The Paragons - On The Beach With The Paragons (1967-1982) [2CD] [EAC-FLAC]

The Paragons - On The Beach With The Paragons (1967-1982) [2CD]
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All their greatest recordings on one 2CD set. Based around their ‘On The Beach With The Paragons’ album and augmented with a CD and a half’s worth of bonus tracks.

Includes the seminal ‘The Tide Is High’. In 1998, the French Jet Set label reissued this classic 1967 album on CD. The original art work was included along with informative new liner notes and write-ups on both the Paragons and Duke "the Trojan" Reid (founder of the Kingston-based Treasure Isle Records and an important figure in Jamaican music). Originally a Treasure Isle LP, On the Beach with the Paragons sold well in Jamaica and also became a hit in England (where reggae and ska have been huge since the '60s).

One of reggae's finest vocal harmony groups of the '60s, the Paragons were the reggae equivalent of soulsters like the Four Tops, the Delfonics and the Miracles – and it's impossible to miss the northern soul influence on such gems as "Island in the Sun," "Happy-Go-Lucky Girl," "Only a Smile" and their most famous hit, "The Tide Is High" (which Blondie covered with splendid results in 1980).

The Paragons' charismatic lead singer, John Holt, has inspired comparisons to Bob Marley – to be sure, there was some similarity, but Holt was certainly his own man. Not only is On the Beach essential listening for reggae enthusiasts, it's also a CD that lovers of vocal-group soul can appreciate.

CD1
01 - On The Beach
02 - Island In The Sun
03 - When The Lights Are Low
04 - The Tide Is High
05 - Love Brings Pain
06 - Only A Smile
07 - I'll Be Back
08 - Happy Go Lucky Girl
09 - Yellow Bird
10 - I' Ll Be Back
11 - Talking Love
12 - We Were Meant To Be
13 - Mercy Mercy Mercy
14 - The Same Song
15 - You Mean The World To Me
16 - Riding A High And Windy Day
17 - A Silver Bird
18 - My Best Girl
19 - (I'm A) Worried Man
20 - The Land Of Sun And Sea
21 - Memories By The Score
22 - The Number One For Me
23 - Left With A Broken Heart
24 - I've Got To Get Away
25 - Equality And Justice
26 - You Mean So Much To Me
27 - Maybe Someday
28 - I Want To Be With You
29 - On The Beach (Medley)

CD2
01 - Blackbird Singing (Feat. Rosalyn Sweat)
02 - Always (Feat. Rosalyn Sweat)
03 - Mother Nature (Feat. Rosalyn Sweat)
04 - The World Is A Ghetto (Feat. Rosalyn Sweat)
05 - Unforgettable You (Feat. Rosalyn Sweat)
06 - Dance With Me
07 - Do The Best Thing
08 - Smile It's A New Day
09 - Do Right My Brothers And Sisters
10 - Talk To The People
11 - Feel Alright
12 - Why Can't I Have My Way
13 - Love Vibration
14 - Never Will I Hurt You (Feat. Tyrone Evans Solo)
15 - Come A Little Closer
16 - That's All I Want
17 - Maddening Crowd
18 - I Need Her
19 - (I Know A) Place Called Zion
20 - Heaven And Earth
21 - Positive Movements
22 - The First Time I Saw You
23 - Life Spoilers
24 - Dirty Streets

*2015 Sanctuary Records / Trojan Records
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