various artists
the story of blue beat - the best in ska 1961 Pt.1
SRIS
the second 25 releases from the fledgling blue beat label plus bonus tracks from subsidiary labels, melodisc & limbo.
cd1 features all the ‘a’ sides whilst cd2 features all the ‘b’ sides & includes many rare & sought after tracks.

Tracklist
disc 1
- Tonk Game - Hank Marr
- Midnight Track - Errol Dixon & The Blue Beats
- Mash! Mr. Lee - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
- Rock Baby - The Wiggans
- Carolina - The Folkes Brothers & Count Ossie Afro-Combo
- Now We Know - Derrick Morgan & Eric Morris with Trenton Spence & His Orchestra
- Miss Rubberneck Jones - Titus Turner
- Jack And Jill Shuffle - Theophilus Beckford with Clue J. & His City Slickers
- River Jordan - Clancy Eccles & Hersan & His City Slickers
- Leave Earth - Derrick Morgan & Clue J. & His Blues Busters
- Over The River - The Jiving Juniors & Hersan & His City Slickers
- Lover’s Jive - Neville Esson & Clue J & His Blues Blasters
- No More Wedding - The Mellowlarks & Clue J & Blues Blasters
- Do Du Wap - Chuck & Dobby & Aubrey Adams & His Dudroppers
- Bar Tender - Laurel Aitken & The Blue Beats
- Creation - Lascelles Perkins & Clue J & His Blues Blasters
- Lonely Boy - The Charmers & Hersan & His City Slickers
- Sinners Weep & Mourn - Owen Gray & Hersan & His City Slickers
- Honey Please - Bobby Kingdom & The Blue Beats
- Satchmo's Mash Potato - Girl Satchmo & The Swinging Mashers
- Mama Shut Your Door - Errol Dixon & The Back Beats
- Verona - Jimmy Sinclair & the Trenton Spence Orchestra
- Times Are Going - Martin & Derrick & Sir Cavaliers Combo
- I Need Some Loving - The Blues Busters & Luther ‘Wee Willie’ Williams & His Orchestra
- You Didn't Want To Know - Azie Lawrence & The Carib Serenaders
disc 2
- Hob-Nobbin' - Hank Marr
- Anytime Anywhere - Errol Dixon & The Blue Beats
- Help Me Forget? - Keith Lyn & Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
- Let's Sing The Blues? - The Wiggans
- I Met A Man - The Folkes Brothers & Count Ossie Afro-Combo
- Nights Are Lonely - Derrick Morgan with Trenton Spence & His Orchestra
- Way Down Yonder - Titus Turner
- Little Lady - Theophilus Beckford with Clue J. & His City Slickers
- I Live & I Love - Clancy Eccles & Hersan & His City Slickers
- Wigger Wee Shuffle? - Derrick Morgan & Clue J. & His Blues Busters
- Hip Rub - The Jiving Juniors & Hersan & His City Slickers
- Wicked & Dreadful? - Neville Esson & Clue J & His Blues Blasters
- Lite Of My Life - The Mellowlarks & Clue J & Blues Blasters
- I Love My Teacher - Chuck & Dobby & Aubrey Adams & His Dudroppers
- Mash Potato Boogie - Laurel Aitken The Blue Beats
- Lonely Robin - Lascelles Perkins & Clue J & His Blues Blasters
- I'm Going Back Home - The Charmers & Hersan & His City Slickers
- Get Down - Owen Gray & Hersan & His City Slickers
- That's My Girl - Bobby Kingdom & The Blue Beats
- Darling - Girl Satchmo & The Swinging Mashers
- Too Much Whisky - Errol Dixon & The Back Beats
- To Prove My Love - Jimmy Sinclair & the Trenton Spence Orchestra
- I Love You Baby - Martin & Derrick & Sir Cavaliers Combo
- Pleading For Mercy - The Blues Busters & Luther ‘Wee Willie’ Williams & His Orchestra
- Want To Be In Love - Azie Lawrence & The Carib Serenaders