What It Takes - Hal Munro

California Here I Come - Hal Munro

Dance With A Dolly (With A Hole In Her Stocking) - Neville Taylor

Free Passes To The Movies - Neville Taylor

The Wreck Of The John B - Hal Munro

Good Timin' - Hal Munro

You Always Hurt The One You Love - Hal Munro

Don't You Know It - Hal Munro

I Didn't Mean It - The Rock 'N' Rollers

Coffee Break - The Rock 'N' Rollers

Jailhouse Rock - Hal Munro

You Send Me - Hal Munro

Good Golly Miss Molly - Hal Munro

Don't - Hal Munro

Breathless - Hal Munro

Wear My Ring Around Your Neck - Hal Munro

House Of Bamboo - Neville Taylor

Mercy Mercy Percy - Neville Taylor

Tears On My Pillow - Neville Taylor

I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire - Neville Taylor

The Miracle Of Christmas - Neville Taylor

A Baby Lay Sleeping - Neville Taylor

I've Had It - The Cutters

Rockaroo - The Cutters

Crazy Little Daisy - Neville Taylor

The First Words Of Love - Neville Taylor

It's Late - Hal Munro

C'mon Everybody - Hal Munro

Where Were You On Our Wedding Day - Hal Munro

Dream Lover - Hal Munro

It Ain't Necessarily So - Neville Taylor

On A Slow Boat To China - Hal Munro

You Got What It Takes - Hal Munro

California Here I Come - Hal Munro

Dance With A Dolly (With A Hole In Her Stocking) - Neville Taylor

Free Passes To The Movies - Neville Taylor

The Wreck Of The John B - Hal Munro

Good Timin' - Hal Munro

You Always Hurt The One You Love - Hal Munro

Don't You Know It - Hal Munro

• Genre: R&B
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 604988119725

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