Various - Mento Madness, Motta's Jamaica Mento: 1951-56 Album

Tracklist

1	–Boysie Grant With Reynolds' Calypso Clippers	Come We Go Down A Unity / Old Lady O / Linstead Market	2:56
2	–Lord Messam & His Calypsonians	Linstead Market	3:15
3	–Lord Composer & The Silver Seas Hotel Orchestra	Hill & Gully Ride / Mandeville Rd	3:02
4	–Lord Fly With Dan Williams & His Orchestra	Manassa With The Tight Foot Pants	2:39
5	–Boysie Grant With Reynolds' Calypso Clippers	Sweet Charlie / Mattie Rag / Nobodys Business Written By – R.A.Grant	3:00
6	–Monty Reynolds & The Silver Seas Orchestra	This Long Time Gal A Never See You	2:59
7	–Hubert Porter With George Moxey & His Calypso Quintet	Monkey Talk Written-By – E.F. Williams	2:38
8	–Harold Richardson & The Ticklers	Glamour Girl Written-By – E.F. Williams	2:44
9	–Hubert Porter With George Moxey & His Calypso Quintet	Dry Weather House Written-By – E.F. Williams	2:46
10	–Lord Fly With Dan Williams & His Orchestra	Blu-Lu-Lup Written By – R. Lyons	2:49
11	–Boysie Grant & Reynolds' Calypso Clippers	Solas Market Banjo [Tenor] – Eddie Brown	3:18
12	–Harold Richardson & The Ticklers	Healin' In The Balmyard	2:56
13	–Baba Motta & His Jamaicans	She Pon Top Written By – J.E. Wilson	2:30
14	–Harold Richardson With Charlie Binger & His Quintet	Country Gal Written-By – E.F. Williams	2:30
15	–Lord Fly With Dan Williams & His Orchestra	Medley Of Jamaican Mento (Fan Me Solja Man, Fan Me / One Solja Man / Yah No Hear Weh De Old Man Seh / Slide Mongoose)	2:59
16	–Lord Fly With Dan Williams & His Orchestra	Swine Lane Gal / Iron Bar	2:47
17	–Lord Fly With Dan Williams & His Orchestra	Big Big Sambo Gal / Mattie Rag	2:51
18	–Monty Reynolds & The Shaw Park Calypso Band	Me Dog Can't Bark Written By – R. Thompson	2:45

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
S160028	Various	Mento Madness, Motta's Jamaica Mento: 1951-56 ‎(LP, Comp)	V2	S160028	UK	2004
VVR1025512	Various	Mento Madness, Motta's Jamaican Mento: 1951-56 ‎(CD, Comp)	V2	VVR1025512	Europe	2004

Credits

• Compiled By, Liner Notes – Paul Coote, Steve Barrow
• Design [Booklet] – Intro, London
• Engineer [78 & Lp Transfer] – Graham Sharpe
• Engineer [Digital Restoration] – Duncan Cowell
• Producer – Stanley Motta
• Producer [Reissue] – Trevor Wyatt

Notes

All tracks producer between 1961-1956.

78 & LP transfers and digital restoration done at Sound Mastering, London

Barcodes

• Barcode (Scanned): 638812720122

Short intro

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