{"product_id":"brixton-cat-2","title":"Brixton Cat","description":"\u003cp\u003eIncludes many of the most collectable recordings of the boss reggae era. Comprehensive anthology of the \u003cem\u003eJoe Mansano’s\u003c\/em\u003e early productions. Many recordings new to CD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter moving to London from his native Trinidad in 1963, \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Mansano\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eTrojan Records\u003c\/em\u003e to manage one of their key record shops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe’s Records\u003c\/strong\u003e 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, \u003cstrong\u003eJoe’s\u003c\/strong\u003e music-making skills equaled, if not surpassed his talents as a salesman and from late 1968 to 1970 his productions - issued on the \u003cem\u003eTrojan\u003c\/em\u003e Blue Cat, Duke and Joe subsidiaries - proved particularly popular among the country’s skinhead fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 3CD box set comprises the entirety of \u003cstrong\u003eJoe’s\u003c\/strong\u003e productions from this golden age of reggae, including his seminal 1969 \u003cem\u003eBrixton Cat\u003c\/em\u003e album, and features numerous skinhead classics along with tracks that have remained unissued for well over half a century!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDISC ONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBRIXTON CAT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 \"\u003cem\u003eSince I Met You, Baby\u003c\/em\u003e\" - \u003cstrong\u003eJoe’s All Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 \"\u003cem\u003eReggae On The Shore\u003c\/em\u003e\" - \u003cstrong\u003eJoe’s All Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 \"\u003cem\u003eThe Judge\u003c\/em\u003e\" – \u003cstrong\u003eDice The Boss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 \"\u003cem\u003eBut Officer\u003c\/em\u003e\" - \u003cstrong\u003eDice The Boss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 \"\u003cem\u003eThe Bullet\u003c\/em\u003e\" - \u003cstrong\u003eRico \u0026amp; Joe’s All Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 \"\u003cem\u003eThe Proud One\u003c\/em\u003e\" – \u003cstrong\u003eRico \u0026amp; Joe’s All Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 \"\u003cem\u003eFriendly Persuasion\u003c\/em\u003e\" – \u003cstrong\u003eRico \u0026amp; Joe’s All Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 \"\u003cem\u003eSugar Serenade\u003c\/em\u003e\" - \u003cstrong\u003eJoe’s All Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 \"\u003cem\u003eHey Jude\u003c\/em\u003e\" - \u003cstrong\u003eJoe’s All Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 \"\u003cem\u003eBrixton Cat\u003c\/em\u003e\" - \u003cstrong\u003eDice The Boss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 \"\u003cem\u003eSnake Poison\u003c\/em\u003e\" – \u003cstrong\u003eRico \u0026amp; Joe’s All Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 \"\u003cem\u003eFunky Reggae (Part 1)\u003c\/em\u003e\" – \u003cstrong\u003eRico \u0026amp; Joe’s All Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13 \"\u003cem\u003eReco’s Torpedo\u003c\/em\u003e\" - \u003cstrong\u003eRico \u0026amp; Joe’s All Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14 \"\u003cem\u003eHonky\u003c\/em\u003e\" - \u003cstrong\u003eRico \u0026amp; Joe’s All Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBONUS TRACKS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15 \"\u003cem\u003eReturn Of The Bullet\u003c\/em\u003e\" - \u003cstrong\u003eRico \u0026amp; The Rhythm Aces\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16 \"\u003cem\u003eRead The News\u003c\/em\u003e\" - \u003cstrong\u003eTito Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17 \"\u003cem\u003eZ.Z. 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