Big Joe - Keep Rocking And Swinging (Vinyl LP | FR Original)

Big Joe – Keep Rocking And Swinging is an album by Jamaican deejay Big Joe (Joseph Spalding, born around 1954 in Trenchtown), produced and arranged by Bunny “Striker” Lee and first released in the UK in 1977 on Live And Love. It was recorded at Randy's Studio, Channel One and King Tubby's Studio in Kingston, with rhythms played by Sly Dunbar, Santa Davis, Robbie Shakespeare, Lloyd Parks and Earl “Chinna” Smith among others. This copy is the French edition on Celluloid (LTM 1033).

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Celluloid LTM 1033
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: French edition (Celluloid)
• Country: France
• Year of this pressing: unknown (original: 1977, UK)
• Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Toasting

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: VG+
• Cover: G+ (two tears)

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Keep Rocking and Swinging
2. Sufferation in the Ghetto
3. Living in Sin
4. Rich Man
5. Natty All in a Row
6. Natty Gone a UK

Side B

1. Rocking Round Town
2. Go Deh With a Natty Dread
3. A. De. Works
4. Human Race
5. Heart to Be Pure
6. When You Bound You Must Obey

Personnel

Big Joe (toasting, composer). Bass: Lloyd Parks, Robbie Shakespeare; drums: Santa Davis, Sly Dunbar; lead guitar: Earl “Chinna” Smith; rhythm guitar: Boofa, Tony Chin; organ: Ansel Collins, Bernard “Touter” Harvey; piano: Johnny Clarke, Aussie Herbert, Tarzan; percussion: Barny Bass, Skullie.

Produced and arranged by Bunny “Striker” Lee; engineers: Barnabas, Clive Chin, Ernest Hookim, Maxi.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No, not in the sense of the first edition. The album was first released in the UK in 1977 on Live And Love (LAP 001). This record is the French edition on Celluloid; its exact release year is not documented.

Who plays on the record?
The rhythms come from Bunny Lee's circle with musicians such as Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Santa Davis and Earl “Chinna” Smith, recorded in Kingston at Randy's, Channel One and King Tubby's.

What does Media VG+ / Cover G+ mean?
VG+ (Very Good Plus) means the record shows light wear. G+ (Good Plus) means the sleeve is clearly worn, here with two tears. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Big Joe records?
This is currently our only Big Joe record. More roots reggae titles are in our Reggae, Ska & Dub collection.