{"product_id":"sarge-unlimited","title":"Sarge \/ Unlimited","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter first becoming established on the Jamaican music scene as a 13-year-old in the early 1960s, \u003cstrong\u003eDelroy Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e enjoyed major successes throughout the remainder of the decade and beyond, but by the mid-70s, his career had begun to stall, partly due to his reluctance to join many of his established peers in embracing Rastafarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSalvation was at hand in the form of his old friend and former Studio One colleague, \u003cstrong\u003eLloyd Charmers\u003c\/strong\u003e, who by this time was riding high on the reggae scene as one of Jamaica’s most successful hit-makers, having produced major hits by a variety of local artists, including \u003cem\u003eKen Boothe\u003c\/em\u003e whose \"\u003cem\u003eEverything I Own\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eCrying Over You\u003c\/em\u003e\" had ridden high on pop charts around the globe in 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo years later, the first best-seller to emerge from the Wilson-Charmers collaborations was a compelling version of Bob Marley’s \"\u003cem\u003eI'm Still Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e\", which sold in its thousands among the island’s record buyers as well as fans of the developing lovers rock sound in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFurther popular 7” singles by the singer swiftly followed, notably sublime versions of the Bob Andy-penned \"\u003cem\u003eI Don't Want To See You Cry\u003c\/em\u003e\" and Ben E. King’s \"\u003cem\u003eImagination\u003c\/em\u003e\", as well the excellent self-penned \"\u003cem\u003eMy Cecelia\u003c\/em\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe popularity of the recordings prompted Charmers to permanently relocate to London and the following year he issued what proved to be one of the biggest-selling reggae long-players of the 1970s: \"\u003cem\u003eSarge\u003c\/em\u003e\". Officially unavailable for decades, the album is finally available on CD for only the second time ever, with its original track-listing bolstered by previously unreleased 12” mixes from the vaults of Trojan Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection is further enhanced by the second disc comprising another classic Charmers-produced album, \u003cem\u003eKen Boothe's Boothe Unlimited\u003c\/em\u003e, which is further augmented by rare and long-lost extended mixes, all of which feature on CD for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doctor Bird","offers":[{"title":"CDx2.","offer_id":50407398375755,"sku":"2177618","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/DELROY-SARGE-KEN-PACK1_f510e6df_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726597379","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/sarge-unlimited","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}