Prince Buster – FABulous Greatest Hits (1964–68) (24/96 Vinyl Rip Mono)

Prince Buster is regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of ska and rocksteady music. The records he released in the 1960s influenced and shaped the course of Jamaican music and created a legacy of work that later reggae and ska artists would draw upon.

This mint vinyl LP sounds better than any reissue on CD.

Tracks
01. Earthquake 03:20
02. Texas hold-up 02:54
03. Freezing up Orange Street 02:48
04. Free love 03:32
05. Julie 02:58
06. Take it easy 03:32
07. Judge Dread 03:38
08. Too hot 02:57
09. Ghost dance 02:19
10. Ten commandments 03:28
11. Al Capone 02:58
12. Barrister Pardon 03:32
Total time: 37:52

Biography from Discogs:
Born May 24th 1938, Kingston, Jamaica. After following original selecter The Great Sebastian he was hired by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd to help on his Down Beat sound system, eventually helping Dodd identify the singles that Duke Reid was importing for his rival system and assisting production of his recordings. His very first recording session in 1960 produced "Oh Carolina", one of the all-time classics of Jamaican music, with vocals by the Folkes Brothers and added musical accompaniment from Count Ossie. Inventive and innovative for the times, the record still sounds every bit as exciting. Soon went on to establish his own Voice Of The People sound system, record label and shop.
Buster produced countless records featuring either himself or virtually every top act of the time backed by the Prince Buster's All Stars, initially Prince Buster, defining from blues/shuffle origins a huge contribution to the ska era with classic after rousing classic, first on his Buster Wild Bells and People labels, followed by Wildbells, Voice Of The People, Olive Blossom Records, Islam, Soulsville Center, Prince Buster and Prince Buster Records Shack labels, which were concurrently released in the UK on Blue Beat, Fab and his own name UK label, moving gradually into rocksteady and reggae and enjoying repeated success thanks also to the undying respect bestowed by generations of ska revivalists that saw him make a comeback virtually every decade [during the ska revival craze of 1979-80 UK groups Madness, Specials, The Beat, Selecter and Bad Manners all paid tribute].