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Digitally remastered and expanded edition. By the dawn of the Seventies, Leslie Kong's Beverley's Records was firmly established as Jamaica's premier record label, having secured a series of major international hits by some of the island's finest talents. Having secured rights to Kong's output the previous year, London-based reggae giant, Trojan Records, had wasted little time showcasing the Kingston-based producer's work on a series of 7" singles and albums. Among the LPs to see issue in 1970 were two 'various artist' compilations: the recently reissued Hot Shots Of Reggae and the equally sought-after King Size Reggae. Available on CD for the first time ever, the latter features some of the finest Jamaican recordings of the period, with the track-listing bolstered by no less than 19 Leslie Kong-produced bonus tracks, many of which appear on CD for the first time. A perfect companion to the Hot Shots Of Reggae CD, or simply a superb stand-alone collection in it's own right, this long overdue release is an essential purchase for fans seeking the best in classic reggae sounds.
TracksCredits
1 (God Loves You) Soul Sister - the Gaylads
2 It's Gonna Take a Miracle - Ken Boothe
3 The Bitterness of Life - Bruce Ruffin
4 (Come) Rock It with Me - the Melodians
5 Money Day - the Pioneers
6 Gave You My Love - Delroy Wilson
7 Now I Know - Ken Boothe
8 Staircase of Time - Tony Brevett
9 Tell the Children the Truth - the Gaylads
10 Cecilia - Bruce Ruffin
11 I Can Remember - the Tennors
12 Got to Get Away - Delroy Wilson
13 I'm a True Believer - Tyrone Evans & Bruce Ruffin
14 I'm Black - the Epics
15 Night Flight (Aka Sentimental Journey) - Ansel Collins
16 Who's Gonna Be Your Man - Bruce Ruffin
17 Collie and Wine - Glen Brown
18 Tribute to Prince Ruff - the Monster & the Beverley's All Stars
19 Baby Don't Do It - the Clarendonians
20 You Were So Much in Love - the Tennors
21 Ooh Child - Bruce Ruffin
22 Run Fattie - the Slickers
23 Fat Cat - Ansel Collins
24 I'm Gonna Make It - the Kingstonians
25 Let Them Say - Tyrone Evans
26 The Bells of Freedom - the Epics
27 Candida - Bruce Ruffin & Beverley's All Stars
28 Bull Rush - Ansel Collins
