{"title":"Dandy","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"rock-steady-with-dandy","title":"Rock Steady With Dandy","description":"\u003cp\u003eHistoric album previously unavailable on any format for 56 years. Most tracks unavailable since the rock steady era. Includes original versions of '\u003cem\u003eRudy, A Message To You\u003c\/em\u003e' and '\u003cem\u003eLet’s Do Rock Steady\u003c\/em\u003e'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1967, the Jamaican music industry in the UK was flourishing, its success primarily due to the efforts of a number of talented British-based singers, songwriters, and producers, chief among them being the young multi-talented music maker Robert Thompson AKA Dandy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving first achieved notable success in 1964, partnering Tito Simon on a series of ska singles as Sugar \u0026amp; Dandy, Thompson subsequently made his mark as a solo performer, cutting singles for Emil Shalit’s Melodisc Records before commencing a hugely productive relationship with Rita \u0026amp; Benny King’s R\u0026amp;B Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf his earliest work for the Kings were two of the most enduring rock steady tracks of the era, '\u003cem\u003eRudy, A Message To You\u003c\/em\u003e' and '\u003cem\u003eLet’s Do Rock Steady\u003c\/em\u003e' – later covered by Two-Tone hitmakers, The Specials and The Bodysnatchers, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThompson’s popularity on the UK Jamaican music scene resulted in the release of his popular debut album '\u003cem\u003eRock Steady With Dandy\u003c\/em\u003e', which saw issue on the R\u0026amp;B subsidiary, Giant in 1967. Now, well over half a decade later, the collection is finally made available again, with its dozen tracks bolstered by a further 33 recordings, with this 2CD set representing the very best of Dandy’s rock steady output for R\u0026amp;B, recorded prior to his move to Trojan Records in the summer of 68.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doctor Bird","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50530387853643,"sku":"2052830","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Orange","offer_id":53550418952523,"sku":"R4238-9978","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/DANDY-ROCK_STEADY_WITH_DANDY-pack1_48cea40e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728077969"},{"product_id":"the-skas-the-limit-featuring-sugar-and-dandy","title":"The Skas the Limit - Featuring Sugar And Dandy","description":"\u003cp\u003e24 tracks new to CD. First serious collection of 60s British ska. The very best of \u003cstrong\u003eDandy's\u003c\/strong\u003e early recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLong before joining the ranks of Trojan Records and achieving international success, Robert Thompson AKA \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e was a rookie singer-songwriter recording for Carnival, a subsidiary of Crossbow Records, a small independent London-based company owned by Allan Crawford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKeen to take advantage of the ska craze, sparked by Millie Small’s international smash ‘My Boy Lollipop’, the Australian music entrepreneur signed the young Jamaican-born singer-songwriter with the intention of pairing him with another vocalist. It was not until after \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e had cut a number of singles on which his voice had been double-tracked that Keith Foster filled the role of ‘Sugar’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the second half of 1964 and into the following year, Sugar and \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e featured on a series of popular singles, followed by the release of the LP, \u003cem\u003eThe Ska’s The Limit\u003c\/em\u003e, on which they were presented as the headline act.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e subsequently cut solo material for Carnival, but after the label was wound up in the summer of 65, he moved on to record for Jamaican music specialists, Melodisc and R\u0026amp;B before making his home at the newly created Trojan Records in 1968.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection focuses on \u003cstrong\u003eDandy's\u003c\/strong\u003e formative years as a performer, featuring significant best-sellers, such as ‘What A Life!’, ‘Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be’, ‘I’m Not Crying Now’ and ‘Let’s Ska’, along with numerous obscurities that have remained unavailable on any format for six decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs with the companion Doctor Bird volume, Rock Steady With \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e, all recordings have been officially licensed from the singer himself, and with 24 of the 28 tracks new to CD this is a must-have acquisition for fans of the singer and the timeless sound of ska!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LISTING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n1. \"What A Life!\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n2. \"Time And Tide\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n3. \"One Man Went To Mow\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n4. \"I’m Not Crying Now\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n5. \"Cryin’\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n6. \"Oh Dear\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n7. \"Vipers\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n8. \"Let’s Ska!\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n9. \"Blues Got A Hold On Me\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n10. \"Tra-La-La-La-La\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n11. \"Think Of The Good Times\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n12. \"Only Heaven Knows\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n13. \"I’m Into Something Good\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n14. \"I Want To Be Your Lover\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n15. \"Crazy For You\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n16. \"I Don’t Know What I’m Gonna Do Now\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n17. \"Girl Come See\" - Sugar \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n18. \"Without Love\" - The Rub A Dubs\u003cbr\u003e\n19. \"To Love You\" – \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n20. \"You Got To Pray\" – \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n21. \"I’m Looking For Love\" – \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n22. \"I Know\" - The Rub A Dubs\u003cbr\u003e\n23. \"It’s Just Got To Be\" – \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n24. \"So Long Baby\" – \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; Del\u003cbr\u003e\n25. \"My Babe\" – \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n26. \"Now I Have You\" – \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; Barbara\u003cbr\u003e\n27. \"I’m Gonna Stop Loving You\" – \u003cstrong\u003eDandy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n28. \"Hey Boy! 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