"Blue Beat Special" original blue textured Coxone CSP1

	£		29
	$		39

Blue Beat Special - Various Artists

Original 1st UK Press, Mono, 1968, Coxone Records: cat no. CSP 1 Matrix: CSP+1+A, CSP+1+B

Classic Coxone Compilation LP of early rock steady hits, very hard to find in this condition.

The last comparable condition copies sold on eBay for £80, £50, £47

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Sleeve Condition: EXCELLENT.

Laminated front cover is in great shape, has some light bends and some of the laminated is cominig away also some very light ring wear, and some minor marks on back cover as per photo. Spines are practicaly mint with very minor corner scuffs.

Vinyl Condition, Visual: EXCELLENT.

A lovely shiny copy with only a few hairline surface marks that don't generaly affect play.

Vinyl Condition, Audible: EXCELLENT.

Plays fantastically with only the slightest of crackle at the beginning of some tracks, and the very ocasional click but nothing major.

Label Condition: EXCELLENT-NEAR MINT.

Textured blue Coxone label has no real sign of spindle marks, no ring wear, generally very clean.

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Review:

Blue Beat Records was a record label that released Jamaican rhythm and blues and ska music in the United Kingdom in the 1960s. It led to the creation of the term bluebeat to describe early Jamaican music, including music not associated with the record label. Blue Beat Records was a part of the Melodisc label, which specialised in Calypso and Mento music. Melodisc was formed in London, England in 1947, with strong ties to the West Indies. The Blue Beat label released nearly 400 records, and is particularly known for Prince Buster's song "Al Capone." Many Blue Beat recordings were played alongside soul music in dance clubs such as the Twisted Wheel in Manchester. The music was associated with the mod culture of the 1960s.

In 1989, Buster Bloodvessel of the 2 Tone ska revival band Bad Manners started a brand new record label called Blue Beat Records and licensed the name and logo. Between 1989 and 1990, he released several records on that label, including the Bad Manners album Return of The Ugly. The Bad Manners single "Skaville UK" was the last Blue Beat single to make an impact on the UK charts, reaching #87 in 1989.

In 2004, Siggy was approached by band leader Marcus Downbeat with the intention of reviving the Blue Beat label and releasing a series of 7" singles in the style of the original 1960s output of the imprint. This resulted in the release of six singles by Marcus' band: No.1 Station, and several other records from Siggy's back catalogue, as well as one single each from ska revival band Intensified and Blue Beat veterans The Pyramids. These records were all limited edition vinyl pressings.

Track Listing:

Something Special (Soul Vendors) / Do It Right Now (The Termites) / Midnight Special (Jackie Mittoo) / Let Him Try (Alton Ellis) / The Whip (Soul Vendors) // Get With It (Soul Vendors) / Groove To The Beat (Keith And Kim) / My Last Love (The Termites) / Early Bird (The Soul Brothers) / Run Boy Run (Dudley Sibley)
Produced by Coxson Dodd

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